APAARI s Role in Strengthening Agricultural Research for Development in the Asia Pacific Region

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1 APAARI s Role in Strengthening Agricultural Research for Development in the Asia Pacific Region Raghunath Ghodake,, Chairman Raj Paroda, Executive Secretary 1

2 This Presentation The Association Major Milestones Programme Structure Facilitation Activities Recent Major Accomplishments Information and Knowledge Sharing Publications Work-plan

3 APAARI MISSION To promote agricultural research for development through novel partnership among NARS and other related organizations 3

4 Membership NARS: 19 CGIAR Centers: 15 International Organizations: 5 Regional Organizations: 5 4

5 New Membership University of Technology - Papua New Guinea ICRAF International Center for Research on Agro-forestry NTU National Taiwan University IFAP - International Federation of Agriculture Producers Asia 5

6 Milestones 1990 Establishment of APAARI 1994 APAARI Work Plan ( ) 1999 APAARI Vision Asia-Pacific Agricultural Information System (APARIS) 2004 Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB) 2005 High Level Policy Dialogue on Biotechnology 2006 Regional Synthesis and Research Priorities 2006 Expert Consultation on LFM (GPP) 6

7 Program Structure APARIS Programs General Assembly Executive Committee APCoAB Networks Crops Livestock Fruits Fiber Aquaculture Information sharing Advocacy for ICT in ARD Capacity building Information integration Policy support Capacity building Information dissemination Research networking 7

8 Major ARD Networks Involving APAARI Research Focus Network Facilitator Agrobiodiversity PGR Bioversity/IPGRI Crop Improvement CLAN ICRISAT CORRA IRRI TAMNET CIMMYT, FAO INCANA ARINENA, AREO, ICARDA CACAARI, GFAR, APAARI, Fisheries/Aquaculture GoFAR WFC Agri. Biotechnology APCoAB APAARI, Rockefeller Foundation, ACIAR Agri. Information APARIS APAARI, ACIAR, GFAR 8

9 Some New Initiatives Collaboration with Other Networks Rice-Wheat Consortium RWC Bamboo and Rattan INBAR Vegetables AVRDC Underutilized Crops ICUC Addressing New Initiatives Linking Farmers to Markets Biofuels Animal Genetic Resources -GFAR -CIMMYT ICRISAT IRRI -ILRI 9

10 Facilitation Role Organize meetings Bio-versity International Asia-Pacific Consultation on Plant Genetic Resources/ Regional PGR Strategy Roundtable Meeting on ITPGRFA Meeting of Asian Representatives on SMTA GFAR Expert Consultation on Agricultural Innovations Linking Farmers to Markets (LFM) Workshop of Working Group for GPP on LFM Review of Research Networks and Consortia Supporting Networks Support CLAN activities by including mung-bean and lentil through involvement of AVRDC and ICARDA Facilitate Inter-Regional Network on Cotton (INCANA) Global Horticulture Initiative Steering Committee ERAARD Catalyzing Partners ILRI on Livestock Knowledge Network World Fish Center on GoFAR ICRAF for Network on Agro-forestry 10

11 INCANA Traveling workshop on IPM in Syria 11

12 Recent Major Accomplishments - High Level Policy Dialogue on Biotechnology - Role of ICT in Providing Knowledge to the End Users - Developing Regional PGR Strategy - Draft Asian Position on SMTA - Brainstorming on Public-Private Partnership - Harmonizing Biosafety Regulations - Expert Consultation on Agricultural Innovations: Linking Farmers to Market - Meeting on Bio-fuels - Review of Research Networks and Consortia 12

13 High Level Policy Dialogue on Biotechnology 7-9 November, 2005 Bangkok, Thailand 13

14 Progress Made Regional priority on LFM further debated on 6-7 November 2006, New Delhi with more concrete recommendations/ follow up actions for the governments, the NARS, CGIAR, FOs, NGOs, APAARI and GFAR in the areas of policy, partnership building and up-scaling/out-scaling Concept note on GPP-LFM ( with active involvement of regional fora) approved by GFAR SC 6-7 November, 2007 New Delhi CACAARI meeting 7-9 March

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17 Information and Knowledge Sharing Publications - Fifteen Years of APAARI - Success Stories (26): Linking Farmers to Market (forthcoming) - Status Reports: Bt Corn in Philippines (2005), Bt Cotton India (2006) - Report on Biosafety Regulations (forthcoming) - APAARI on CD ( 2007 ) 17

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19 Proceedings 19

20 Knowledge Sharing Website: 20

21 Work Plan for Publications i. APAARI Newsletters (December 2007; June 2008) ii. Proceedings of Bio-fuel Meeting (Also CD) iii. Proceedings of Meeting on Networks (Also CD) iv. Success Stories: SS on LFM (India, Philippines, Mongolia) Sugarcane Tissue Culture Banana Tissue Culture Bt Cotton in China Lentil in Nepal New Ideas -? v. Special Report on Biosafety Regulations vi. CDs: NARS on CD APAARI on CD 2008 version 2. Website Development (both APAARI and APCoAB) Newly Available Web Technology 21

22 Work Plan for 2008 (contd.) 3. Meetings i. Steering Committee of APCoAB January, Delhi ii. AP-NGO Consortium Establishment February, Bangkok iii. Steering Committee of APARIS February, Bangkok iv. APARIS Technical Workshop March, ICRISAT v. Executive Committee Meeting Mar/April, Bangkok vi. General Assembly (with second October, Japan Executive Committee Meeting) 4. Expert Consultations (1 or 2) Suggested Themes: i. Biosafety & Bio-security at MAARDI (August) ii. Adaptation to Climate Change at JIRCAS (October) 5. Capacity Building Training on MAS for Plant Breeding (APCoAB, PCARRD and IRRI) 6. Representation in GFAR Steering and Program Committee 22

23 One of the Best Publications for Dissemination Information in Agriculture Evaluation Supported by DFID 23

24 ICRISAT 35 TH ANNIVERSARY OUTSTANDING PARTNER AWARD TO APAARI 24

25 Please Visit: 25

26 Agricultural Research Impacts GPP Co-ordinated by GFAR 1. Impacts Assessment for Various Types of Research and Development Projects/Programmes - Biological control - Crop Varieties/Livestock Species - Cropping systems/ farming systems - Biotechnology/ GMOs - Genetic resources - Integrated production systems - Integrated natural resources management - Innovations systems approach to R&D - Post-harvest, value-chain, market linkages - Strategic research/climate change 26

27 Agricultural Research Impacts GPP Co-ordinated by GFAR 2. Typical Base line Data and Information ISTI for various kinds and types of Impact Assessments levels - With and without scenarios - Before and after scenario - Ex-ante and ex-post - Pilot (R&d) Vs. Up-Scaling/ Out-scaling (R&D) 27

28 Agricultural Research Impacts GPP Co-ordinated by GFAR 3. Different Types of Impacts - Financial and economic - Social and cultural - Environmental - Second generation impacts - Short and long-term impacts - R & D Capacity 4. Different Types of Impacts - Different regions and parts of the world - Countries at different stages of development - Different factor ratios - Various levels of market integration 28

29 Agricultural Research Impacts GPP Co-ordinated by GFAR 5. Design and Application of Different Methodologies and Approaches of Impact Assessment and M&E- Multidisciplinary Approach 6. Training/Networking/Capacity Development/Conferences 7. High Level Policy Dialogue 8. World Bank/ IFAD/ Various Development Banks/ Donors 29