Integrated Agricultural Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas (Drylands System Program- CRP1.1) 15 th Steering Committee Meeting of the Regional Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic, 4-6 September 2012 K. Shideed ADG-ICC International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Portfolio of CRPs X : ICARDA is a partner X X X CRP 1.1 Integrated agricultural production systems for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas (Dryland Systems) 1.2 Integrated systems for the humid tropics IITA 1.3 Harnessing the development potential of aquatic agricultural systems for the poor and vulnerable 2. Policies, institutions, and markets to strengthen food security and incomes for the rural poor 3.1 Wheat Global alliance for improving food security and the livelihoods of the resourcepoor in the developing world 3.2 Maize Global alliance for improving food security and the livelihoods of the resource poor in the developing world 3.3 GRiSP Global Rice Science Partnership IRRI 3.4 Roots, tubers and bananas for food security and income CIP Lead Center ICARDA WorldFish IFPRI CIMMYT CIMMYT X 35 3.5 Grain Legumes Leveraging legumes to combat poverty, hunger, malnutrition and ICRISAT environmental degradation X 3.6 Dryland cereals: A global alliance for improving food security, nutrition and economic growth for the world's most vulnerable poor ICRISAT X 3.7 More meat, milk and fish by and for the poor ILRI X 4. Agriculture for improved nutrition and health IFPRI X 5. Water, Land and Ecosystems IWMI 6. Forests, Trees and Agroforestry CIFOR X 7. Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) CIAT 1
Research Programs (CRPs) All CRP proposals have been approved by the Consortium Board and submitted to the Fund Council. Fund Council adopted four different categories of approval for CRPs: Category I: full approval. Category II: provisional approval; conditional on addressing the Fund Council must-haves. Following review and recommendation of the ISPC, the Fund Council will give virtual approval on a no objection basis. If an objection is expressed, the CRP will be reconsidered by the Fund Council at its next meeting. Category III: proposal to be resubmitted after addressing the substantial must-haves of the Fund Council. ISPC reviews the revised proposal. Final approval of the CRP in a face-to-face meeting with Fund Council. Category IV: rejection of a proposal. ICARDA and the CRPs ICARDA is leading the Dryland Systems Program (CRP1.1) ICARDA is also a partner in 8 other CRPs: CRP2: Policies, Institutions, and Markets Thematic Area 3: Sustainable productivity increase for global food security CRP for Wheat (with CIMMYT) CRP for Grain Legumes (ICRISAT & CIAT) CRP for Dryland Cereals (ICRISAT) CRP for Livestock and Fish (ILRI) CRP4: CRP5: CRP7: Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health (IFPRI) Water, Land and Ecosystems (IWMI) Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CIAT) 2
Integrated Agricultural Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas Dryland Systems Program (CRP1.1) CRP1.1: Integrated Agricultural Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas SCOPE = Global Dry Areas 3
Drylands Systems Program: Target Regions, Benchmark Areas & Action Sites Target Regions Partners defined five Target Regions where dryland agriculture faces serious challenges (from west to east): West African Sahel and Dry Savannas East and Southern Africa North Africa and West Asia Central Asia South thasia Benchmark Areas, Action Sites and Satellite Sites Selected by CRP partners in the Regional Design Working Meeting (Nairobi, Kenya, June 2011) based on detailed mapping of target areas Drylands System Program: Strategic Research Themes (SRT) SRT1: Approaches and models for strengthening innovation systems, building stakeholder innovation capacity, and linking knowledge to policy action SRT2: SRT3: SRT4: Reducing vulnerability and managing risk = most vulnerable systems Sustainable intensification for more productive, profitable and diversified dryland agriculture with well-established established linkages to markets = high potential systems Impact assessment and cross-regional synthesis to provide evidence to promote investment in dry areas 4
Drylands Systems Program: Program Aims Increasing resilience- Mitigating Vulnerability (SRT 2) Sustainable intensification (SRT 3) Drylands Systems Program: System Level Outcomes Reducing rural poverty; Improving food security; Improving nutrition and health; and Sustainable management of natural resources, 5
Drylands Systems Program: Benchmark Areas within Each Region SRT2-type benchmark SRT3-type benchmark Drylands Systems Program: Action & satellite sites Defined as sites that are representative of the two benchmark area types, and where the integrated systems research will actually be implemented with program partners. 6
Drylands Systems Program: Status of Approval Approved & Funded with Must-Have Conditions April 5, 2011 Unconditional Approval of the Inception Phase given on November 9, 2011 4 th proposal version currently being revised to meet Must-haves and incorporate new knowledge gained from Regional Inception Workshops Inception Phase Report being written Drylands Systems Program: Inception Phase Actions and Activities A pre-meeting to the CRP1.1 Framework Development Workshop An Interim Steering Committee was formed The CRP1.1 Dryland Systems Director was recruited 7
Drylands Systems Program: Research Planning Activities Groundwork Characterize Target Areas and Action sites Develop a research proposal Regional Inception Workshops Drylands Systems Program: Planning for full implementation Interim Inter-disciplinary Regional Team Reports Action site characterization for the two categories of dryland systems Description of constraints and problems Hypotheses and major research questions Outputs, Outcomes, and activities Partners Impact Pathway and Logframe 8
Drylands Systems Program: Regional Team Reports Action site characterization Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies Drylands Systems Program: Regional Team Report for South Asia 9
Drylands Systems Program: Regional Team Report for West Africa & Dry Savannas Action site characterization ti Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies Drylands Systems Program: Regional Team Report for West Asia and North Africa Action site characterization Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies 10
Drylands Systems Program: Regional Team Report for Central Asia and Caucasus Action site characterization Land use and cover Land degradationd Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies Drylands Systems Program: Action Site Characteristics for SRT 2, CAC Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies 11
Drylands Systems Program: Action Site Characteristics for SRT 3, CAC Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies Drylands Systems Program: Regional Team Report for East and Southern Africa SRT 2 SRT3 3 12
Drylands Systems Program: Next Steps Phase reports have been submitted by regions and are being condensed for review and circulation A revised proposal is being drawn up Timeline: Drafts to circulate by Mid-September to partner centers and stakeholders Submission of the revised proposal p to be sent to the consortium office in Mid-October Begin implementation phase at the beginning of 2013 Thank You 13
Drylands Systems Program: Action Site Characteristics for SRT 2, E&S Africa Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies Drylands Systems Program: Action Site Characteristics for SRT 3, E&S Africa Land use and cover Land degradation Water resources Farming systems Institutional Support and Policies 14