CGIAR Research Centers
17 Sustainable Development Goals with emphasis on sustainable and equitable food systems SRF
Agri-Food Systems Germplasm banks Pre Breeding Breeding Sustainable Intensification and Systems Value Chain and Markets Policies
Germplasm distribution
Improved food and nutrition security Wheat provides 18% of all calories and 20% of all protein in the human diet Global wheat impact study 2014 • 24 - 65 million tons annual production increase due to global wheat improvement 1994 - 2014 • 35% of this value can be ascribed to CGIAR wheat improvement, US$ 2.1 - 5.7 billion, annually • Annual investment in CGIAR wheat breeding: US$ 30 million Current investments: accelerate climate change adaptation (2C = 0.6% p.a. lost); nutritional value; resistance to pandemic diseases
The CGIAR with partners can respond directly to shocks: Maize Lethal Necrosis, Africa 2011 First reports in Kenya, > 95% of all varieties affected 2014 MLN in 7 countries; 23% of Kenya’s maize production lost 2014 First resistant variety released How? Highly effective CGIAR – NARS – Private sector collaboration, rapid donor investments, precision phenotyping Current investments : diverse (not just a few) resistant varieties, scale out
Multiple wins for several SGDs and SLOs from Agri-Food Systems based approaches
Genetic gains to meet future demands: e.g. Rice Traits & Breeding Genetic Speed & Diversity Efficacy Policies & To Meet The Partnerships Challenge
Crop Roots Tubers and Bananas Improvement & seed Banana Sweetpotato Other R&T Cassava Potato Yam Plantain • 400 million farmers depend on RTB crops Four are among the top 10 staples, potato 3 rd most important • • Especially important sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana 48% calories 1450 kcalories per capita per day • Mostly women’s crops but gender barriers depress productivity • Similar research challenges for seed, breeding and post harvest • Buffering role in food systems: Critical role in rotations Getting through hungry periods Swarna-sub1 Adding value through intensification Little traded in commodity markets, less vulnerable to price shocks
Vitamin A Rich Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Conclusive Evidence for Bio-fortified Crops Rich in pro-vitamin A - 50 g/day of OFSP meets young child needs Nutrition education is essential to incorporating OFSP into mother’s and young children’s diets To date, the livelihoods of 1.9 million households have been impacted in Mozambique, Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Angola, Kenya and Rwanda
WHY LEGUMES?
CLIMATE-HARDY, MICRONUTRIENT-DENSE CEREALS
Crop Science of Delivery and Adoption Improvement & seed … who rapidly mobilized others in their community to adopt new varieties, thereby motivating seed companies Built a large network of delivery partners capable of to produce, promote and distribute improved varieties identifying and equipping lead farmers … Participatory Variety Selection – asking the farm Boundary Lead Broader family what they want in a new variety partners farmers community Revolving Seed Fund Boundary partners with Lead farmers are Five new varieties including aligned goals influential and trusted, Swarna-sub1 ICGV-SM 03517 now called and can take risk with testing new technologies Wamusanga
Impact of Research Investment in Resilient Production Systems in Marginal Drylands Integrated Livestock/Rangeland/Crops Production System for Marginal Lands through the Dryland Systems & Livestock CRPs Improved livestock nutrition & forage and barley production Rangeland management Community livestock breeding work for Smallholders Unraveling genetic base for livestock heat tolerance Providing market access for women
Women in livestock raising, processing, trading – gender transformative approaches Livestock and equitable livelihoods Inclusive dairy development: Target: 60 million smallholders in East Africa Increased economic Insuring the never-before insured against catastrophic drought in the Horn value $260 million per annum
Improved food and Improved natural resource Reduced poverty nutrition security for systems and ecosystem health services
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