Reorienting Agricultural Research for Reorienting Agricultural Research for Development in Asia- -Pacific: The Way Ahead Pacific: The Way Ahead Development in Asia Raj Paroda Raj Paroda Executive Secretary Executive Secretary APAARI APAARI
APAARI: An Association of Agricultural An Association of Agricultural APAARI: Research Institutions in Asia Pacific Research Institutions in Asia Pacific � Dialogue on Regional and Global Issues � Dialogue on Regional and Global Issues � Research Prioritization and Need Assessment � Research Prioritization and Need Assessment � Expert Consultations on Thematic Issues: � Expert Consultations on Thematic Issues: • Biotechnology • Biotechnology • ICT for knowledge sharing • ICT for knowledge sharing • Agricultural Innovations • Agricultural Innovations - - LFM LFM • Biofuels and Food Security • Biofuels and Food Security • Climate Change • Climate Change • Food Security and Poverty • Food Security and Poverty • Biofertilisers and Biopesticides • Biofertilisers and Biopesticides � � Research Collaboration Through : Research Collaboration Through : • Consortia and Networks • Consortia and Networks Established in 1990 � Knowledge Sharing: � Knowledge Sharing: • Success Stories (> 40 published) • Success Stories (> 40 published) • Newsletter and Reports • Newsletter and Reports
APAARI: Priority Setting Initiatives APAARI: Priority Setting Initiatives • NARS Vision Towards Future Challenges and opportunities, 1995 • Consultation on Research Priority Setting, 1996 • Agricultural Research Priorities in Asia-Pacific, 1997 • Consultation on Strategies for Implementing APAARI Vision 2025, 2001 • A Synthesis of Agricultural Research Priorities, 2002 • Research Needs Assessment for Central and South Asia, 2004; South East Asia, 2005; and the Pacific, 2005 • Regional Synthesis of Research Needs, 2006
The Context Asia-Pacific is a major supplier of food, accounting for: � 38% of the world’s arable land � 90% of the world’s rice, 40% of its cereals and 40% of its meat � 70% of the global food and vegetable market � 80% of the aquaculture market � Asia feeds nearly 60% of the world’s population from 1/3 rd of geographical area
67% of the people below poverty line CONTEXT- Number of poor rose and highest in live in Asia South Asia M illio n s o f p eo p le b elo w 1993 500 $1-a-d ay p o verty lin e 2002 400 300 200 100 0 Sub-Saharan South Asia East Asia & Middle East & Europe & Latin America Africa Pacific North Africa Central Asia & Caribbean
CONTEXT- Undernourishment on the Rise throughout the High share of malnourished people in World and Highest in Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific 700 600 500 m illions 400 300 200 100 0 Asia and the Pacific Latin America and the Near East and North Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean Africa 1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2004-06 2008 2009
A RECENT A RECENT APAARI- -ADB ADB- -GFAR INITIATIVE GFAR INITIATIVE APAARI E- -Consultation among Stakeholders Consultation among Stakeholders E (About 300 participants) (About 300 participants) Sub- -regional and Regional Reports regional and Regional Reports Sub South Asia Dr. Mruthyunjaya & Dr. P. Kumar South Asia Dr. Mruthyunjaya & Dr. P. Kumar South- -east Asia east Asia Dr. David Raitzer South Dr. David Raitzer Pacific Dr. Alan Quartermain Pacific Dr. Alan Quartermain Asia- -Pacific Pacific Prof. R.B. Singh, Lead Consultant Asia Prof. R.B. Singh, Lead Consultant Face to Face Consultation (About 75 stakeholders) Face to Face Consultation (About 75 stakeholders) Bangkok Declaration Bangkok Declaration
Feedback from e - -Consultation Consultation Feedback from e Multi- -stakeholder led AR4D to focus mainly stakeholder led AR4D to focus mainly Multi on development needs of the resource- -poor poor on development needs of the resource smallholders smallholders Demand- -driven driven AR4D that especially Demand AR4D that especially addresses poverty, hunger and concerns of addresses poverty, hunger and concerns of poor producers and consumers poor producers and consumers Nutrition Security – – especially of women and especially of women and Nutrition Security children children Maximize out scaling of innovations through Maximize out scaling of innovations through effective ToT and new partnerships involving effective ToT and new partnerships involving key stakeholders (especially CSOs) key stakeholders (especially CSOs)
Expert Consultation on Expert Consultation on AR4D in Asia - - Pacific Pacific – – The Way Ahead The Way Ahead AR4D in Asia Bangkok, 30 - -31 October, 2009 31 October, 2009 Bangkok, 30
Bangkok Declaration Bangkok Declaration
Key Messages Key Messages
Reorientation of AR4D Agenda: � Clients: small farm holders, poor producers, poor consumers � Primary production level: (i) Ecosystems framework – diversification (ii) Integrated natural resource management - especially land and water (iii) Climate change: adaptation and mitigation � Holistic: food supply chain ( inputs sector � � primary production post harvest/ processing/ marketing � markets ) � Cross cutting: knowledge based, socio- economic, policy research, participatory
Germplasm Integrated Germplasm Integrated Natural Resource Improvement and Natural Resource Improvement and Biotechnology Management Biotechnology Management A Holistic Farming Systems’ Approach
AR4D Agenda: AR4D Agenda: To Increase Productivity To Increase Productivity Areas South Asia Southeast Asia Pacific Areas South Asia Southeast Asia Pacific Food staples Rice, wheat, local Rice Local crops: Food staples Rice, wheat, local Rice Local crops: staple cereals, staple cereals, Taro, banana Taro, banana pulses pulses Diversified Horticulture, Vegetables, fruits, That ensure Diversified Horticulture, Vegetables, fruits, That ensure fisheries, aquaculture inclusive value fisheries, aquaculture inclusive value crops/livestock crops/livestock livestock livestock adding for niche adding for niche markets: markets: Vegetables, fruits Vegetables, fruits Science & Germplasm Genetic Nutritional Science & Germplasm Genetic Nutritional conservation and conservation and improvement, improvement, security, value- security, value - technology technology improvement management of adding improvement management of adding biotic & abiotic biotic & abiotic Sustaining atoll Sustaining atoll stresses stresses livelihoods livelihoods
AR4D Agenda: AR4D Agenda: To Improve Value Chain Development To Improve Value Chain Development Weak Links in South Asia South East Pacific Weak Links in South Asia South East Pacific the Chain Asia the Chain Asia Infrastructure: Infrastructure: Postharvest, Postharvest Postharvest Postharvest, Postharvest Postharvest linking farmers linking farmers agro- -processing, processing, agro ICT ICT Transport Transport management of management of to markets to markets Safety & Quality ICT Safety & Quality ICT ICT ICT Safety & Quality Safety & Quality Safety and Safety and Quality Quality Networks/ Public- -private private- - PPPs Niche markets Networks/ Public PPPs Niche markets partnerships (domestic, partnerships (domestic, Partnerships South- -South South Partnerships South (PPPs) foreign) (PPPs) foreign) cooperation cooperation South- -South South Trade facilitation South Trade facilitation cooperation cooperation
AR4D Agenda: AR4D Agenda: To Increase Resilience To Increase Resilience Areas South Asia South East Pacific Areas South Asia South East Pacific Asia Asia Climate Adaptation Adaptation Adaptation and Climate Adaptation Adaptation Adaptation and change change and mitigation and mitigation mitigation and mitigation and mitigation mitigation management management Capacity Capacity building building (modeling/foreca (modeling/foreca sting) sting) Economic Economic Rural and non- - Resilience to Especially for Rural and non Resilience to Especially for shocks farm jobs market atolls shocks farm jobs market atolls volatility volatility Risk Risk management management
Not Business as Usual Not Business as Usual Innovative partnerships and networking o Innovative partnerships and networking o (NARES, NGO, Private Sector, Farmers) (NARES, NGO, Private Sector, Farmers) � Outscaling � Outscaling of innovations in a of innovations in a participatory mode participatory mode � Value chain development and � Value chain development and management for linking farmers to management for linking farmers to market (Farmers Self Help Groups/ market (Farmers Self Help Groups/ Associations/Cooperatives/ Companies) Associations/Cooperatives/ Companies)
Linking Farmers to Market Linking Farmers to Market Landless Farmer Forming a Cooperative Receiving Cash Payment Getting Technical Advise A SUCCESS STORY
I nnovative Partnerships for Outscaling Outscaling I nnovative Partnerships for NARI - - NARS NARS NARI Ministry of Agriculture Donors NARI Private Sector IARCs IARCs Extension Service Farmers NGOs
Empow erment of Smallholder Innovators
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