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The CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs)

Richard Thomas CRP-Dryland Systems Director ICARDA, Jordan October 3, 2015

The CGIAR and partners:

• Bring together thousands of scientists for multidisciplinary

research on problems in poor and under-served agro- ecosystems;

• Links farmers and national agricultural research and

innovation systems with the networks of Research Centers

• Holds genetic resources for agriculture in trust for current and

future generations.

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Proposed CRP portfolio 2017-2022

Wheat Rice Maize Livestock Fish Roots, tuber & bananas Dryland cereals & legumes Forests, trees & agroforestry Agriculture for nutrition & health Policies, markets & institutions Water, land & ecosystems Climate change, agriculture & food security

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Dryland Cereals and legumes systems Agri-food system programs

W L E C L I M AT E C H A N G E

Global integrating programs Coordinating programs / platforms Gender Capacity Development G e n e b a n k S + + Big data ++ Youth Fish agri-food systems Forest and Agroforestry landscapes Livestock agri-food systems Maize agri-food systems Rice agri-food systems Roots, tubers and bananas systems Wheat agri-food systems N U T R I T I O N & H E A L T H P I M Private Sector Engagement Genetic Resources Policy

The new proposed CGIAR portfolio

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Through these 13 Research Programs we improve:

• yields and profits of crops, fish, trees and livestock
• sustainability and environmental integrity, adapt to and

mitigate climate change

• the productivity, profitability, sustainability, and resilience of

entire farming systems

• policies and markets
• nutrition and diets and,
• manage and sustain crop collections

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Strategic Research Framework of the CGIAR 2016-2025

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System level

• utcomes

Reduced poverty Improved food & nutrition security Improved natural resource systems & ecosystem services Intermediary Development Outcomes Increased resilience

• f poor to climate

change & other stresses Enhanced smallholder market access Increased incomes & employment Improved productivity Improved diets for poor & vulnerable Improved food safety Improved human & animal health through better agricultural practices Natural capital enhanced & protected Enhanced benefits from ecosystem goods & services More sustainably managed agro- ecosystems

CRPs active in MENA region

• Dryland systems
• Dryland cereals
• Grain legumes
• Wheat
• Water, Land & Ecosystems
• Policies, Markets & Institutions
• Livestock & fish

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CGIAR centers present/ active in MENA region

• ICARDA
• CIMMYT
• IWMI
• Bioversity
• IFPRI
• World Fish

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