Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Robin Buruchara CIAT Africa Strategy CIAT Board Meeting #63 Nairobi, Kenya 12 May 2011

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Outline Introduction Current Strategy Adjustments or a New Strategy? Way Forward

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Current CIAT Africa Vision and Strategy Developed three years ago Planning process o CIAT Africa staff (2007/08) o PABRA Partners (2008) Input to current CIAT Strategy Adjustments to certain elements

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60 stakeholders o NARS o SROs o NGOs o Private sector o Farmer organizations o Health and nutrition o CIAT o East, west and south Africa PABRA Stakeholder Workshop (2008)

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Took stock of recent changes and trends SWOT Analysis and context for CIAT/Partner research What CIAT could offer, niche and collaborative advantage in Africa? Identified key strategic areas where CIAT/Partners could engage Defined o What to achieve? o How to get there? o How to organize ourselves? Process

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Demand and opportunity driven Integration across CIAT Targeting (impact target) Partnerships (traditional and new) CIATs comparative advantage Adding value Guiding Principle

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Trends and changes in the external environment Institutional environment, international donor environment Ecological environment Socio-economic and political environment Overall implication for CIAT

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Millennium Development Goals Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than US$1 a day AU/NEPAD Growth in GDP of 6% pa by % growth rate in agricultural productivity FARA / ASARECA /FANR /CORAF Commitment to indicators linked to the MDG for poverty and NEPAD’s goal for economic growth Is increased economic growth and improved livelihoods while enhancing the quality of the environment CIAT Contribute to reducing hunger and poverty in the tropics through collaborative research that improves agricultural productivity and natural resource management Alignment of goals to address Africa’s Problems under different Initiatives

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Germplasm (Beans, Cassava, Forages) Capacity in soils (TSBF-CIAT) Partnerships (approaches, types and numbers) Socio Science /ERI Approaches (PR, PPB and Agro-enterprise) Wider Impact Approach (for wider technology reach) Approaches to respond to some acute stresses HQ drawn competencies (Biotechnology, GIS, Climate change, Physiology) CIAT’s Comparative Advantage

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Contribution towards addressing the complex problems (poverty, productivity, impact on climate variation) Add value and addresses both regional goals & system priorities Define and exploit CIAT’s global and regional comparative advantages A partnership based on value addition, synergy and achieving common and our strategic goals (research and development) The CIAT Africa strategy aims to respond to African needs through research where CIAT and its partners have a comparative advantage CIAT Africa Strategy

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Reduce and prevent impact of environmental stress (Resilient systems) Building soil assets for small farmer productivity and environmental services Pro-poor market development Nutrition security and health of vulnerable communities Reaching the hard to reach faster and more efficiently Capacity building and knowledge management for policy and advocacy Thrust/Themes to Focus on

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Gender mainstreaming strategies HIV/AIDs mainstreaming Strategic alliances and partnerships Program monitoring and evaluation Cross Cutting Issues

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor What to achieve o Outputs / Outcomes:  Main components of the thrust  Other actors working in the area  Key strategies for implementing the thrust  Efficient internal organization to deliver  Capacities and profiles required For Each Thrust Analysis for:

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Identify synergy within Africa, HQ, other regions and centers (IPGs) Capacity and staff profiles required Partnerships (within and without) Joint proposal development Inter-disciplinarity Resource mobilization How to organize ourselves as CIAT Africa

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Adjustments or a New Strategy ?

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Alignment of major outcomes / objectives of the CGIAR, global CIAT and CIAT-Africa

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Guiding Principles Africa’s challenges Changing context of African Agriculture CGIAR Reform Process Implementation research through CRPs (CIAT is in 7) CIATs Strategic Directions and Objectives (2010 – 2020) o Mission, Objectives, Pillars Africa (Regions) Platform for integration through partnerships Three years since elaborating the current strategy

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Adjustments In third year of strategy Alignments with CIAT Strategy, CG Reform, etc Business Plans New Areas / Increased Emphasis: o Climate Change o Environment o Gender o IAR4D

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Implementation Objectives Support development of new collaborative research and development activities and strengthen existing ones Foster and promote integration of CIAT research areas activities and efforts through collaborative research and development Catalyze partnerships of actors with NARS and enhance capacities Facilitate and promote optimal, efficient and complementary use of resources among CIAT teams and partners

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor What to achieve o Outputs / Outcomes:  Main components of the program  Internal efficiency to deliver  Partnership organization to deliver  Resources required (including human) Implementation Strategy – Program Level

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Implementation Strategy Programmatic approach o E.g. PABRA, SSACP Integration of Corporate Services Share office/costs internally and other centers) Locations

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor IssuesBeansCassavaForagesRice Contributors Resilience systems Soil assets for productivity and services Nutrition and health Pro-poor market development Reaching End User Institutional strengthening and knowledge management ABSOILSLACABSOILSLAC ABSOILSLACABSOILSLAC Integration Across CIAT Research Areas - Africa

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Uganda (Kampala) Kawanda Agricultural Research Station Rwanda (Kigali) ISAR Malawi (Lilongwe) Chitedze Agricultural Research Station Zimbabwe (Harare) Tanzania (Arusha) Selian Agricultural Research Institute Kenya ICRAF Sadore (Mali) Kinshasa (DRC) Maputo (Mozambique) MASENO Bukavu (eastern DRC) CORAF ASARECA FANR/SADC

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Challenges o Resources o Realignments o New capacities Opportunities o New funding initiatives o CRPs o New partnership and alliances Challenges /Opportunities

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor Adjustment o Ongoing Revision of strategy o When? Way Forward