C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Keeping the Promise of Sustainable Growth, Today and Tomorrow Beijing, China October 19, 2007 Ren Wang Director, CGIAR

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Overview Global trends and implications Evidence of progress toward sustainable agriculture Rising to new challenges

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Cereal Demand: developing world to account for 2/3 by Baseline Million metric tons Industrialized world Developing world ,118 1,675 Source: IFPRI Impact Projection, 2001 Rising Food Demand in Response to Population Growth and Urbanization

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Biofuels Revolution – Competing Uses and Higher Prices for Crops Are win-win solutions possible? New pressures on agriculture and its resource base Opportunities and threats for the poor

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Integrated Food Chains – Opportunities and Risks for Farmers “Supermarketization” of agriculture presents both challenges and risks for farmers How can agricultural research help small farmers compete in markets?

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Agriculture and Human Health – Novel Approaches Crop biofortification: Improving the micronutrient content of basic staples

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Emerging Disease Epidemics – Threats to Food Security and Livelihoods

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Intensification of Agricultural Production Versus Environmental Sustainability Fertilizer-N consumption in the world increased by 7 times during (FAO 2004), The societal costs associated with inefficient, excessive N use would increase tremendously.

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Climate Change – Can Agriculture Cope? Reduced crop productivity More frequent extreme weather events

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H CGIAR Around the Globe IFPRI Wash, DC USA CIMMYT Mexico City Mexico CIP Lima Peru CIAT Cali Colombia Africa Rice Center-WARDA Cotonou Benin ILRI Nairobi Kenya IITA Ibadan Nigeria IWMI Colombo Sri Lanka ICARDA Aleppo Syrian Arab Rep. ICRISAT Patancheru India IRRI Los Baños Philippines WorldFish Penang Malaysia CIFOR Bogor Indonesia World Agroforestry Nairobi Kenya Bioversity International Rome Italy

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H CGIAR’s Evolving Research Agenda

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Record of Achievement For every dollar invested in CGIAR-supported research since 1971, US$9 worth of additional food has been produced. More than 75,000 developing country researchers have received training at CGIAR Centers. Without CGIAR research, world food production would be 4 to 5 percent lower, and more than 13 million more children would be malnourished. Source: R.E. Evenson and M. Rosegrant The Economic Consequences of Crop Genetic Improvement Programmes. In R.E. Evenson and D. Gollin, eds. Crop Variety Improvement and its Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural Research. CABI Publishing. Wallingford, UK.

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Documenting the Impact of Improved NRM “Zero-Till” Technology Rice-wheat research consortium in South Asia responds to a slowdown in productivity growth. Collaborative efforts to promote resource- conserving technology lead to wide adoption in India, Pakistan and other countries. Benefits include higher crop yields, lower production costs and savings in water and energy. Total economic gains for consumers and farmers estimated at US$94 million, compared to research costs of $3.5 million.

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H A case study in Vietnam Accelerating poverty elimination through sustainable resource management in coastal lands protected from salinity intrusion

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Reducing Poverty through Better Resource Management A Case Study in Vietnam’s Coastal Lands

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Not all effects are positive or desirable Rice intensification expanded... … at the expense of shrimp farming … but increasingly into acid sulfate soils CGIAR research involving IRRI, Worldfish and IWMI in collaboration with local partners using GIS-modeling support to analyze & understand underlying constraints in productivity & sustainability issues, and designed win-win solution policy recommendations.

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Improved Smallholder Livestock Production in Kenya Strengthened capacity to market milk products Integration of crops and livestock to raise yields and improve soils New vaccines against East Coast fever and trypanosomiasis Participatory analysis of development trade-offs in wildlife-rich rangelands

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Positioning the CGIAR in Response to the Global Trends Heightened emphasis on development and sharing of international public goods

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Positioning the CGIAR in Response to the Global Trends Increased efforts to mobilize advanced science for solving intractable problems

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Positioning the CGIAR in Response to Mega-Trends Commitment to capacity building and development of next generation of agricultural scientists.

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Positioning the CGIAR in Response to Mega-Trends Importance of a matrix approach combining time-bound innovative programs with longer term investment in strengthening international and national institutions

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Positioning the CGIAR in Response to Mega-Trends Partnerships that provide a platform for engaging national institutions to solve local problems.

C O N S U L T A T I V E G R O U P O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H Positioning the CGIAR in Response to Mega-Trends Transparency Accountability Efficiency Efficacy

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