European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD)

EIARD Activity Report 2014/2015

Jürgen AnthoferEIARD Executive Secretary

European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD)

Departing membersDavid Radcliffe (EC)

Wolfgang Kasten (D)

Michel Trebel (F)

Incoming membersRoberto Aparacio (EC)

Marlis Lindecke (D)

Frédéric Lapeyrie (F)

EIARD members

European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD)

EIARD Outputs

European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD)

Strategic Output 1

Coordination of European ARD Policies Networking activities, commissioning of studies

EIARD WG59 (Bern, Jan'15) & WG60 (Brussels, Apr.'15)ECG21 Meeting in Helsinki (Oct.'15) CGIAR Fund Council Meetings #12, Brussels (Nov.'14) and #13, Bogor, including EIARD ad-hoc WG MeetingsSCAR Plenary Meetings (Dec.'14)Joint SCAR-EIARD Strategic Working Group on AR-ARD linkages (ARCH)

4 WG Meetings (Jan, Feb, May & Sep’15)

EFARD Annual Meeting (Nov.'14)

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Strategic Output 2

Effective coordination of European investments in strengthening the CGIAR

European investments to the CGIAR Fund: 225 Mio $ (40%)

European bilateral investments to the CGIAR: 92 Mio $ (21%)

Fund Council seats:4 regular seats (EC, Norway, Switzerland, France)3 incentive seats (Netherlands, Sweden, UK)

EIARD positions for FC decisionsAdditional EIARD positions on …

European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD)

Strategic Output 2CGIAR Fund

EIARD coordinates the European voices by common EIARD positionsEIARD participation in FC Committees and Working Groups

Governance Committee (FCGC) – UK, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, EC, France, NetherlandsEvaluation and Impact Assessment Committee (EIAC) – UK, NetherlandsPeer Review Team – SwedenFC Resource Group (FCRG) – Norway, UKFC Intellectual Property (FCIP) Group – Netherlands

Consortium Board Observer representing the FC - Switzerland

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CGIAR Council

(Governance)

CGIAR Office(Programmatic

Oversight)

Chair: Weltbank

ISPC

IEA

World Bank(Financial Intermediary Fund)

Center‘s Committee

Center Center Center Center Center

Executive Director

Chair: ED

Composition:15 Donors (incl. bilateral, W1, 2, 3), 2 Centers (DGs/Boards), 5 Dev. Countries, 7 Active Observers (FAO, IFAD, WB, ISPC, IEA, Treuhänder) Decision Finding: Consensus or Vote (2/3 majority by members and by contributions („double weighted majority“)

Advice

Advice

ReportingNomination

Laura Tuck

Dialogue

Representation

Commissioning/ Monitoring CRPs (PAs)

Trustee

Montpellier

New CGIAR Governance

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Strategic Output 3

Effective coordination of European investments in strengthening ARD organisations at global, continental and sub-continental levels, especially in Africa

Global level:GFAR Constituency Assembly, Aug.'15, BangkokGCARD3 - 2016

European level:EFARD – new EFARD Strategy 2013 – 2015

2014 Technical and Business Meeting, Nov.'14, BrusselsNew EFARD Mgt. Team: P. v. Damme (Chair), F. Francis (Ex.Sec), A. Waters-Bayer, J. Anthofer, A.Stucki, A. Hansen

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Strategic Output 3

Effective coordination of European investments in strengthening ARD organisations at global, continental and sub-continental levels, especially in Africa

African and Sub-continental levelThe continental (FARA, AFAAS) and sub-regional organizations (CORAF, ASARECA, CCARDESA) are part of a transformation process supporting research and innovationA greater of the resources go to the national systems (~75%)DEVCO support since 2008: ~EUR 68 MioCritical financial situations of the SROsStrategic Review of DEVCO on its support

European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD)

Strategic Output 3

Effective coordination of European investments in strengthening ARD organisations at global, continental and sub-continental levels, especially in Africa

African and Sub-continental level2nd EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Nov ’13

First focus area “food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture” (FNSSA)Expert Working Group developed inputs to a Road MapProIntensAfrica– CSA under H2020 2015/2016 WPRINEA and CAAST Net+Co-Fund

3rd EU-Africa HLPD on STI in Mar’15 in Addis Ababa

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Strategic Output 4

Effective coordination between European policies and investments in ARD and in rural development

HARDs Meeting Sep.'15 – GIZ presented its support to ARD and examples of documented outcomes

“Research for Development Partnership Study” by ISPCIndividual projects trying to link research with development

interventions (GIZ)

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Strategic Output 5

Effective advocacy, information, and communication about ARD

European portal of portals including a new EIARD internet presence

EIARD case studies and evidence papers of DFIDSeveral visitors to the EIARD Secretariat:

CABI – Update on Plantwise (Mar)ICBA (Mar) – presentation of scope of workAPPG AgDev (Oct) – support of small farmers

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