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GCARD 2012: Breakout Sessions Outlines
SESSION F1: IMPROVING OUR VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
Expected Outcome Time Topic/Case Study Chair/Facilitator/PresenterUnderstanding of the advantages of bringing together different approaches and what has been learnt regarding future needs by bringing common analyses to diverse foresight studies
Generating collective awareness of the scope and value of foresight in guiding research, with commitments from those using diverse approaches to work in a more integrated way
14:00 IntroductionFraming the Session: the GFH’s role
Chair: Carlos Sere (IFAD)Facilitator: Robin Bourgeois (GFAR)
14:10 Illustrative cases: The value of different ways of envisioning our futures (each case highlights objective, method, conclusions and impact). The value of projections: Global Futures programme and projecting future
needs The value of scenarios: European Standing Ctte on Agricultural Research
(SCAR 3) A Foresight framework for agricultural R&D of the LAC region From national foresight to policies: (Maroc 2030 and the Plan Vert) The value of communities envisioning their future through local scale
foresight: up scalable foresight-based land-use planning
G. Nelson (IFPRI)
E. Matthijs (Univ of Louvain) E. Diaz-Bonilla (CIAT consultant) M. Ait Kadi (CGDA Maroc) B. Shantiko (CoLUPSIA, Indonesia)
15:00 Synthesis: Lessons learned from the analysis of existing foresight works (includes feedback from consultations)
R. Bourgeois (GFAR)
15:20 Q&A clarifying issues on issues raised in the presentations15.30 Coffee break16:00 Proposal: The role of the Global Foresight Hub in bringing multiple perspectives
to bear in raising emerging issues, shaping research priorities and understanding implications for innovation and policies
H. de Haen (University of Gottingen)
16:30 Discussion: improving our visions of the future Including perspectives & commitments from responding panellists: farmer, research leader (TBI)
17:45 Wrap up Session: Towards Common Commitments Chair18:00 Close of the Session
SESSION F2: FORESIGHT GUIDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
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Sub-Session F2.1: At National/Regional LevelConclusions from region-by-region consultations and pre-conference analyses of case studies: what can be learned when foresight approaches are added to existing regional prioritization processes. A set of collective actions agreed to improve the use of foresight in making research and innovation systems more responsive to future development needs of small-holders through inclusive prioritization at local/regional level
08:30 Theme of the sub session: What role could smallholder farmers play in different regions in meeting future needs in food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of natural resources?
Chair: Ruben EcheverriaFacilitator: Ajit Maru (GFAR)
08:40 Highlights of regional views on research and innovation priorities for future needs and impacts, combined with foresight review
Latin America and Caribbean Asia and the Pacific Sub Saharan Africa Near East and North Africa Central Asia and the Caucasus Europe
Chairs of Regional Fora:
FORAGRO APAARI FARA AARINENA CACAARI EFARD
10.30 Coffee break 11:00 Discussion: new priorities and new challenges for meeting the future needs of
family farmers 12:00 Reflections on the issues raised Responding Panellists:
E. Penunia (AFA), M. Roozitalab (AARINENA)12.20 Wrap up Session: Toward regional commitments Chair12:30 Close of Session
Sub-Session F2.2: At Global LevelA set of proposed collective actions agreed to improve the use of global foresight in making research and innovation systems more responsive to future development needs at global levelA set of proposed collective actions agreed to give global foresight a stronger focus on smallholder farmers
08:30 Theme of the sub-session: What role could smallholder farmers play in meeting future needs in food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of natural resources?
Chair: Maryam Rahmanian (CENESTA – Iran; Vice Chair HLPE-CFS)Facilitator: Frédéric Lapeyrie (CRAI)
08.40 Illustrative cases: What new insights global foresight has brought and how do they shape research and policies (with also a discussion on smallholder farmers) 5 scenarios for 2050 - Conditions for Agriculture and Land use The future of food and farming (UK Foresight study) FAO perspectives 2050 From foresight to research programming: (Agrimonde and Dualine)
I. Öborn (Swedish U. of Ag. Sciences) C. Toulmin (IIED) Dominique Van Der Mersbrugghe (FAO) M. Guillou (Agreenium)
09:30 Synthesis from the foresight review: What new insights global foresight has brought and how they have shaped research and policies (with also a discussion on smallholder farmers)
R. Bourgeois (GFAR)
09:45 The foresight dimension into the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework Action Plan
F. Rijsberman (CEO, CGIAR Consortium)
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10:00 Proposal: How a Forward Thinking Platform can improve our understanding of future challenges
S. Treyer (IDDRI)
10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 Discussion: Identifying priorities at global level and informing research to
respond to smallholder farmers’ future needs12.00 Reflections on reshaping priorities and future challenges Responding Panellists:
S. Ayyappan (ICAR), J. Mutunga (KENFAP – Kenya), B. Hubert (Agropolis)
12.15 Wrap up Session: Toward Commitments Chair12:30 Close of Session
SESSION F3: THE VOICE OF SMALLHOLDERS IN SHAPING PRIORITIES
Sub-Session F3.1: Improving Foresight through Equitable PartnershipsA set of proposed collective actions agreed to make foresight considerations better targeted on the livelihood needs of smallholder producers, through their equitable participation in forward-looking, anticipatory research and analysis
13:30 Theme of the sub session: How can envisioning future needs be made more inclusive?
Chair: Fernando Lopez (CNFR)Facilitator: Sonali Bisht (IMHE)
13:45 Illustrative cases: Partnership practices in foresight Foresight partnership practices with PROCISUR Fostering partnership in foresight: the CCAFS scenarios on food security in
E Africa Policy Dialogues for Prioritization of Demand Driven Agricultural Research
for Development in South Asia (sub regional)
E. Ruz (PROCISUR Ex Sec) J. Verwoort (CCAFS)
S. Mruthunjaya (APAARI/IFPRI/NARS)
14:30 Synthesis: Equitable partnership for improved foresight, lessons learned from current practices
G. Zwaart (Oxfam)
14:45 Discussion: How can foresight create a voice for smallholder farmers in shaping priorities and innovation
15:30 Coffee Break 16:00 Discussion continued16:45 Reflections on practical actions to improve smallholders’ participation Responding Panellists:
17:00 Wrap up Session: Toward Commitments Chair17:30 Close of Session
Sub-Session F3.2: Developing Capacities for Improved ForesightA set of proposed collective actions 13:30 Theme of the sub session: How can we strengthen foresight capacities at Chair: Marion Guillou (AGREENIUM)
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to strengthen national foresight capabilities, for countries to determine their own future needs and take better account of the particular needs of smallholder farmers
different scales and for different sectorsFacilitator: Gustavo Ferreira (INIA, Uruguay)
13:45 The Global Foresight Academy: Developing foresight capacities in and for Africa
NB: A possible FORAGRO commitment for LAC Academy How the CGIAR can support regional foresight capabilities Visioning Agriculture R&D: Indian Experience and Perspective
R.Tabo FARA
J. French (FORAGRO) G. Henry (CIAT-CIRAD) R. Chand (NCAP, India)
14:30 Perspectives from different sectors on addressing capacity needs for improved foresight (Sectoral working groups in parallel)
Representatives of different sectors (research, farmers, NGOs etc.)
15:30 Coffee Break16:00 Highlights from discussions and actions required in 2012-2014 to enhance
capacities for improved foresight (All groups)17:00 Reflections on the issues raised Responding Panellists:
D. Bergvinson (BMGF)17:15 Wrap up Session: Toward Commitments Chair17:30 Close of Session
SESSION P1: PARTNERSHIPS TO ACHIEVE FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
Sub-Session P1.1: National Food SecurityIdentify key constraints to be addressed and required partnership commitments to be implemented in 2012-2014 to build successful international partnerships addressing food security
13:30 Introduction: embracing the complexity of Food Security Chair: Ken Cassman (HLPE-CFS & Right to Food)Facilitator: Thomas Randolph (ILRI)
13:40 Large scale commodity systems Initiatives Innovative partnerships in MAIZE: the MasAgro experience The contribution of rice research to global Food Security Mobilizing AR4D partnerships to improve access and consumption of
critical animal-source foods The Wheat Initiative an international research initiative for wheat
improvement
D. Watson (CRP Maize CIMMYT/Mexico Masagro, INIFAP)
B. Bouman (CRP GRiSP – Rice) T. Randolph (CRP Livestock and fish) H. Lucas (IRIWI France)
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14:30 Strengthening regional and national innovation pathways and regional strategies and policies for Food security
Wheat Improvement in Asia FAO/APAARI/CIMMYT/ICARDA/JIRCAS
National Food Security Mission (India)
T. Lumpkin (CIMMYT) or APAARI Representative
S. Ayyappan (ICAR) 15:00 Discussion The Plenary15:30 Coffee Break16:00 Farmer involvement in scaling-out impacts on major crops
AGRA public-private ALINe study on feedback loops Effectiveness of AR4D in SSA from the perspectives of varietal output and
adoption
M. Kroma (AGRA/AWARD) W. Dogbe (CSIR Ghana) T. Walker (MSU)
16:30 Discussion Participants17:00 Reflections on the issues raised: practical implications in improving food security Responding Panellists:
L. Antoine (Pioneer); N. Van Bo (Vietnam VAAS)
17:20 Wrap up Session Chair17:30 Close of Session
Sub-Session P1.2: Household Nutrition SecurityPractical steps to incorporate nutrition into national, regional and international AR4D agendas, systems and processes over the period to 2014, targeting smallholders, women and children
13:30 Introduction: Ending Hunger and Ensuring Nutrition Worldwide Chair: Barbara Burlingame (FAO)Facilitator: Lynn Brown (WFP)
13:40 Panel of practitioners on meeting nutrition needs through diverse approaches Panellists: M. Aït-Aïssa (Action contre la Faim (ACF)
– [Africa example]; E. Hillenbrand, Helen Keller Intl
(Cambodia, Bangladesh); D. Keatinge (Diversity for Development)
14.20 Global push for action through large scale initiatives in nutrition :Agricultural Research taking on the Nutrition Challenge; Sustainable production and sustainable diets
J. Mc Dermott (CRP4) B. Burlingame (FAO) Y. Hoberg (SAFANSI)/ Secure Nutrition; A. Tollervey (DFID-LCIRAH)
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L. Brown (World Food Program - GDPRD/GAP)
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Discussion The Plenary
16:40 The road ahead – priorities for taking the agenda forward and the role of different actors
Responding Panellists:
AGRA/CAADP, BMGF, DFID, CIDA (?) Embrapa/Harvest Plus, Shantanu Mathur (IFAD), Daniela Alfaro (CGIAR), BMGF, D. Minella (Ajinomoto), Coke tbc
17:15 Wrap up Session Chair
17:30 Close of SessionSESSION P2: PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE
Sub-Session P2.1: Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Concerted regional actions implemented through the new partnerships for AR4D that enhance resilience and sustainable use of natural resources at local and landscape scales.
08:30 Introduction: Outcomes of the Science Forum Chair: Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias (CBD Executive Secretary) or Alexander Müller (FAO)Facilitator:
09:00 Sustainable Use of Biodiversity S. Grando (CG Consortium joint reflections on agrobiodiversity);
Sh. Bhatti (ITPGRFA/GCDT); A. Elhalwagi (WANA Network
AARINENA); K. Atta-Krah (APAARI Suwon & Bioversity)
09:50 Discussion The Plenary
10:30 Coffee Break
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11:00 H. Shapiro (Orphan Crops Initiative, WWF,
DuPont, MARS, etc) R. Ghodake (PNG-NARI)
11:40 Interventions from the Plenary All participants12:10 Reflections on the issues raised Responding Panelists:
GPP D4D,Other Designated Respondents
12:20 Wrap up Session Chair12:30 Close of Session
Sub-Session P2.2: Land, Water, Forests and Landscapes
Concerted regional actions implemented through the new partnerships for AR4D that enhance resilience and sustainable use of natural resources at local and landscape scales.
08:30 Introduction: Outcomes of the Science Forum Chair: Jeff Sayer (ISPC)Facilitator: Sara Scherr (EcoAgriculture Partners)
08:45 Ecosystem Resilience and Multi-stakeholder Governance S. Cook (Water: CRP 5); J. Turok (ICARDA-CAC) More effective
actions for the Aral Sea W. Kabir (BARC Bangladesh) Indo-
Gangetic Plains Rice-Wheat Consortium: Organic Agriculture (NGOs) I. Mello (Brazilian Federation of No-till
Associations)10:30 Coffee Break11:00 Ecosystem Resilience and Multi-stakeholder Governance R. Nasi (CRP 6 forest biodiversity use)
S. Simons (AIRCA) S. Scherr (EcoAgriculture Partners) on
Landscape management11:30 How to reach impacts at scale in NRM? J. Sayer (ISPC)11:50 Reflections on the issues raised Responding Panellists:12:20 Wrap up Session Chair12:30 Close of Session
Sub-Session P2.3: Climate Change
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Collective alliance agreed integrating programmes on climate change adaptation & mitigation at national, regional and international levels over the two years ahead.
08:30 Introduction: Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change: Recommendations of the Commission of the Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change – Why we need a step change in our partnerships models?
Chair: Federica Rossi (WMO)Facilitator: Mainza Mugoya (EAFF)
08:50 How understanding of climate change scenarios has shaped new regional partnerships in research for development
Climate change forecasts: implications for regional climate change partnerships
Global Research Alliance for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
J. Kinyangi (Regional Program Leader ILRI/CCAFS)
H. Montgomery (GRA-AGG)09:10 Regional approaches towards climate-smart agriculture
Developing regional AR4D responses to climate change implications Building Regional Community Learning Platforms for Climate Change
and Food Security
M. Al Ajlouni (AARINENA/WMO) A. Yaye (ANAFE)
09:30 Addressing national needs through AR4D processes
Fighting against desertification: Africa, Brazil and France
Improving Adaptation to Climate Change for Sustainable Development in the Agricultural Sector of Uruguay: The National Agricultural Information System
M. Bouvet (AIRD)
W. Baethgen (International Institute for Research on Climate and Society (IRI))
09:50 Discussion Participants
10:30 Coffee break
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11:00 Research initiatives to integrate local communities into AR4D processes
Community engagement in forest management for adaptation and mitigation
Climate Change and Agriculture in Ghana: Issues, Research Initiatives and Partnerships
A. Sitoe (Mozambique University/ CRP6)
J. Naab (CSIR)
11:20 Discussion Participants
11:50 Establishing the Global Alliance: to inform policy and practice “Foresight and partnerships, from global to local levels, for climate change adaptation and mitigation”
Action Plan (as panel): R. Echeverria (CIAT/CCAFS) W. Oyhantcabal, GRA-Agriculture
Greenhouse Gases E. Fernandez (World Bank) K. Sivi Njojo (SDI, Kenya Progamme
Director-CRP connected)12:20 Wrap up Session Chair
12:30 Close of SessionSESSION P3: PARTNERSHIPS FOR LIVELIHOOD IMPACTS
Sub-Session P3.1: Innovations for Better Livelihoods
Identified and defined effective strategies for implementing innovation partnerships and producing the evidence and understanding required for impact in global, regional and national programs addressing poverty reduction and improving livelihoods at scale
13:30 What is needed in the approach? Chair: Rodney CookeFacilitator: Neth Dano (ETC Group)
13:40 Introduction: the livelihoods policy context R. Cooke (IFAD Rural poverty report 2011) R. Meinzen-Dick (CRP Policies &
institutions Policy research to meet livelihood & gender needs)
14:00 Panel: Stakeholders’ approach to AR4D A.Dave (India) A. Waters-Bayer (INSARD/CSO-GARD
CSO Network) P. Kiriro (EAFF)
14:20 Putting the approach into practice: Establishing effective livelihood research partnerships for impact at scale
P. Dugan (CRP Aquatic Agricultural Systems for the poor and vulnerable)
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W. Payne (CRP Dryland Agriculture)14:50 Discussion The Plenary15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Working with national innovation pilot learning sites and inter-regional innovation platforms
A. Adekunle FARA SSA-CP (now CRP 1.2 on Humid Tropics),
G. Thiele (CRP Roots tubers & bananas)16:30 Discussion Building partnerships for livelihood impacts at
scale, around the above examples17:00 Reflections on the issues raised S. Nour (CARE; CRP partner), W. Dar
(ICRISAT)
17:15 Wrap up Session Chair17:30 Close of session
Sub-Session P3.2: Turning Innovations into Market OpportunitiesCollective programme partnership to strengthen smallholder-to-market linkages for agricultural innovation to increase farmers’ profits, benefit households and improve rural livelihoods
13:30 Introduction Chair: Philip KiriroFacilitator: Felicity Proctor (ESFIM)
13:40 Enabling Environments and policies for smallholders Karen Brooks (CRP Policies & Markets Ruben Mendez (Chile Alimentos) R. Carlson (World Farmers Organization)
14:40 Discussion The Plenary
15:30 Coffee Break16:00 Fostering Smallholder Entrepreneurship G. Ton (ESFIM collective);
J. Mutunga (KENFAP Farmers’ Organization Kenya);
Sh. Chavez Carballo (Costa Rica) L. Castillo (Junta Nacional de Cafe)
16:30 Discussion The Plenary
17:10 Reflections on the issues raised Responding panellists:R. Carlson (World Farmers Organization); M. El-Kholy (Olive Network); B. Alimgazinova (AgroInnovation, Kazakhstan)
17:20 Wrap up Session Chair
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17:30 Close of SessionSub-Session P3.3: Rebuilding Livelihoods in Protracted Crises
A new collective initiative launched to help rebuild and revitalize communities to move from dependency to self-sufficiency by mobilizing the role of agricultural knowledge and innovation in post-conflict and fragile States
13:30 Introduction Chair: Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga (President of Caritas)Facilitator: Irene Frempong (FARA)
13:50 Post-conflict countries
Protracted Crises: Horn of Africa
Rwanda: a country example
Civil society organizations as knowledge providers, rebuilding communities
I. Frempong (FARA: results of workshop on capacity for agricultural innovation in post-conflict countries)
L. Alinovi (FAO Horn of Africa Programme & WFP Purchase for Progress)
J.-J. Mbonigaba (Government of Rwanda, Ag Board)
TBD Action contre la Faim (ACF)
14:30 Discussion The Plenary15:30 Coffee Break16:00 Role of International Systems
Afghanistan - provision of innovative technologies Iraq – replacing lost AR4D Haiti post earthquake
M. Solh (ICARDA) J. Rizvi (ICARDA-Afghanistan) S. Badr Fatlawi (ARS/ICARDA) M.R.Pierre Louis (Haiti, IICA)
16:40 Discussion The Plenary17:00 Reflections on the issues raised: requirements for collective action Responding Panellists:
FAO-CFS, UNDP adviser, WFP, Caritas17:20 Wrap up Session Chair17:30 Close of Session
SESSION C 1: New Investments
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Sub-Session C 1.1: Public Investments
New evidence brought together on public investments and returns for advocating greater public investment
14:00 Introduction to the Sub-Session Chair: Julie Howard (USAID)Facilitator: Nienke Beintema (ASTI)
14:10 Monitoring AR4D investments around the world:
The L’Aquila Initiative on Food Security and Working group on Reporting and Managing for Development Results (AFSI-MfDR)
OECD/DAC Mutual Review on Development Effectiveness, and Creditor Reporting System(CRS)
Horizon 2020
J. Shrier (Acting Special Representative for Global Food Security at U.S. Department of State)
K. Hussein, OECD/APF(Africa Partnership Forum)
A. Di Giulio, DG RTD/Dir E, EC
14:40 CGIAR Fund investment trends
AR4D donor investment in Africa EIARD study assessing donor support to CAADP Pillar 4 (July 2011)
Tracking AR4D investments and capacities at Regional and National levels: APAARI, AARINENA, CACAARI, FARA, FORAGRO
J. Wadsworth (CGIAR Fund)
D. Radcliffe (EFARD)
N. Beintema (ASTI with Regional Fora Summaries)
15:10 Discussion The Plenary
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Returns on national and international investments Impacts of investments by BRICS
Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CAAS)
U. Lele – Study on India, Brazil, China, Indonesia
TBI (CAAS)
16:20 Determining investment impacts from CGIAR D. Gollin (SPIA Chair – by video)
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INIA Uruguay AR4D investments & returns M. Allegri/A. Roel
16:40 Discussion The Plenary
17:10 Reflections on issues raised Responding panellists: E. Pehu (WB), N. Austin (ACIAR)
17:20 Wrap up Session Chair
17:30 Close of Session
Sub-Session C 1.2: Public-Private-Civil Mechanisms
Innovative public-private models reviewed, refined and scaled out for adoption by new partners
14:00 Introduction to the Sub-Session Chair: Nikita Eriksen-Hamel (GDPRDFacilitator: Lucy Muchoki (PanAAC)
14:10 Setting the scene: New models, mechanisms and initiatives to support public-private partnerships.
R. Bertram (Feed the Future)/G8 New Alliance of Food Security
J. Lebel (IDRC) and/or M. Ferroni (Syngenta Foundation) on IDRC-Syngenta Platform on PPPs in agriculture
T. Gerstle (Farming First on Responsible Agricultural investments (HLPE-CFS))
14:50 Discussion The Plenary
15:10 Learning from Experience – Examples of Public-Private-Civil Mechanisms H. Shapiro (Mars/CGIAR sustainable tree crops)
H.S. Gupta (IARI); D. Risso (Seed Association of the
Americas)15:30 Coffee Break
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16:00 Reconciling private and public interests: Farmers rights and breeders rights J. Chaves (GFAR/ITPGRFA/CGIAR) P.L. Gautam (Protection of Plant Varieties
and Farmers' Rights Authority, India)16:15 Smallholder-driven Public-Private-Civil Models A. Waters-Bayer Prolinnova scaling-out
local innovation B. Adolph (IIED Farmer-driven research
& Farmers’ Juries)16:35 Discussion The Plenary
17:10 Reflections on the issues raised M. Cissokho (ROPPA); M. Dadlani (IARI) L. Adriano (ADB) P. Rao (Nuzeevidu Seeds Pvt. Ltd, India)
17:20 Wrap up Session Chair
17:30 Close of Session Facilitator
Sub-Session C 1.3: North-South and South-South Collective Actions
Promoting inter-regional learning and capacities through mobilizing and strengthening innovative networks to demonstrate and enhance their impacts
14:00 Introduction to the Sub-Session Chair: Claudio BarrigaFacilitator: Mario Allegri
14:15 Brief presentations on impacts and learning from Inter-regional networks P. Sarfatti (PAEPARD, IAO, Italy) I. Frempong (CAADP-CGIAR Alliance) P. Duarte (Embrapa Brazil-Africa and
Brazil-Caribbean Innovation marketplaces) M.-T. Dobao (INIAS Ibero-America) A. N’Joya (CORAF/WECARD) for
IRD/CIRAD collaborative platforms S. Kiselev (Eurasian Center for Food
Security – Russian Federation & Central Asia) [CACAARI example]
A. El-Beltagy (CIHEAM)
15:10 Discussion
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15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Enhancing collaboration among G20 Nations research leaders – Outcomes of the Meeting of Agriculture Chief Scientists (MACS)
P. Brajcich (INIFAP, MACS)
16:20 Discussion: Strengthening the impact of South-South and North-South Networks The Plenary
17:30 Close of Session
18:00 SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION: MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE OF CONSEJO AGROPECUARIO DEL SUR (CAS)
SESSION C2: ENHANCING CAPACITIES
Sub-Session C.2.1: Institutional Knowledge and Learning
Institutional and network collaboration structured and enhanced for improving human skills and addressing capacities required for success in collective AR4D actions such as the CRPs. New skill-sets required identified along innovation pathways between smallholder producers, consumers and researchers, and mechanisms identified to deliver these
8:30 Setting the Scene: Tropical Agriculture Platform Chair: Xiangjun Yao (FAO)Facilitator: Stephen Rudgard (FAO) A. Sonnino (TAP, FAO) D. Nielson (TEAM-Africa-World Bank) F. J. Maldonado Arceo (Case study
Mexico, COFUPRO) H. Mruthyunjaya (Case study India,
NAIP) V. Villalobos (CIMMYT/CIAT/CIP LAC
linkages, IICA)
9:45 Facilitated Discussion (chat show format)1
10:30 Coffee Break11:00 Facilitated Discussion (continued)
11:45 Sharing Insights (5 guests) Chair
1 The chat show's open circle layout encourages greater participation and, due to its informal nature, is less intimidating than a panel discussion. Facilitator provides an introduction, encourages debate amongst the guests (5 in this session) and invites questions from the audience.
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12:15 Wrap up Session
Sub-Session C2.2: Individual Learning and Empowerment of Women and Youth
Collective action agreed on measures to enable and empower women in agricultural careers and measures to reform education to engage with and attract young people into agricultural careers.
08:30 Introduction Chair: Dr Vicki Wilde (AWARD)Facilitator: Judith Francis (CTA & ACP Women in Science)
08:45 Empowering Youth through AR4D Earth University Costa Rica D. Pillot (SupAgro/UniBrain) N. Hosenally (YPARD) F. Garcia (Uruguay Natl Univ Agronomy
Faculty for RIACES network) Ph. Choquet, GCHERA Chakraborty (Indian Agriculture
University Association)
09:30 Reflections on the Issues Raised to Answer the Guiding Questions Responding Panellists and The PlenaryYoung farmer and agricultural student: 2 options from the Caribbean:K.A.D. Bascombe (Trinidad & Tobago, agribusiness graduate student)K. Holder (Barbados, female farmer leader and member of Produce Growers Ltd))
10:30 Coffee Break11:00 Empowering Women in AR4D REAF (speaker tbd, CSO)
K. Srinath (NRCWA India)
11:40 Discussion The Plenary 12:10 Reflections on the Issues Raised to Answer the Guiding Questions Responding panellists: women and rural youth:
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GCWA young woman professional (tbd)GAP (speaker tbd)
12:20 Wrap up Session Chair12:30 Close of Session
SESSION C.3: SHARING AND USING AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
Sub-Session C.3.1: Access, Sharing and Transformation of Agricultural Information
Coherent institutional and network collaborations developed and scaled out for improving sharing, exchange and effective use of data, information and knowledge globally
13:30 Introduction Chair: Enrica Porcari (CGIAR)Facilitator: Stephen Rudgard
13:40 CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing S. Rudgard (CIARD Core Group)
14:10 Regional Forum Experiences in CIARD Advocacy and Implementation – Challenges and Opportunities
Regional Forum Representatives
A. Attaluri (APAARI); M. Wopereis (FARA); T. Ebrahimi (AARINENA); V. Palmieri (FORAGRO); O. Shatberashvili (CACAARI)
14:40 CGIAR experiences in sharing research data and information (CGIAR Consortium/ ILRI)
J. Smith (ILRI); P. Ballantyne (ILRI)
14:50 US Agricultural Information Network (USDA Initiatives in Open Access)
15:00 China’s experiences with CIARD.RING China (CAAS) P. Shuchun (CAAS); D. Feng (CAAS)
15:10 Ghana’s experience in drawing on the CIARD-RING to inform farmers A. Salifou & J. Sam (CSIR)
15:30 Coffee Break
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16:00 Discussion The Plenary
17:00 Reflections on issues raised Responding panellists:
17:20 Wrap up Session Chair
17:30 Close of Session
Sub-Session C.3.2: Innovative Knowledge and Advisory Services
Institutional and network collaboration developed for improving knowledge and advisory services for resource poor small holder farmers globally
(This session’s content is subject to further discussion with GFRAS)
13:30 Introduction Chair: S. Nahdy (AFAAS)Facilitator: S. Canney Davison (GFRAS)
13:40 New Extensionist K. Davis (GFRAS)
R. Suleiman (DFID Consultant)
14:10 Regional actions J. Mutimba/ Stella Kankwamba (AFAAS)
L. Ramirez/Leticia Deschamps RELASER (Latin America)/APIRAS
14:20 New approaches combining agricultural information & advisory services Tr.Nichols (CABI Plantwise)
14:30 Report from the International Extension Meeting, New Delhi K.D. Kokate (ICAR)
14:40 WFO, Farming First
14:50 Discussion The Plenary
15:30 Coffee Break Tbd by GFRAS et al.
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16:00 Discussion
17:10 Reflections on the issues raised Responding panellists
17:20 Wrap up Session Chair
17:30 Close of Session
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