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Public-private partnerships producing scientific innovations and products for the poor
Hybrid Parents Research Consortium
July 2012
A large-seeded pearl millet variety with high iron and zinc content.
Hybrid pigeonpea grown from consortium- promoted seed.
Meeting of the HPRC Advisory Committee. March 2012.
Consortium members during a pigeonpea field day at ICRISAT.
Screening for downy mildew resistance in pearl millet.
Sorghum displaying hybrid vigor in healthy foliage and well-filled heads.
Scientists and farmers examine hybrids in the field.
OverviewICRISAT crop scientists work with partners to develop improved varieties, hybrids, and hybrid parents for increased grain/fodder yield potential in farmers’ fields.
Between 1976 and 2011, partners in 79 countries released over 800 varieties/hybrids using breeding materials from ICRISAT.
The innovation❖❖ Recognizing the role of private sector seed
companies in developing and marketing hybrids, ICRISAT set up the Hybrid Parents Research Consortium (HPRC) in 2000.
❖❖ Private seed companies contribute small annual grants to become members of HPRC. ICRISAT uses the funds for core crop improvement research.
❖❖ Private sector seed companies (and public sector institutions) participate in field days at ICRISAT to select breeding materials for developing hybrids.
❖❖ All ICRISAT-bred material remains in the public domain as International Public Goods. No seed company has exclusive rights.
❖❖ Scientists in public research institutions have free access to the improved breeding materials.
❖❖ Member seed companies provide feedback on the performance of ICRISAT-developed materials and on farmers’ needs and preferences.
❖❖ Currently HPRC has 47 memberships across 3 consortia (Sorghum, Pearl millet and Pigeonpea)
The impactsHighlights of survey undertaken in 2012
Sorghum❖❖ A total of 54 hybrids were developed in 2000-2009 by seed
companies, of which 30 hybrids were developed using ICRISAT-bred materials.
❖❖ HPRC members directly utilized 67-100% parental lines from ICRISAT for development of hybrids.
Pearl millet❖❖ A total of 103 hybrids were developed in 2000-2010 by the seed
companies, of which 62 hybrids were developed using ICRISAT-bred materials.
❖❖ HPRC members used 86-100% of ICRISAT-bred parental lines to develop hybrids.
Pigeonpea ❖❖ Evaluation of hybrids led to the release of world’s first commercial food
legume hybrid, ICPH 2671, by the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in 2010.
❖❖ Plan to provide hybrid seed to plant at least 100,000 ha by 2014 is in progress.
Conclusions❖❖ Linkages between ICRISAT and private
sector seed companies within and outside India are strengthened.
❖❖ Farmers have benefitted through increased access to improved hybrid seed at affordable costs, and enhanced yield and incomes.
❖❖ This public-private partnership is the first in the CGIAR to tap private sector funds for public research, and to optimize synergies to swiftly move research products to farmers.
❖❖ HPRC is the precursor of the Agribusiness and Innovation Platform at ICRISAT. Other CGIAR Centers have used the HPRC model in hybrid parents’ research.
Partners❖❖ The partners include NARS, advanced
research institutes, private sector seed companies and farmers.