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The document summarizes discussions from a CRP Engagement with Donors meeting on wheat. It provides an agenda for the meeting covering topics like WHEAT impact pathways, theories of change, gender and impact, intermediate development outcomes, flagship projects, partnerships, and conclusions. Examples are given of WHEAT's impact in reducing threats from wheat stem rust Ug99 in Africa and increasing wheat yields and varieties in countries like Ethiopia. Priority areas and impact pathways to achieve improved wheat-based livelihoods through more sustainable systems and increased productivity are presented.

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CRP Engagement with Donors Montpellier, 17-18th June 2013 http://wheat.org/ Victor Kommerell, CRP Program Manager: v.kommerell@cgiar.org
Todays Agenda  WHEAT IDOs, Impact Pathways & Theories of Change – WHEAT research results and impact on the ground & Regional collaborations – Gender and Impact – Intermediate Development Outcomes & Flagship Projects – Next Steps to refine IDOs etc. with R4D partners  Partnerships – Current status – Next steps  Conclusions
Impact pathway in action – Fighting against a threat to global food security (Ug99) Genetic discovery & breeding for Ug99 resistance (faster thru 2 breeding cycles p.a.) Improved varieties available to NARS & first releases by NARS In 5 years from 90% susceptible varities to … IDO cluster: Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
WHEAT - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013
And make 6 countries epidemic-proof: Great example of IAR-NARS-Donors collaboration 2006-2008: Genetic discovery & breeding for Ug99 resistance accelerated thru shuttle breeding Mexico - Kenya) 2009: Improved varieties available to NARS & first releases by NARS – thanks to BGRI 2008-12: Seed multiplication in 6 vulnerable countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nepal , Pakistan and Iran – USAID Famine project, CGIAR W1&2, Iran 2012-13 season: 5% of national wheat area threshold to counter an epidemic is reached
Bigger WHEAT impact picture: Improved varieties in farmers’ fields %WheatArea CGIAR cultivars CGIAR derived cultivars Non-CGIAR related 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% (Lantican et al., 2005)
From To Stripe Review Recommends: GxMxE^I, robust metrics, cross-cutting methodologies Field scale Multi-scale NRM NRM & innovation systems & Climate Change Protocols / guides Precision Agriculture Sustainable wheat-based systems 1992: CA long-term experiment starts 1994 Rice Wheat Consortium (RWC) IndoGanges Plain: Zero tillage 2007: RWC impacts assessed / CA Hub in Mexico: Proof-of- concept for innovation & learning platform 2009: CSISA Phase 1 kicks off / MasAgro Take It To The Farmer (TTF) starts • Of 15 farming systems in areas of greatest poverty • 12 are rice-, maize- and/or wheat-based systems • Drives WHEAT Theme 2 (sustainable wheat-based systems) IDO: Sustainably grow more with less for improved livelihoods
WHEAT Regional Collaborations: CSISA as model Collaboration across CRPs: WHEAT, GRiSP, MAIZE, Policy, Livestock, CCAFS, in the Indo Gangetic Plain
Number of poor in wheat-based systems in South Asia Cereal systems >50% area under crop >25% area under crop Wheat systems 175 million 284 million % of total poor (ca. 516mn) 34% 55% Source: Sonders 2013; based on data from IFPRI, World Bank , FAO, UNDP: People living on $1.25 or less a day
Add Precision Ag to the Systems mix IDO: Sustainably grow more with less for improved livelihoods • Wheat uses more N than any other crop (19%) • China, India and Pakistan apply 50% of all N used for wheat • Nitrogen use efficiency in LDC only 1/3 = 2 of 3 kg N applied end up in water or air • NUE in W-Europe is about 65% = twice as high; Max. NUE is around 80%
Debre Zeit Holetta   Haremaya  Sinana Awassa Kulumsa  Sirinka  Adet  Debre Birhan Ambo   Areka  Werer  Gode  Jijiga  Mekele  Alemata Gonder  Improved agronomic/IPM practices  122 improved wheat varieties released ≥ 80 CGIAR origin /cross  Yields up from 0.6 t/ha 1970 to 2 t/ha in 2012 Example in Africa: Impact in Ethiopia IDO cluster: Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
UNEP (2009) The Environmental Food Crisis - The Environment's Role in Averting Future Food Crises, Hugo Ahlenius, Nordpil. Climate change brings opportunities to Africa – Changes in cereal outputs What about the rest of Africa? Wheat for Africa (W4A)!
Modelling study shows: Africa can grow more wheat profitably Eight SSA countries could increase wheat production profitably to meet growing demand WHEAT for Africa conference African MoA have endorsed wheat as a strategic crop
African working women drive wheat consumption  As more women join the labor force, African wheat demand grows, along with urbanization  Wheat products take less time to prepare than many other popular staples  Africa spent $US20bn on wheat imports in 2012 Dr. Nicole Mason, MSU Kinshasa supermarket WHEAT Theme 1 (better target & prioritize)
Gender emphasis: Understand & Integrate Two big Challenges 1. WHEAT (rural) target regions = often paternalistic, male- dominated societies 2. Developing ALL rural talent is key to sustainable greater productivity Need for Action  Understand hurdles & identify sensible ‘entry-points’ for improving equity & equality Focal areas:  WHEAT Gender audit  Scoping Study on Strengthening Gender Integration in South Asia  Coming up: Diagnosis of gender relations in wheat production, processing and marketing in key target regions
WHEAT Impacts …  An added value of wheat produced = US$ 1.3 billion by 2020 & US$ 8.1 billion by 2030  Enough wheat to feed an additional 56 million consumers by 2020 & an additional 397 million by 2030  Breaking the wheat yield barrier by 50% Expected Impact (as stated in 2011 Proposal, excerpts) Study Period covered All breeding Attributed to IWIN Byerlee and Traxler (1996) 1966-90 $3.0bn per year Internal rate of return of 53% $1.5bn per year Heisey et al. (2002) mid-range estimate 1996-97 $2.4bn per year $1.1bn per year Lantican et al. (2005)--mid-range estimate 1988-2002 $3.4-4.8bn per year $1.0 to 1.8bn per year Marasas et al. (2004)--leaf rust resistance only 1973-2007 $5.4bn net present value Evenson and Rosegrant, 2002 1965-2000 With no breeding research: 9-14% reduction in output 29-61% increase in price With no CGIAR 5-6% reduction in output 19-22% increase in price
What impact? - WHEAT re-assessed partner priorities among NARS, extension, seed companies and farmer organizations Type of Impact Food: Increasing demands for food met. Stable food prices for poor consumers Food and Environment: More sustainable & resilient farming systems, despite climate impact Environment: Increased production through higher yields and better stress resistance Poverty reduction and equity: Poverty and malnutrition are reduced (women and children) Poverty reduction and equity: Better access to cutting-edge technologies (role of private sector) Capacity: A new generation of scientists and other professionals Ranking (based on no of points) 1st (1255) 2nd (1084) 2nd (1021) 4th (788) 3rd (940) 1st (1312) 1st/1st or 2nd choice (no of partners) 24 7 9 4 6 15 74 responses to Partner Priorities Survey
Generating impact by delivering on an integrated set of Flagship Products
WHEAT Flagship products matched with generic IDOs SI 5 – Durable Pest & Disease resistance SI 6 – Enhanced Heat & Drought Tolerance SI 7 – Breaking the Yield Barrier SI4ProductiveWheat Varieties SI9SeedsofDiscovery FARMERS SI 10 Strengthening Capacities SI 1 Technology Targeting for Greatest Impact Comprehensive Wheat Improvement Systems: on Field & Farm Adoption & Use SI 2 – Sustainable Wheat-based System SI 3 – Nutrient- and Water-use Efficiency SI 8 - More and better Seed IDOs: NRM productivity, systems, environmental, livelihoods, innovation IDOs: future options, productivity (carbon) IDOs: Productivity, environment, risk mgt (nutrition)
WHEAT Flagship clusters make IDOs possible SI 5 – Durable Pest & Disease resistance SI 6 – Enhanced Heat & Drought Tolerance SI 7 – Breaking the Yield Barrier SI4ProductiveWheat Varieties SI9SeedsofDiscovery FARMERS SI 10 Strengthening Capacities SI 1 Technology Targeting for Greatest Impact Comprehensive Wheat Improvement Systems: on Field & Farm Adoption & Use SI 2 – Sustainable Wheat-based System SI 3 – Nutrient- and Water-use Efficiency SI 8 - More and better Seed Sustainably grow more with less for improved livelihoods Frontier genetic research: Novel diversity & break the yield barrier Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
ResearchStrategy1:Sustainablygrowmorewithless forimprovedlivelihoods • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO1 Rural Poverty SLO2 Food Security • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO 2. Farmers minimise unsustainable effects on soil, environment & improve their household income & livelihoods IDO 3. Farmers have more & better access to quality seed & use them ResearchStrategy2:Improvedvarietiesontoresearch andfarmer’sfields • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO3 Nutrition & Health SLO1 Rural Poverty • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO4. Smallholders’ modern wheat varieties adoption translates into higher, more stable yields in WHEAT target regions ResearchStrategy3:FrontierGeneticResearchfornovel diversity&breakingtheyieldbarrier • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO4 Sustainability • IDO 5. Faster & more significant genetic gains in breeding programs worldwide, using more effective approaches for complex traits Five Wheat IDOs
Next: Refine IDOs with R4D partners Why?  Partners are at the interface of generating impact  Partner performance influences speed and extent of impact What/How?  Use “6 Questions” approach to link outputs to outcomes  Identify necessary R4D partners and ‘required actors’  Spell out assumptions made; define criteria for assessing performance  Detail linkages with other CRPs: What kind? Which projects?  Use Partner Priorities Survey responses to define IAR4D role When?  Sept 2013: WHEAT-Stakeholder Committee reviews and approves approach to partner engagement  March 2014: Main agenda for WHEAT General Meeting (linked to Borlaug 100 event)
Partner Priorities among WHEAT Themes Theme 1 Better target, prioritise 2 wheat systems 3 precision agri (WUE, NUE) 4 better varieties 5 pests & diseases 6 heat & drought 7 break yield barrier 8 more and better seed 9 Seeds of Discover y 10 Cap Dev Priority for own instit. 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd Priority for IAR 4th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd Divergence of partner and donor perceptions Interpretation and use of results?
24 Fundamental Agri Research Applied Agri Research Socioeconomic research Environmental research Policy-related WHEATs different kinds of partners ... CRP composed of Strategic Research Initiatives (SI), … Research Design Stage Research Activities Stage Outputs Stage Outcomes Stage Impact Stage Extension agents university research partners WYN: ARI’s worlwide Different kinds of R4D partners; per project, mainly bilaterally funded & ‘continuous partners’ Research Partners (upstream) Development Partners (downstream) Competitive Partner Grants Wheat Int’l Trials Cooperators (NARS) – IWIN: 622 collaborators MasAgro Take It to the Farmer; CSISA innovation system partners Steering partners (on WHEAT-MC: ICARDA, BBSRC, ICAR, GRDC) For special, ex- ante studies
620 cooperators want WHEAT germplasm on an annual basis: Growing demand!
CGIAR Partner Perception Survey: WHEAT compared to other CRPs 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Mean All CRPs Max Score WHEAT Score Global expertise High caliber staff High quality research Innovation Facilitating access to research Relevant research / Research results in outputs Response to clients, credit sharing and communication R4D partners want to see WHEAT improve on “involving partners in decisions” and “sharing credit”
Partnership realities and desired future Now In Future 27  Funds: W1/2 & bilateral flow-thru + extra Partner Budget (Competitive Partner Grants)  CIMMYT and ICARDA partner on program management & research delivery  Program Management Partners – Internal: CIMMYT, ICARDA – External: BBSRC, GRDC, ICAR  Steering Partners – Broader partner involvement in strategy dev: Launch Conference & Partner Priorities Survey  Better know, evaluate our partners, act on that knowledge – Different & better (not more) partners – Spend more time/effort on p’ship relationship mgt  Partners’ perspective: Make clearer how partners will be involved at different levels (research priorities, design, delivery) – Driven by adjusting Themes’ project portfolio to national/regional priorities – More joint fundraising
Donors who make partnering possible Selected; from 59 active grants in 2012, of which 20 are funded by W1&2 SAGARPA (Mexico MoA) CAAS & NFSC, China CGIAR Fund BMZ/GIZ (Germany) USDA & USAID GRDC & ACIAR (AU) Harvest Plus (CRP4) Generation Challenge Program ICAR, India AAREOO, Iran JIRCAS & MoFA, Japan BMGF, Syngenta Foundation & Agrovegetal
Way Forward for WHEAT
ResearchStrategy1:Sustainablygrowmorewithless forimprovedlivelihoods • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO1 Rural Poverty SLO2 Food Security • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO 2. Farmers minimise unsustainable effects on soil, environment & improve their household income & livelihoods IDO 3. Farmers have more & better access to quality seed & use them ResearchStrategy2:Improvedvarietiesontoresearch andfarmer’sfields • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO3 Nutrition & Health SLO1 Rural Poverty • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO4. Smallholders’ modern wheat varieties adoption translates into higher, more stable yields in WHEAT target regions ResearchStrategy3:FrontierGeneticResearchfornovel diversity&breakingtheyieldbarrier • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO4 Sustainability • IDO 5. Faster & more significant genetic gains in breeding programs worldwide, using more effective approaches for complex traits Way forward: Partnerships for IDO Impact Faster Global Breeding Platform Global Phenotyping Platform Wheat Yield Network based on MEXIPLAT Platform Heat & Drought Consortium Coalition for Wheat for Africa (W4A) Regional, multi- hub & - stakeholder R4D programs Seeds of Discovery
Training population • Genotyping • Phenotyping GS model • Estimating marker effects Target population • Genotyping only • Estimating GEBVs • Selection • Intercrossing update Way forward: Genomics enables faster breeding success Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
Way forward: Collaboratively fight major pests and diseases Example: Fusarium Head Blight is global problem, so bundle global R4D resources Build Global Pests & Diseases Observatory and Early Warning System Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
Wheat needs to beat the heat: Photosynthetic Efficiency (WYN)Frontier genetic research: Novel diversity & break the yield barrier Food security of 1 billion people in South Asia affected by climate change >> accelerating food price inflation
Ways Forward for WHEAT Phase I: 2012-14 Phase II: 2015- 2020 Phase III

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WHEAT - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013

  • 1. CRP Engagement with Donors Montpellier, 17-18th June 2013 http://wheat.org/ Victor Kommerell, CRP Program Manager: v.kommerell@cgiar.org
  • 2. Todays Agenda  WHEAT IDOs, Impact Pathways & Theories of Change – WHEAT research results and impact on the ground & Regional collaborations – Gender and Impact – Intermediate Development Outcomes & Flagship Projects – Next Steps to refine IDOs etc. with R4D partners  Partnerships – Current status – Next steps  Conclusions
  • 3. Impact pathway in action – Fighting against a threat to global food security (Ug99) Genetic discovery & breeding for Ug99 resistance (faster thru 2 breeding cycles p.a.) Improved varieties available to NARS & first releases by NARS In 5 years from 90% susceptible varities to … IDO cluster: Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
  • 5. And make 6 countries epidemic-proof: Great example of IAR-NARS-Donors collaboration 2006-2008: Genetic discovery & breeding for Ug99 resistance accelerated thru shuttle breeding Mexico - Kenya) 2009: Improved varieties available to NARS & first releases by NARS – thanks to BGRI 2008-12: Seed multiplication in 6 vulnerable countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nepal , Pakistan and Iran – USAID Famine project, CGIAR W1&2, Iran 2012-13 season: 5% of national wheat area threshold to counter an epidemic is reached
  • 6. Bigger WHEAT impact picture: Improved varieties in farmers’ fields %WheatArea CGIAR cultivars CGIAR derived cultivars Non-CGIAR related 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% (Lantican et al., 2005)
  • 7. From To Stripe Review Recommends: GxMxE^I, robust metrics, cross-cutting methodologies Field scale Multi-scale NRM NRM & innovation systems & Climate Change Protocols / guides Precision Agriculture Sustainable wheat-based systems 1992: CA long-term experiment starts 1994 Rice Wheat Consortium (RWC) IndoGanges Plain: Zero tillage 2007: RWC impacts assessed / CA Hub in Mexico: Proof-of- concept for innovation & learning platform 2009: CSISA Phase 1 kicks off / MasAgro Take It To The Farmer (TTF) starts • Of 15 farming systems in areas of greatest poverty • 12 are rice-, maize- and/or wheat-based systems • Drives WHEAT Theme 2 (sustainable wheat-based systems) IDO: Sustainably grow more with less for improved livelihoods
  • 8. WHEAT Regional Collaborations: CSISA as model Collaboration across CRPs: WHEAT, GRiSP, MAIZE, Policy, Livestock, CCAFS, in the Indo Gangetic Plain
  • 9. Number of poor in wheat-based systems in South Asia Cereal systems >50% area under crop >25% area under crop Wheat systems 175 million 284 million % of total poor (ca. 516mn) 34% 55% Source: Sonders 2013; based on data from IFPRI, World Bank , FAO, UNDP: People living on $1.25 or less a day
  • 10. Add Precision Ag to the Systems mix IDO: Sustainably grow more with less for improved livelihoods • Wheat uses more N than any other crop (19%) • China, India and Pakistan apply 50% of all N used for wheat • Nitrogen use efficiency in LDC only 1/3 = 2 of 3 kg N applied end up in water or air • NUE in W-Europe is about 65% = twice as high; Max. NUE is around 80%
  • 11. Debre Zeit Holetta   Haremaya  Sinana Awassa Kulumsa  Sirinka  Adet  Debre Birhan Ambo   Areka  Werer  Gode  Jijiga  Mekele  Alemata Gonder  Improved agronomic/IPM practices  122 improved wheat varieties released ≥ 80 CGIAR origin /cross  Yields up from 0.6 t/ha 1970 to 2 t/ha in 2012 Example in Africa: Impact in Ethiopia IDO cluster: Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
  • 12. UNEP (2009) The Environmental Food Crisis - The Environment's Role in Averting Future Food Crises, Hugo Ahlenius, Nordpil. Climate change brings opportunities to Africa – Changes in cereal outputs What about the rest of Africa? Wheat for Africa (W4A)!
  • 13. Modelling study shows: Africa can grow more wheat profitably Eight SSA countries could increase wheat production profitably to meet growing demand WHEAT for Africa conference African MoA have endorsed wheat as a strategic crop
  • 14. African working women drive wheat consumption  As more women join the labor force, African wheat demand grows, along with urbanization  Wheat products take less time to prepare than many other popular staples  Africa spent $US20bn on wheat imports in 2012 Dr. Nicole Mason, MSU Kinshasa supermarket WHEAT Theme 1 (better target & prioritize)
  • 15. Gender emphasis: Understand & Integrate Two big Challenges 1. WHEAT (rural) target regions = often paternalistic, male- dominated societies 2. Developing ALL rural talent is key to sustainable greater productivity Need for Action  Understand hurdles & identify sensible ‘entry-points’ for improving equity & equality Focal areas:  WHEAT Gender audit  Scoping Study on Strengthening Gender Integration in South Asia  Coming up: Diagnosis of gender relations in wheat production, processing and marketing in key target regions
  • 16. WHEAT Impacts …  An added value of wheat produced = US$ 1.3 billion by 2020 & US$ 8.1 billion by 2030  Enough wheat to feed an additional 56 million consumers by 2020 & an additional 397 million by 2030  Breaking the wheat yield barrier by 50% Expected Impact (as stated in 2011 Proposal, excerpts) Study Period covered All breeding Attributed to IWIN Byerlee and Traxler (1996) 1966-90 $3.0bn per year Internal rate of return of 53% $1.5bn per year Heisey et al. (2002) mid-range estimate 1996-97 $2.4bn per year $1.1bn per year Lantican et al. (2005)--mid-range estimate 1988-2002 $3.4-4.8bn per year $1.0 to 1.8bn per year Marasas et al. (2004)--leaf rust resistance only 1973-2007 $5.4bn net present value Evenson and Rosegrant, 2002 1965-2000 With no breeding research: 9-14% reduction in output 29-61% increase in price With no CGIAR 5-6% reduction in output 19-22% increase in price
  • 17. What impact? - WHEAT re-assessed partner priorities among NARS, extension, seed companies and farmer organizations Type of Impact Food: Increasing demands for food met. Stable food prices for poor consumers Food and Environment: More sustainable & resilient farming systems, despite climate impact Environment: Increased production through higher yields and better stress resistance Poverty reduction and equity: Poverty and malnutrition are reduced (women and children) Poverty reduction and equity: Better access to cutting-edge technologies (role of private sector) Capacity: A new generation of scientists and other professionals Ranking (based on no of points) 1st (1255) 2nd (1084) 2nd (1021) 4th (788) 3rd (940) 1st (1312) 1st/1st or 2nd choice (no of partners) 24 7 9 4 6 15 74 responses to Partner Priorities Survey
  • 18. Generating impact by delivering on an integrated set of Flagship Products
  • 19. WHEAT Flagship products matched with generic IDOs SI 5 – Durable Pest & Disease resistance SI 6 – Enhanced Heat & Drought Tolerance SI 7 – Breaking the Yield Barrier SI4ProductiveWheat Varieties SI9SeedsofDiscovery FARMERS SI 10 Strengthening Capacities SI 1 Technology Targeting for Greatest Impact Comprehensive Wheat Improvement Systems: on Field & Farm Adoption & Use SI 2 – Sustainable Wheat-based System SI 3 – Nutrient- and Water-use Efficiency SI 8 - More and better Seed IDOs: NRM productivity, systems, environmental, livelihoods, innovation IDOs: future options, productivity (carbon) IDOs: Productivity, environment, risk mgt (nutrition)
  • 20. WHEAT Flagship clusters make IDOs possible SI 5 – Durable Pest & Disease resistance SI 6 – Enhanced Heat & Drought Tolerance SI 7 – Breaking the Yield Barrier SI4ProductiveWheat Varieties SI9SeedsofDiscovery FARMERS SI 10 Strengthening Capacities SI 1 Technology Targeting for Greatest Impact Comprehensive Wheat Improvement Systems: on Field & Farm Adoption & Use SI 2 – Sustainable Wheat-based System SI 3 – Nutrient- and Water-use Efficiency SI 8 - More and better Seed Sustainably grow more with less for improved livelihoods Frontier genetic research: Novel diversity & break the yield barrier Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
  • 21. ResearchStrategy1:Sustainablygrowmorewithless forimprovedlivelihoods • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO1 Rural Poverty SLO2 Food Security • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO 2. Farmers minimise unsustainable effects on soil, environment & improve their household income & livelihoods IDO 3. Farmers have more & better access to quality seed & use them ResearchStrategy2:Improvedvarietiesontoresearch andfarmer’sfields • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO3 Nutrition & Health SLO1 Rural Poverty • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO4. Smallholders’ modern wheat varieties adoption translates into higher, more stable yields in WHEAT target regions ResearchStrategy3:FrontierGeneticResearchfornovel diversity&breakingtheyieldbarrier • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO4 Sustainability • IDO 5. Faster & more significant genetic gains in breeding programs worldwide, using more effective approaches for complex traits Five Wheat IDOs
  • 22. Next: Refine IDOs with R4D partners Why?  Partners are at the interface of generating impact  Partner performance influences speed and extent of impact What/How?  Use “6 Questions” approach to link outputs to outcomes  Identify necessary R4D partners and ‘required actors’  Spell out assumptions made; define criteria for assessing performance  Detail linkages with other CRPs: What kind? Which projects?  Use Partner Priorities Survey responses to define IAR4D role When?  Sept 2013: WHEAT-Stakeholder Committee reviews and approves approach to partner engagement  March 2014: Main agenda for WHEAT General Meeting (linked to Borlaug 100 event)
  • 23. Partner Priorities among WHEAT Themes Theme 1 Better target, prioritise 2 wheat systems 3 precision agri (WUE, NUE) 4 better varieties 5 pests & diseases 6 heat & drought 7 break yield barrier 8 more and better seed 9 Seeds of Discover y 10 Cap Dev Priority for own instit. 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd Priority for IAR 4th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd Divergence of partner and donor perceptions Interpretation and use of results?
  • 24. 24 Fundamental Agri Research Applied Agri Research Socioeconomic research Environmental research Policy-related WHEATs different kinds of partners ... CRP composed of Strategic Research Initiatives (SI), … Research Design Stage Research Activities Stage Outputs Stage Outcomes Stage Impact Stage Extension agents university research partners WYN: ARI’s worlwide Different kinds of R4D partners; per project, mainly bilaterally funded & ‘continuous partners’ Research Partners (upstream) Development Partners (downstream) Competitive Partner Grants Wheat Int’l Trials Cooperators (NARS) – IWIN: 622 collaborators MasAgro Take It to the Farmer; CSISA innovation system partners Steering partners (on WHEAT-MC: ICARDA, BBSRC, ICAR, GRDC) For special, ex- ante studies
  • 25. 620 cooperators want WHEAT germplasm on an annual basis: Growing demand!
  • 26. CGIAR Partner Perception Survey: WHEAT compared to other CRPs 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Mean All CRPs Max Score WHEAT Score Global expertise High caliber staff High quality research Innovation Facilitating access to research Relevant research / Research results in outputs Response to clients, credit sharing and communication R4D partners want to see WHEAT improve on “involving partners in decisions” and “sharing credit”
  • 27. Partnership realities and desired future Now In Future 27  Funds: W1/2 & bilateral flow-thru + extra Partner Budget (Competitive Partner Grants)  CIMMYT and ICARDA partner on program management & research delivery  Program Management Partners – Internal: CIMMYT, ICARDA – External: BBSRC, GRDC, ICAR  Steering Partners – Broader partner involvement in strategy dev: Launch Conference & Partner Priorities Survey  Better know, evaluate our partners, act on that knowledge – Different & better (not more) partners – Spend more time/effort on p’ship relationship mgt  Partners’ perspective: Make clearer how partners will be involved at different levels (research priorities, design, delivery) – Driven by adjusting Themes’ project portfolio to national/regional priorities – More joint fundraising
  • 28. Donors who make partnering possible Selected; from 59 active grants in 2012, of which 20 are funded by W1&2 SAGARPA (Mexico MoA) CAAS & NFSC, China CGIAR Fund BMZ/GIZ (Germany) USDA & USAID GRDC & ACIAR (AU) Harvest Plus (CRP4) Generation Challenge Program ICAR, India AAREOO, Iran JIRCAS & MoFA, Japan BMGF, Syngenta Foundation & Agrovegetal
  • 30. ResearchStrategy1:Sustainablygrowmorewithless forimprovedlivelihoods • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO1 Rural Poverty SLO2 Food Security • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO 2. Farmers minimise unsustainable effects on soil, environment & improve their household income & livelihoods IDO 3. Farmers have more & better access to quality seed & use them ResearchStrategy2:Improvedvarietiesontoresearch andfarmer’sfields • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO3 Nutrition & Health SLO1 Rural Poverty • IDO 1. Accelerated varieties release scaled out IDO4. Smallholders’ modern wheat varieties adoption translates into higher, more stable yields in WHEAT target regions ResearchStrategy3:FrontierGeneticResearchfornovel diversity&breakingtheyieldbarrier • System-Level Development Outcomes SLO2 Food Security SLO4 Sustainability • IDO 5. Faster & more significant genetic gains in breeding programs worldwide, using more effective approaches for complex traits Way forward: Partnerships for IDO Impact Faster Global Breeding Platform Global Phenotyping Platform Wheat Yield Network based on MEXIPLAT Platform Heat & Drought Consortium Coalition for Wheat for Africa (W4A) Regional, multi- hub & - stakeholder R4D programs Seeds of Discovery
  • 31. Training population • Genotyping • Phenotyping GS model • Estimating marker effects Target population • Genotyping only • Estimating GEBVs • Selection • Intercrossing update Way forward: Genomics enables faster breeding success Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
  • 32. Way forward: Collaboratively fight major pests and diseases Example: Fusarium Head Blight is global problem, so bundle global R4D resources Build Global Pests & Diseases Observatory and Early Warning System Improved varieties onto research & farmers fields
  • 33. Wheat needs to beat the heat: Photosynthetic Efficiency (WYN)Frontier genetic research: Novel diversity & break the yield barrier Food security of 1 billion people in South Asia affected by climate change >> accelerating food price inflation
  • 34. Ways Forward for WHEAT Phase I: 2012-14 Phase II: 2015- 2020 Phase III