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1 Shaping Tomorrow s Agriculture Today Mark Holderness, Ajit Maru & Valeria Pesce The Global Forum on Agricultural Research

2 The Global Forum is: A Global Advocate for agricultural research to meet the future needs of humanity The Key Global Link between agricultural science and society A Voice for the disadvantaged A Partnership for change A Catalyst for action An Open and Inclusive Platform for sharing and learning

3 GFAR - We Are You Farmers putting poor rural communities at the centre of research Civil Society a voice for the needs of the disadvantaged, bridging local and scientific innovation National Agricultural Research & Extension capable, relevant and integrated systems meeting the needs of the poor Private Sector effective, responsible input delivery & output markets International Research Centers driven by national development needs Fundamental Research Institutions upstream research driven by development objectives Donor organizations fulfilling development aims through explicitly demand-driven policies and processes

4 Global Forum: Priorities for Action Advocacy for change: Strengthen the voice and demand of society for innovative agricultural research around key development issues Institutions for the Future: Transform agricultural research, extension and education institutions to meet our future needs Inter-regional learning: New partnerships catalysing rapid and efficient change around the world Putting knowledge to use: Empower change by overcoming the barriers to knowledge flow

5 The GCARD - Transforming AR4D: Business as usual is not an option... Populations are growing fast Food demands are changing Climates are changing Land use is changing Water resources are diminishing Soil resources are eroding Urbanization is advancing Farming populations are getting older The poor are increasingly marginalized

6 Towards an evergreen revolution How can we increase agricultural productivity and farmer incomes while: Ensuring the poor benefit and societal needs are met Sustainably managing environmental resources And what kind of institutions do we need to meet these challenges?

7 Agriculture: a knowledge-based industry The generation and application of knowledge is critical to meeting the huge global challenges facing agriculture But... Why isn t past research better benefiting the poor? Why have many apparently effective technologies not been adopted? Why has society been losing confidence in agricultural science? Why are research and extension institutions not effectively connected with those they are intended to benefit?

8 Developing countries must have access to external information Researchers per million people USA Belgium China Malaysia Uganda

9 Current science: social science linkages Clickstream data: how scientific literature is accessed and connected, from users downloading and browsing behaviour (PLoS ONE, 2009)

10 P. Van Mele All knowledge has value Scientific knowledge is reductionist, trusted & validated by its method Local knowledge is holistic, trusted & validated by experience & culture Need to link & reconcile these knowledge & trust bases Sustainable development must value & capitalize on both

11 Society is full of natural innovators... Constrained by resources & risk-aware Empowered by Knowledge

12 The nature of innovation Information is passive, becomes knowledge through use Knowledge is not static, derives from actions & interactions J.Vos Innovation and change derives from the interaction and knowledge of multiple actors within a context

13 E. Boa What stops information becoming innovation? Control Awareness Media Accessibility Reductionism/complexity Intelligibility & format Relevance Institutional barriers Belief systems Attitudes to change

14 GCARD: agricultural research centred on meeting development needs of the poor

15 Innovation New external knowledge Scientific innovation loops Learning Sharing/ feedback Connecting science & society Community innovation brokers Institutional learning Transformation Established information Transformation Local knowledge base Share External information pool Mass media Belief Community innovation loops Adoption Accessibility Distillation Result Test under own conditions

16 The role of the Innovation brokers Accessing & Sharing Transforming Information Organizing collective actions Catalysing enterprise E. Boa J.Vos P. VanMele

17 GCARD: Knowledge is essential for development, but development requires more than knowledge Innovation pathways Desired development outcome Enabling environment & inputs Policies promoting agricultural development & innovation

18 Knowledge for all Scientific innovation Local innovation External information Empower change through knowledge Overcome communication and trust barriers between science & society ICM to integrate scientific and local innovation Transform knowledge, change lives

19 joedale.typepad Breaking down the walls Community-centred, not technology-centred thinking Innovative knowledge access & transformation systems Stakeholders learning & innovating together, managing benefits & risks Institutional reorientation & changed attitudes/values Convergence of R&D, education and business policies and resources

20 Knowledge for All Advocacy for... Investment in ICM as integral to research & extension Recognition of ICM as an AR4D discipline Restructuring institutions & promoting knowledge flow Building institutional & inter-disciplinary connections Integrating diverse forms of information, reflecting the needs of poor farmers

21 Knowledge for All - Capacities Build on tools and technologies readily available to the poorest Re-purpose data via ICTs to inform and empower smallholder farmers in their decisions Cell phones/ people Developing Developed Internet/100 people Developing 5 18 Developed Mobile broadband/100 Developing 3 Developed 39 Source ITU, 2010

22 Knowledge for All - Access Improve the coherence and integration of diverse information Make information objects: text, pictures, datasets, models, video, radio etc. reusable and customizable for new purposes and contexts Blended learning tools CIARD launch of a key step forwards Information access (per 1000 people) N'papers Radios TV Internet Europe Low income ITU, 2004

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24 Knowledge for All - Governance Whose information is it? Accessibility and IP Capacities How relevant is it for specific development needs? Women farmers, the poorest farmers... Sharing knowledge EGFAR, RSS feeds, blogs, policy papers Develop national and regional agricultural information & learning systems CIARD RING mapping available information resources

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26 Over to You... You have the tools to transform people s lives through knowledge Your actions are crucial You have the power to break down the walls and barriers in agricultural research and extension and their institutions Your Global Forum provides the mechanism and the opportunity... Use it to change the world...

27 Thank You

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