Transcript Network Presentation

Presented on behalf of:
Dr. Raj S. Paroda
Executive Secretary - APAARI
“ To promote the development of
National Agricultural Research Systems
(NARS) in the Asia-Pacific region through
facilitation of intra-regional, interinstitutional and international
cooperation.”
“Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) in the
Asia –Pacific region is effectively promoted and
facilitated through novel partnerships among
NARS and other related organizations so that it
contributes to sustainable improvements in the
productivity of agricultural systems and to the
quality of the natural resource base that underpins
agriculture, thereby enhancing food and nutrition
security, economic and social well being of
communities and the integrity of the environment
and the services it provides.”
APAARI Membership
• Members
– ACIAR, AREO, BAR, BARC, CARP, COA, DOA, IAC,
ICAR, JIRCAS, MAFF, MARD, MARDI, MCFF, NARC,
NARI, PARC, PCARRD, and RDA
• Associate Members
– AIT, AVRDC, CGPRT/CAPSA, CIMMYT, ICARDA,
ICBA, ICIMOD, ICRISAT, IFPRI, ILRI, IPGRI, IRRI,
IWMI, and WFC
• Reciprocal Members
– AARINENA, APAFRI, APSA, and NACA
APAARI
Organizational Structure
• General Assembly
• Executive Committee
Programs
APARIS
APCoAB
• Information sharing
• Advocacy for ICT in ARD
• Capacity building
• Information integration
Networks
• Crops
• Livestock
• Fruits
• Fiber
• Others
• Policy support
• Capacity building
• Information dissemination
• Research networking
APAARI Activities
• Strengthening NARS through
Cooperation/Collaboration
• Knowledge and Information Sharing
• Research Networking
• Human Resource Development and
Trainings
• Policy Advocacy
• Technology Transfer
• Publications
APAARI Strategic Areas
• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Information and Communication
Management in ARD
• Post-harvest Technologies
• Thematic Research Networks for Crop,
Livestock and Fisheries sectors
1. Priority Setting by NARS in the Asia-Pacific
Region, 1996
2. Management & Strengthening of Research
Networks in The Asia-Pacific Region, 1997
3. Research Management Mechanisms of NARS,
1998
4. Development of APAARI Vision 2025, 1999
5. Strategies to Implement APAARI Vision 2025,
2000
6. Development of a Regional Agricultural
Information System, 2000
7. Regional Priority Setting For Agricultural
Research for Development in the Asia-Pacific
Region, 2001
8. Status of Biotechnology in Agriculture in Asia
and Pacific, 2002
9. Development of Second Phase of APARIS, 2002
10. Strengthening of Research Partnership through
Networks and Consortia, 2002
11. Strengthening Regional Agricultural Information
System and Research Networks, 2003
12. Post-harvest Technologies for Ensuring Food
Security and Value Addition for Enhanced
Income, 2004
Partnership, Networking, Information and
Communication Technology
Human resource development Improving
research management Publication
enhancement for technology transfer
Setting strategic directions, Policy dialogue
and advice, Impact assessment,
Sustainability of APAARI’s efforts
Harnessing Agricultural Science for better
future
Engineering the NARS
Growth oriented and responsive governance
Expert Consultation On Strategies to Implement
APAARI Vision 2025, 8-10 November 2000, Chiang Rai,
Thailand
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
ARD PRIORITY SETTING FOR SUB-REGIONS
West & South-Asia July 5-7, 2001, at ICRISAT, India
 East & South-East Asia June 27-28, 2001 at IRRI,
Philippines
 Pacific, October 29-30, 2001 in Fiji
Expert Consultation On Agricultural Research For
Development In The Asia-Pacific Region, 12-13
November, 2001
Common Areas
 Natural Resource Management
 Genetic Resources
 Commodity Chain Development
 Meeting Protein Demands
 Tree and Forest Management
Cross Cutting
 Information Management
 Capacity Building – HRD; Institutional; Research
Policy development (food insecurity and poverty
mapping)
Network
 NACA
 BAPNET
 PGR
 CLAN
 TAMNET
 UTFANET
 CORRA
 GoFAR
 INCANA
Year
1980
1991
1991
1992
1993
1994
1996
2000
2002
Facilitation
Inter-Govt.
IPGRI
IPGRI
ICRISAT
CIMMYT
ICUC
IRRI
WFC
AARINENA/APAARI/
CACAARI/AREO/ICARDA
APARIS:
Asia-Pacific Agricultural
Research Information System
Objectives
• Advocacy to promote ICT/ICM in ARD
• Capacity Building in Weaker NARS
• Integration of National, Regional and
Global Information Resources
Publications
 APAARI Newsletter
 Success Stories for Technology
Dissemination (20 so far and 3 ready)
 APAARI Vision – 2025
 Agricultural Research Priorities
in the Asia-Pacific
 Regional Status Reports
 Reports of Expert Consultations
 Directories of Institutions
 Regional Status Report on ICT/ICM in ARD
 APAARI – A Decade of Progress
 APAARI on CD
• Identify others involved in similar activities
and collaborate
• Develop promotional materials for APARIS
• Value Additions – new functions and
databases
• Organize specialized group discussion
forums
• Develop monitoring procedures
 Three ICT/ICM Expert Consultations for members
and NINPs, and one Training of NINPs from LDCs
 APAARI Homepage and Publication Dissemination
 ARD Related Databases
 APAARI on CD (including 20 success stories)
 ARD Information Gateway and Experts Database
 Regional Status Report on ICT/ICM in ARD
 Active Participation in Regional and International
Agricultural Information Networks
• Commitment of member NARS
• Involvement of NINPs
• Capacity Building Programs
(Digital Divide Issue)
• Source of Funding
• Collaborations (GFAR, CGIAR, FAO,
APAN, RFs, and Others)
• Expansion of User Base
(students & farmers)
• Regional Workshop for Integrating
National Agricultural Information Systems
– Development of Training Materials
(2005)
• Three Sub-regional Training Workshops Training of NAIS Trainers – (2005 & 2006)
• APAARI facilitated e-Learning module for
National Workshops to Train at least One
Information Officer from each National
Institute (2006 & 2007)
Issues:
 Ethics
 Food and Environmental safety
 Economic Consideration
 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
 Diverse Stakeholders
Strategy:
 Asia-Pacific Consortium on
Agricultural Biotechnology, an
APAARI initiative established in
January 2004
 First Steering Committee Meeting held
on 8 April 2004 at Bangkok, Thailand
to finalize road map and work plan
 APCoAB Activities: Policy Advocacy,
Research Networking, Capacity
Building, and Information
Dissemination
• A Neutral Platform
• Involvement of all Stakeholders
– Public institutions
– International Centers and Organizations
– Private Sector and Foundations
– NGOs
– Farmers’ Organizations
• A Facilitator
Issues
• Agricultural Productivity and Environmental
Safety
• Ethics and Biosafety
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Access
• Capacity Building
• Partnership – Public and Private
• Public Awareness
Mission
To act as a neutral platform to achieve
following mission:
“To harness the benefits of agricultural
biotechnology for the achievement of
society in the Asia-Pacific Region”
Vision
“ To enhance the benefits of
biotechnologies for the
sustainable agricultural
development in the AsiaPacific region, through
greater stakeholder
partnerships, improved
policy environment,
enhanced capacity
building and greater
public awareness ”
Research
Capacity Building
-Facilitate Public Awareness
-Conduct training programmes/awareness
campaign on :
•Biosafety, bioethics & related issues
•Issues related to IPRs, patenting and
benefit sharing
-Services oriented focal point
- Research Prioritization involving
all stakeholders
-Facilitate promotion of
Ag-biotechnologies through
partnership initiatives
APCoAB
(Asia-Pacific Consortium
on
Agricultural
Biotechnology)
Policy
-Advisory role to policy makers
on biosafety issues of GMOs &
other biotech products
• Policies for the exchange of material
and technology
Knowledge Resources &
Dissemination
- Providing basic information and links
with other websites
- At all levels based on scientific information
in a reader friendly way
• Organizations – (5) GFAR, AARINENA,
APAARI, CACAARI, ICARDA
•NARS – Azerbaijan, Egypt, Jordan, India,
Iran, Kazakhstan, Syria, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan
•Private Sector – India, Greece
Issues Addressed
 Country wise R7D Status
 Information and Germplasm Exchange
 Regional Varietal Trials
 Collaboration for:
- Hybrid Cotton Research
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Bt Cotton
- Cotton-Wheat Rotation
Recommendations
 Establishment of a website and publication of INCANA
Happenings (INCANA Secretariat)
 Germplasm exchange and varietals trials to be
initiated (INCANA Secretariat)
 Sharing of IPM information and experiences by
forming an IPM Group (Leader – Syria)
 Promotion of Hybrid Cotton and Bt Cotton
(Leader – India)
 Publication of Success Stories on “Bt Cotton in India”
(APAARI) and “IPM in Syria” (AARINENA)
 GFAR, AARINENA, APAARI, ICARDA and AREO to
continue providing support. Also FAO has to be
approached
South Asia:
(October, 2004)
ICAR and
ICRISAT
South East Asia:
(Early, 2005)
IRRI and
PACARRD
Pacific
New Caledonia and
SPC
Participants of the International Workshop
on Research Need Assessment and
Prioritization of Agricultural Research for
Development in South and Western Asia
NARS – 5 (Bangladesh, India, Iran, Nepal,
Sri Lanka)
IARS – 8 (AVRDC, CIP, ICIMOD, IFPRI, ILRI,
IPGRI, IRRI, IWMI)
Donors – 2 (ACIAR and DFID)
Farmers’ Organization – 3 (Indonesia,
Philippines, India)
NGOs – 3 (India)
ICRISAT – 13
APAARI – 1
1. Research orientation towards System’s Approach
needed (crop, livestock, horticulture, forestry etc.) To
be an Inter-disciplinary and Inter-institutional
approach
2. More emphasis on crop diversification is critical
incorporation of food legumes and emphasis on low
volume, high value species (vegetables, fruits,
medicinal plants)
3. PHT, value addition, agri-business and marketing
research is a weak link
1. Integrated watershed approach with emphasis on:
- Water productivity
- WUE
- Reduced losses
- Water quality
2. Soil health management:
- Conservation tillage
- Organic recycling
- Efficient nutrient use
3. Assessing soil erosion and salinity
1. Ensuring policy support for investment in ARD
and capital investment in agriculture for:
- Infrastructure, credit, marketing, insurance,
food, procurement, processing, export, pricing
etc.
2. Technology dissemination:
- Research – Extension – Farmer Linkage
- Role of ICT and concern for digital divide
3. Strengthening partnership:
- NARI – NARES
- Regional Collaboration
- Public – Private Partnership
Expert Consultation on PHT
PH Research and Development for
• Improved Food Security
• Enhanced Income through Value Addition
Venue
• Bangkok, Thailand
Dates
• 1-3 December 2004
Institutional Support and Policy
1. Ensuring policy support for investment in ARD
and capital investment in agriculture for:
– Infrastructure, credit, marketing,
insurance, food procurement,
processing, export, pricing etc.
• Enhanced Income through Value Addition
Venue
• Bangkok, Thailand
Dates
• 1-3 December 2004
• APAARI-AARINENA-CACAARI-FARA in a
globalized world (with GFAR Partnership)
• Information Sharing
– RAIS Meetings under Global-RAIS Initiative
• Research Networking
– INCANA (an example)
– APCoAB (It could be an inter-regional initiative)
• Agricultural Biotechnology
– Commonality of Issues and Concerns
• Future
– Greater Inter-regional Cooperation in ARD
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