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Agricultural Research for International Development: Bioscience Uniting UK and Southern Partners Amanda Read Programme Manager Insecticide crystal image courtesy Rothamsted Research, supermarket copyright Noel Hendrickson/Digital Vision/Thinkstock 2010 International Development Initiatives • Multi-donor • Encourage North-South collaboration • Assessment Criteria: • Scientific Excellence • Development Relevance • Capacity Building Existing Programmes • Sustainable Agriculture Research for International Development (SARID) • Combating Infectious Diseases of Livestock for International Development (CIDLID) • Sustainable Crop Production Research for International Development (SCPRID) SARID - Halting armyworm rampage with biological pesticide • Armyworm – a major migratory pest of cereal crops • Up to 70% of farmers across Africa suffer from crop damage and loss caused by armyworms Picture provided by Wilfred Mushobozi SARID - Defeating the witchweed famine threat SARID - More bananas for Africa Healthy and nematodedamaged bananas CIDLID - Reducing disease in village poultry production • in Africa, > ¾ billion poultry lost to disease annually • Newcastle disease – major cause of loss in developing countries Challenges of International Development Initiatives • Call Design • Administration • Application process • Facilitating partnering • Peer review • Barriers to communication • Project management Rewards of International Development Initiatives • Pools resources to address Global Challenges • Encourages UK scientists to apply research strategically • Enables UK Research Councils to fund international scientists • Promotes knowledge exchange • Catalyses international partnerships • Builds a healthy bioscience base worldwide