Partnership Inception
Workshop - Mauritius
Food and Agricultural Research
Council (FARC) Conference Room
Reduit
9th February 2012
AGENDA – Day 1
Time
Session
09:00-09:30
Welcome address; Introduction
09:30-10:00
Introduction to PAEPARD
10:00-10:30
Concept Note/Presentation of partnerships
10:30-11:00
Tea Break
11:00-12:00
Workshop objectives & Activities; Role of
Leader/Facilitators; Introduction to group work
12:00-13:00
Lunch
10:00-14:00
Group Work
14:00-14:30
Tea Break
14:30-15:30
Group Work/ Presentations
15:30-16:00
Debriefing Session
Introduction to the
PAEPARD Project
Presented by:
Mr. Toolsee Gunesh
PAEPARD Definition
Platform for
African
European
Partnership on
Agricultural
Research for
Development
Context of PAEPARD
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Agriculture is sector with largest potential for
enhancing economic growth on African Continent
(SSA countries)
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Support for agriculture – Funds for agriculture
research reducing
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EC funding (EDF,FP7) for agricultural research
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Challenge : Research be demand led
- Quality of partnerships improved
Objectives
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Overall:
Build joint African-European Multi-Stakeholder
Partnerships in ARD contributing to achieve the
MDGs
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Specific:
Enhanced, more equitable, more demanddriven and mutually beneficial collaboration of
Africa and Europe on ARD with the aim of
attaining the MDGs
PAEPARD Expected Results
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Increased awareness of partnership opportunities
in Europe and Africa for agricultural development
in Africa;
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Improved mobilization and coordination of
European ARD stakeholders and African non–
research stakeholders;
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Increased knowledge on European funding
opportunities among African ARD stakeholders
and support for partnership development will lead
to increased number of high quality ARD
proposals.
Major Activities
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Mobilization of European stakeholders and African
non-research stakeholders;
Information and knowledge management of
opportunities for partnership between African and
Europe;
Capacity building on partnership building within a
multi-stakeholder innovation partnerships;
Partnership brokerage between African and
European stakeholders;
Advocacy for agricultural research for
development
PAEPARD – 2nd Call for Concept Note
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Published May 31, 2011
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69 Concept Notes received on July 15,
2011
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10 Consortia Selected
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Mauritius consortium among the 10
selected
Federating Themes
Food security and climate changes
 Post harvest technologies
 Knowledge management and indigenous
knowledge inclusion
 Capacity building and institutional
development
 Market access, value chain, pricing
 Water use and management
 Financing mechanisms, access to credit
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Consortia
Themes /Objectives
Ghana (Citrus Producers
Association of Ghana)
Control of Angular leaf spot disease of
Citrus in Ghana
Benin (Sojagnon, Farmers
Federation)
Appui a la sécurité économique des
ménages ruraux par la production, la
commercialisation et la transformation du
Soja au Benin
Burkina-Faso [Association
pour la Recherche et la
Formation en Agro-écologie
(ARFA)]
BIOPROTECT-B, un groupement d’intérêt
économique pour la protection biologique
des cultures et la fertilisation organique
des sols pour une agriculture saine et
durable au sahel.
Mauritius (Food and
Agricultural Research
Council, Reduit,
Mauritius)
Micro propagation and cultivation of in
vitro breadfruit plants and
development of novel products from
Breadfruit as an alternative source of
carbohydrates in Mauritius.
Cote d’Ivoire (Centre Suisse
de Recherches scientifiques)
Agriculture pour l’éducation (A.P.E) des
enfants en âge scolaire (5 – 15 ans) en
milieux rural et périurbain
Consortia
Themes /Objectives
Nigeria (Department of Animal
Science and Technology, Federal
University of Technology, Owerri,
Imo State, Nigeria)
Low cost and high quality livestock feed
production knowledge delivery to Nigerian poultry
industry (NIPOFERD)
Burundi [Confédération des
Associations de Producteurs
Agricoles pour le Développement
(CAPAD)]
Développement participatif des technologies de la
culture pomme de terre et promotion des
innovations sensibles au genre et à la
conservation de l’environnement au Burundi
Uganda (Farm Gain African Ltd)
Extensive Collection and Characterization of
African Solanaceae Plants
Uganda (Women of Uganda
Network (WOUGNET)
Enhancing soybean and cowpea value chains for
increased productivity, incomes and nutritional
security of smallholder farmers in East and Central
Africa.
Cameroon [Concertation
Nationale des Organisations
Paysannes du Cameroun (CNOPCAM)]
Innover pour l’intensification, la diversification et
la transformation de l’agriculture familiale en
Afrique Centrale à travers la recherche – action en
partenariat : cas de CNOP-CAM dans la région du
Centre Cameroun
The Mauritius
Consortium
Presented by:
Mrs. Indira Boodhram
Title of Proposed Partnership
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Micro-propagation and Cultivation of invitro breadfruit plants and development of
novel products from breadfruit as an
alternative source of carbohydrates in
Mauritius
Opportunities
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In context of food security and
sustainable livelihood
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Identified as a potential source of
carbohydrate
Potential for processing as well as export
Local research stations has experience in invitro propagation
Income-generating opportunity for
households/small-scale orchard
Breadfruit offers potential for production of
gluten-free flour
Expected outcome of partnership
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Establishment of production techniques and
guidelines for local production of breadfruit
Development of commercially feasible in-vitro
mass propagation techniques
Promotion and establishment of backyard
production in Mauritius
Establishment of commercial orchards
Development of community-based processing
techniques
Development of marketing channels for input into
large-scale processing of breadfruit
Development of healthy and nutritious value
added breadfruit products
Current Partners involved
FARC
(Research)
MAMCF
(Farmer
Organization)
AREU
(Research and
Extension)
UoM (Research
and Training)
EU Partner
Conserverie
Sarjua Ltee
(Private
Sector)
Value-Chain Approach
Presented by:
Ms. Nawsheen Hosenally
Current Partners involved
FARC
(Research)
MAMCF
(Farmer
Organization)
AREU
(Research and
Extension)
UoM (Research
and Training)
EU Partner
Conserverie
Sarjua Ltee
(Private
Sector)
Inclusive Demand-driven partnerships
Credit
suppliers
Researchers
Policy makers
Planting
material
Supplier
Advisory services
Breadfruit
growers
Wholesale
Consumer
organisations
and retail
Growers’
Suppliers of
organisations
inputs,
equipment EU Importers
Facilitator
Value-Chain Approach
Value-chain Definition:
 Describes full range of activities required to bring
a product/service through the different phases of
production (Including physical transformation,
input of various producer services and response
to consumer demand)
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Include inter-dependent processes that generate
value for the consumer
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Focuses on value creation, innovation, product
development and marketing
Role of the Facilitators
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Neutral
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Encourage full participation by all partners
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Ensure interest of all partners represented
Promote mutual understanding between
partners
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No relation with the partnership
Guide partners to agree on objectives, roles
and responsibilities. Promote communication
Promote Social Learning by Partners
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Promote & guide joint reflection by partners
Leader v/s Facilitator
Leader:
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Responsible for the
partnership
(direction,
management,
actions)
Responsible for
communication within
partnership
Responsible for group
outputs
Accountable for joint
external inputs
Facilitator:
 Assists (builds capacity
of) all partners to
understand/achieve the
task (objectives, role)
 Assists all members of
partnership to
participate equally &
function as team
 Assists all members to
learn - reflect on joint
experience and
consolidate lessons
learned
 Assists in resolving
conflicts (without
taking sides…)