Working as a System
for the Public Good
Joachim Voss
Director General, CIAT
Alliance Executive, Incoming Chair
Outline
1. Improving Efficiency and
Quality
5. New Approaches to
Capacity Building
2. Rebuilding after
Catastrophes
6. Global Challenge
Programs
3. Improved Coordination of
Our Efforts in Africa
7. New Opportunities
4. Making Global Public
Goods Available
Regionally
8. Future Harvest Alliance
1. Improving Efficiency and Quality
System Office
• CAS (Central Advisory Services • Human Resources
for Intellectual Property Rights)
• Internal Audit
• ICT-KM (Information &
• FHAO (Future Harvest
Communication Technologies
and Knowledge Management)
• G&D (Gender and Diversity
Program)
Alliance Office)
• Science Council
Secretariat
• CG Secretariat
1. Improving Efficiency and Quality
Inter-Center
Research Support Services
• Shared library services
• Joint appointment for
Director Corporate
Services
• Shared research
services
• Housing sister Centers
2. Rebuilding after Catastrophes
Aceh, Indonesia
• Seeds of Hope
• Healing Wounds
• CONSRN
(Consortium to Restore
Shattered Livelihoods
of Communities in
Tsunami Affected
Nations)
Rwanda
Mitch
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Tsunami
3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa
Regional Medium Term Plans
 CGIAR Centers
 Regional & Subregional
organizations
 National programs
 NGOs
3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program
 Intensified farming systems
 Sound NRM
 Accessibility and efficiency
of markets
 Formulation and adoption of
policies
 African-led (FARA)
4. Global Public Goods Available Regionally
AI
(Amazon
Initiative)
UPWARD
AHI
(African
Hillsides
Initiative)
CAC
(Consortium for
Central Asia and
the Caucasus)
(Users’
Perspectives
with Agricultural
Research and
Development)
CONDESAN (Consortium
for the Sustainable
Development of the
Andean Region)
5. New Approaches to Capacity Building
 VASAT – Virtual Academy
for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 GOFAU – Global Open Food
and Agriculture University
 SAEC-DE – Strengthening
Agricultural and Environmental
Capacities through Distance
Education
6. Global Challenge Programs
Generation
•
•
Start up date
Budget
•
On-going projects
•
•
Members of Consortium
Partners
Sep 2003
US$24M (2004-2005)
US$44M (2006-2008)
17 competitive grants
34 commissioned grants
15 capacity building
18
26 NARS
27 ARIs
6. Global Challenge Programs
Harvest Plus
•
•
Start up date
Mar 2003
Current budget
US$72.4 M
(2003-2011)
•
Partners
over 38
 16 ARIs/Universities
 10 CG Centers
 1 Private Sector
 2 Regional Organizations
 2 International NGOs
 3 National NGOs
 4 GOs
 Several NARS &
Universities in developing
countries
6. Global Challenge Programs
Water and Food
•
•
Start up date
1 Nov 2002
Current budget
US$65 M
(2003-2008)
•
•
On-going projects
66
Members of Consortium
19
7. New Opportunities
Climate Change
There’s no point in
looking for the effects of
climate change here!
When
this is
what is
going to
happen
Maunder minimum. Little Ice Age.
Variations of the Earth’s Temperature, 1000 - 2100
Africa at risk: lower maize yields expected due to
climate change
2005
2050
Change kg-1
Yield kg ha-1
<-2000
500
1000
1500
-1000
™
-250
+250
2000
+1000
2500
>2500
Ceres Maize
>2000
World wheat crop under threat: global wind
patterns spreading new strain of old disease
7. New Opportunities
Agricultural Health & Human Health
1415 species of infectious
organisms known to be
pathogenic to humans…
868 (61%) are zoonotic
 Contamination of
Water Resources
 Vector-Borne
Diseases
7. New Opportunities
Agricultural Health & Human Health
Pesticide abuse
Cyanogenic compounds
Mycotoxin contamination
7. New Opportunities
High Value Products
• What are high value products for the poor?
Underutilized species
Products derived from traditional commodities
(value-added)
Unique varieties of traditional commodities
• What are the strengths of the CG?
Germplasm
Breeding expertise
Knowledge of traditional commodity chains
8. Future Harvest Alliance
Advances
• CBC
Alliance Board (AB)
• Alliance Executive (AE)
 Priorities and Procedures approved
by AB and AE
 Conflict resolution mediation
approved by AB and AE
Thank you!