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Ken Cassman

ISPC members, 2011-2012. Vibha Dhawan. Ken Cassman. Marcio de Miranda. Jeff Sayer. Maggie Gill. Rashid Hassan. ISPC Members, 2011-12. Ken Cassman – Chair (USA) Area of expertise:

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Ken Cassman

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  1. ISPC members, 2011-2012 VibhaDhawan Ken Cassman Marcio de Miranda Jeff Sayer Maggie Gill Rashid Hassan

  2. ISPC Members, 2011-12 Ken Cassman – Chair (USA) Area of expertise: Plant ecophysiology, nutrient cycling, and crop yield potential; energy efficiency and environmental impact of biofuels; global food security; scientific administration, strategic planning, and research prioritization Marcio de Miranda (Brazil) Area of expertise: Agronomy, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Biochemical Genetics, Genetic Resources Access and Ownership Vibha Dhawan (India): Area of expertise: Botany, Biotechnology Development, Bioresources

  3. ISPC Members, 2011-2012 Maggie Gill (Scotland) Sciences writing, Animal Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, NRM, Integrated Land Use Rashid Hassan (South Africa) Plant ecophysiology, nutrient cycling, and crop yield potential; energy efficiency and environmental impact of biofuels; global food security; scientific administration, strategic planning, and research prioritization Jeff Sayer ( UK) Nature conservation, forestry and resource management, Environmental Sciences

  4. Revision process: Proposal revised over 3 weeks in Dec 2011, re-submitted Jan 2012 Main changes in the revised version: Greater emphasis on markets and value chains in Strategic Research Theme (SRT) 2.1 and clearer definition of the humid tropics Greater geographic scope: 11 Action Areas (previously 7) 3-year budget request unchanged in the revision process $144 million, of which, $69 million to be from Windows 1 and 2 Recommendation: Approve Strategic Research Theme (SRT) 1 activities for 18 monthsResubmission to ISPC after 12 months. Still requires substantial development and definition – a lot has been deferred to SRT 1 implementation that should have been in proposal Focus initially on smaller number of Action Areas as pilot tests ISPC Review of CRP 1.2: Integrated systems for the humid tropics

  5. CRP 1.2 “Humidtropics: Integrated systems for the humid tropics” Must-have 1: Narrow down the geographical scope and focus on regions where there will greatest benefit to: poverty alleviation ecosystem integrity Not addressed Some geographic prioritization by continent, but little by way of crops, cropping systems, and regions within continents Number of action areas increased from 7 to 11 with little justification for the increase Broader and less-focused than the original Ignored ISPC recommendation to narrow scope to humid lowlands only, as means to achieving greater focus

  6. CRP 1.2 “Humidtropics: Integrated systems for the humid tropics” Must-have 2: Greater prioritization required, namely: Research questions and approaches for most important Action Sites Selection of sites Identify the research to be provided by others in the same zones Demonstrate scientific lessons learned from prior research Means to evaluate the effectiveness of the research identified Not met A global hypothesis offered that is untestable and too general 9 specific hypotheses shows progress, but no coherent framework - they seem to independent of the rest of the document Little information about NRM research to be conducted, pathways of sustainable intensification, and core competencies Does not identify and build on past / current work and opportunities

  7. CRP 1.2 “Humidtropics: Integrated systems for the humid tropics” Must-have 3: Identify impact pathways that map onto the SLOs Partially met Longer-term targets are stated in terms of the SLOs: Increasing staple food yields by 60% Increasing average farm income by 50% Lifting 25% of poor households above the poverty line; Reduce number of malnourished children by 30% Restore 40% of these farms to sustainable resource management No explanation of where this list has come from, which undermines confidence in the proponents’ ability to meet them Strategic Research Theme 3 is focused on scaling-up activities and evaluating performance

  8. CRP 1.2 “Humidtropics: Integrated systems for the humid tropics” Must-have 4: More coherent gender strategyMet Gender equity and welfare adequately mainstreamed Absence of proposals under the Strategic Gender Research Program makes it impossible to assess value for money Tone is highly aspirational at times Must-have 5: Greater priority to tree crops Not met Forestry recognized to be major farming system in two of the 11 Action Areas (West African, and Indonesian lowlands) Will incorporate the Sustainable Tree Crops Program, as an R4D model platform but further details lacking Remains a gap in CGIAR portfolio, linking to CRP 6

  9. CRP 1.2 “Humidtropics: Integrated systems for the humid tropics” Must-have 6: Show mechanism for transition to new place-based research (with appropriate growth rate and budget) Not met 3 tiers of Action Areas a good idea, but it is not clear how hypotheses link to the interventions proposed for each tier Intellectual leadership for innovation systems largely lies outside the CGIAR - still not clear who will lead the CRP on these issues Wageningen University listed, but there are many more ARIs with diverse approaches to systems research for the CRP to tap into Very rapid and unrealistic progression from SRT1 situation analysis results to dissemination and scaling up within 1 year Budget unchanged from previous version

  10. CRP 1.2 “Humidtropics: Integrated systems for the humid tropics” Must-have 7: New governance arrangements for a genuine cross-Center program Mostly met Steering Committee eliminated and Office of the Executive Director has been enhanced with an M&E Unit and Communications support (as recommended) Program Management Team has been downsized but risk that management of CRP 1.2 is perceived as being dominated by IITA Should be explicitly stated that the IITA DG will regularly consult with the DGs of other primary partner centers Still lacking strategy to engage with new partners (e.g. health, education or ICT partners), or to leverage existing ones in new ways

  11. CRP 1.2 “Humidtropics: Integrated systems for the humid tropics”Fund Council Must-haves: 1. Genuine cross-Center collaboration with development results Partially met: see ISPC must-haves 6 and 2 2. Convincing case that proposal will impact on the 4 SLOs Partially met: see ISPC must-haves 2 and 3 3. Greater clarity on needs and deliverables Partially met: see ISPC must-have 3 4. Justify dominant focus on humid lowlands over humid highlands Conflicts with ISPC must-have 1, suggesting lowlands for focus 5. Elaborate on the cross linkages with other CRPs Partially met: see ISPC must-haves 6 and 2. Revised proposal section 9 6. Basis for establishing partnerships requires clarification Mostly met: see ISPC must-have 7. Revised proposal section 6 7. Broaden range of areas for capacity development Met: Capacity-building at all levels appears given higher priority

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