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SA Team Retreat

SA Team Retreat. April 5-6, 2012. Climate change. Biotechnology. Knowledge Management. Value chain. Feed. My Role, To take a holistic View of the ‘elephant’ Represent ILRI(livestock sector) in the region Represent the region at ILRI. Climate change. Knowledge Management.

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SA Team Retreat

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  1. SA Team Retreat April 5-6, 2012

  2. Climate change Biotechnology Knowledge Management Value chain Feed

  3. My Role, • To take a holistic View of the ‘elephant’ • Represent ILRI(livestock sector) in the region • Represent the region at ILRI Climate change Knowledge Management Biotechnology Value chain Feed

  4. Representing ILRI in The Region… • Policy Interventions • Communications • Linkages • Management (internal and external partners) • New opportunities/funding • Scaling up/out

  5. Representing the Region at ILRI… • Research Priorities • ILRI’s impact in the regions • Concerns • MC/RMC • CRPs • Donor/partners intelligence

  6. Changing Dynamics..

  7. Changing Dynamics.. Many parts of the region remain Immune to the Change...

  8. Asia: A Mixed Bag.. • 7-8 % growth- India, China and the changing Dynamics.. • Uneven distribution of Change/growth: A challenge... • ILRI’s regional strategy: responsive to the rapidly changing Asia but also responsible for areas with less growth • Work on- - South-south collaborations (ICAR-CAAS) - Strengthening partnerships with NARs - Strategic site selections - Advocacy role

  9. Partnerships in the Region.. • National Systems • Regional organisations • Donors • Other CG centres • NGOs • Universities • Private sector • Media

  10. Partnerships in the Region.. • National Systems • Regional organisations • Donors • Other CG centres • NGOs and other implementation partners • Private sector • Media

  11. NGOs • Important implementation partners • Presence, credibility, reach at grassroots level • Role extending to research, extension, advocacy, project implementation, market setup, scaling up Key Questions/Challenges- • Selection/discretion (India, 3.3 million NGOs) • Varied capacities • Accountability • National/Regional NGOs Vs. Local NGOs • Map of existing partners/NGOs • Leverage on networks/experience of other CG centres

  12. Private Sector • Large corporations, value chain partners, industry associations, private research organisations • Changing trend and emphasis on PPP Examples- Nestle, CII, CAS, ICAR, BMGF-PPP Program Nestle- China- 40,000 farmers suppliers per day Pakistan-2000 villages India- 100,000 farmers (2600 villages) 30,000 women Value Additions, micro finance, vet. services, trainings, medical facilities,

  13. Private Sector • Clear strategy on collaboration • Working with Industry Associations (rather than/or in addition to individual industry) • Do we have the capcity? The know how? • A private sector ‘cell’ at ILRI?

  14. Media.. An important ‘marketing tool’ to make our presence felt in the region and for advocacy • Need for augmenting engagement • Clear strategy/ guidelines • Support from Nairobi/Addis • Commitment from SA teams

  15. Vision… • Strengthened Partnerships (& not just collaborations) • CRPs-Implementation & Impact • Policy/Advocacy • Linkages between the projects • Management Issues/HR

  16. Decisions & Dilemmas..

  17. Group-1 Research Priorities For The Region/India…. • Apart from (and within the) areas we are working on, what research areas should we work on? Give reasons/explanation.. • Any potential donors, partners?

  18. Group-2 Communication/Advocacy- How can we make ILRI more visible in the region? What products should we have?

  19. Key Ingredient for Success… TEAM…

  20. Need for people working on ‘overarching’ issues, Working with partners, donor relationships, new project/opportunities identification, advocacy, media relations, liaison with other CG centres, national governments, regional bodies, cross cutting/linking between regional projects ....

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