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Presented on behalf of: Dr. Raj S. Paroda Executive Secretary - APAARI

APAARI Mission and Vision: An Overview. Presented on behalf of: Dr. Raj S. Paroda Executive Secretary - APAARI.

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  1. APAARI Mission and Vision: An Overview Presented on behalf of: Dr. Raj S. Paroda Executive Secretary - APAARI

  2. “ To promote the development of National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in the Asia-Pacific region through facilitation of intra-regional, inter-institutional and international cooperation.” APAARI Mission

  3. “Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) in the Asia –Pacific region is effectively promoted and facilitated through novel partnerships among NARS and other related organizations so that it contributes to sustainable improvements in the productivity of agricultural systems and to the quality of the natural resource base that underpins agriculture, thereby enhancing food and nutrition security, economic and social well being of communities and the integrity of the environment and the services it provides.” APAARI Vision

  4. APAARI Membership • Members • ACIAR, AREO, BAR, BARC, CARP, COA, DOA, IAC, ICAR, JIRCAS, MAFF, MARD, MARDI, MCFF, NARC, NARI, PARC, PCARRD, and RDA • Associate Members • AIT, AVRDC, CGPRT/CAPSA, CIMMYT, ICARDA, ICBA, ICIMOD, ICRISAT, IFPRI, ILRI, IPGRI, IRRI, IWMI, and WFC • Reciprocal Members • AARINENA, APAFRI, APSA, and NACA

  5. APAARI Organizational Structure • General Assembly • Executive Committee • Crops • Livestock • Fruits • Fiber • Others Programs Networks APARIS APCoAB • Information sharing • Advocacy for ICT in ARD • Capacity building • Information integration • Policy support • Capacity building • Information dissemination • Research networking

  6. APAARI Activities • Strengthening NARS through Cooperation/Collaboration • Knowledge and Information Sharing • Research Networking • Human Resource Development and Trainings • Policy Advocacy • Technology Transfer • Publications

  7. APAARI Strategic Areas • Agricultural Biotechnology • Information and Communication Management in ARD • Post-harvest Technologies • Thematic Research Networks for Crop, Livestock and Fisheries sectors

  8. Expert Consultations • Priority Setting by NARS in the Asia-Pacific Region, 1996 • Management & Strengthening of Research Networks in The Asia-Pacific Region, 1997 • Research Management Mechanisms of NARS, 1998 • Development of APAARI Vision 2025, 1999 • Strategies to Implement APAARI Vision 2025, 2000 • Development of a Regional Agricultural Information System, 2000

  9. 7. Regional Priority Setting For Agricultural Research for Development in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2001 8. Status of Biotechnology in Agriculture in Asia and Pacific, 2002 9. Development of Second Phase of APARIS, 2002 10. Strengthening of Research Partnership through Networks and Consortia, 2002 11. Strengthening Regional Agricultural Information System and Research Networks, 2003 12. Post-harvest Technologies for Ensuring Food Security and Value Addition for Enhanced Income, 2004

  10. APPARI Vision 2025 Partnership, Networking, Information and Communication Technology Human resource development Improving research management Publication enhancement for technology transfer M E C H A N I S M S Setting strategic directions, Policy dialogue and advice, Impact assessment, Sustainability of APAARI’s efforts Harnessing Agricultural Science for better future G O A L S Engineering the NARS Growth oriented and responsive governance

  11. Implementing Vision 2025 Expert Consultation On Strategies to Implement APAARI Vision 2025, 8-10 November 2000, Chiang Rai, Thailand • ARD PRIORITY SETTING FOR SUB-REGIONS • West & South-Asia July 5-7, 2001, at ICRISAT, India • East & South-East Asia June 27-28, 2001 at IRRI, Philippines • Pacific, October 29-30, 2001 in Fiji

  12. Regional Priority Setting Expert Consultation On Agricultural Research For Development In The Asia-Pacific Region, 12-13 November, 2001 • Common Areas • Natural Resource Management • Genetic Resources • Commodity Chain Development • Meeting Protein Demands • Tree and Forest Management • Cross Cutting • Information Management • Capacity Building – HRD; Institutional; Research Policy development (food insecurity and poverty mapping)

  13. Promoting Research Networks Network Year Facilitation • NACA 1980 Inter-Govt. • BAPNET 1991 IPGRI • PGR 1991 IPGRI • CLAN 1992 ICRISAT • TAMNET 1993 CIMMYT • UTFANET 1994 ICUC • CORRA 1996 IRRI • GoFAR 2000 WFC • INCANA 2002 AARINENA/APAARI/ CACAARI/AREO/ICARDA

  14. APARIS: Asia-Pacific Agricultural Research Information System Objectives • Advocacy to promote ICT/ICM in ARD • Capacity Building in Weaker NARS • Integration of National, Regional and Global Information Resources

  15. Publications APAARI Newsletter Success Stories for Technology Dissemination (20 so far and 3 ready) APAARI Vision – 2025 Agricultural Research Priorities in the Asia-Pacific Regional Status Reports Reports of Expert Consultations Directories of Institutions Regional Status Report on ICT/ICM in ARD APAARI – A Decade of Progress APAARI on CD APARIS for Knowledge Sharing

  16. APARIS Action Plan • Identify others involved in similar activities • and collaborate • Develop promotional materials for APARIS • Value Additions – new functions and • databases • Organize specialized group discussion • forums • Develop monitoring procedures

  17. Knowledge Networking: www.apaari.org • Three ICT/ICM Expert Consultations for members and NINPs, and one Training of NINPs from LDCs • APAARI Homepage and Publication Dissemination • ARD Related Databases • APAARI on CD (including 20 success stories) • ARD Information Gateway and Experts Database • Regional Status Report on ICT/ICM in ARD • Active Participation in Regional and International Agricultural Information Networks

  18. Challenges • Commitment of member NARS • Involvement of NINPs • Capacity Building Programs • (Digital Divide Issue) • Source of Funding • Collaborations (GFAR, CGIAR, FAO, • APAN, RFs, and Others) • Expansion of User Base • (students & farmers)

  19. APARIS - Challenges

  20. APARIS: Program for 2005-2007 • Regional Workshop for Integrating National Agricultural Information Systems – Development of Training Materials (2005) • Three Sub-regional Training Workshops - Training of NAIS Trainers – (2005 & 2006) • APAARI facilitated e-Learning module for National Workshops to Train at least One Information Officer from each National Institute (2006 & 2007)

  21. Issues: Ethics Food and Environmental safety Economic Consideration Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Diverse Stakeholders Biotechnology

  22. Strategy: • Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology, an APAARI initiative established in January 2004 • First Steering Committee Meeting held on 8 April 2004 at Bangkok, Thailand to finalize road map and work plan • APCoAB Activities: Policy Advocacy, Research Networking, Capacity Building, and Information Dissemination

  23. APCoAB • A Neutral Platform • Involvement of all Stakeholders • Public institutions • International Centers and Organizations • Private Sector and Foundations • NGOs • Farmers’ Organizations • A Facilitator

  24. APCoAB Issues • Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Safety • Ethics and Biosafety • Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Access • Capacity Building • Partnership – Public and Private • Public Awareness

  25. APCoAB Mission To act as a neutral platform to achieve following mission: “To harness the benefits of agricultural biotechnology for the achievement of society in the Asia-Pacific Region”

  26. APCoAB Vision “ To enhance the benefits of biotechnologies for the sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness ”

  27. Research • Services oriented focal point • Research Prioritization involving • all stakeholders • Facilitate promotion of • Ag-biotechnologies through • partnership initiatives • Capacity Building • Facilitate Public Awareness • Conduct training programmes/awareness • campaign on : • Biosafety, bioethics & related issues • Issues related to IPRs, patenting and • benefit sharing APCoAB (Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology) • Policy • Advisory role to policy makers • on biosafety issues of GMOs & • other biotech products • Policies for the exchange of material • and technology • Knowledge Resources & • Dissemination • Providing basic information and links • with other websites • - At all levels based on scientific information • in a reader friendly way

  28. INCANA Meeting • Organizations – (5) GFAR, AARINENA, • APAARI, CACAARI, ICARDA • NARS – Azerbaijan, Egypt, Jordan, India, • Iran, Kazakhstan, Syria, Tajikistan, • Uzbekistan • Private Sector – India, Greece

  29. INCANA Meeting Issues Addressed • Country wise R7D Status • Information and Germplasm Exchange • Regional Varietal Trials • Collaboration for: - Hybrid Cotton Research - Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Bt Cotton - Cotton-Wheat Rotation

  30. INCANA Meeting Recommendations • Establishment of a website and publication of INCANA Happenings (INCANA Secretariat) • Germplasm exchange and varietals trials to be initiated (INCANA Secretariat) • Sharing of IPM information and experiences by forming an IPM Group (Leader – Syria) • Promotion of Hybrid Cotton and Bt Cotton (Leader – India) • Publication of Success Stories on “Bt Cotton in India” (APAARI) and “IPM in Syria” (AARINENA) • GFAR, AARINENA, APAARI, ICARDA and AREO to continue providing support. Also FAO has to be approached

  31. Research Gap Analysis: On-going Exercises Sub-Regional Workshops: Facilitators: ICAR and ICRISAT IRRI and PACARRD New Caledonia and SPC South Asia: (October, 2004) South East Asia: (Early, 2005) Pacific

  32. Participantsof the International Workshop on Research Need Assessment and Prioritization of Agricultural Research for Development in South and Western Asia NARS – 5 (Bangladesh, India, Iran, Nepal, Sri Lanka) IARS – 8 (AVRDC, CIP, ICIMOD, IFPRI, ILRI, IPGRI, IRRI, IWMI) Donors – 2 (ACIAR and DFID) Farmers’ Organization – 3 (Indonesia, Philippines, India) NGOs – 3 (India) ICRISAT – 13 APAARI – 1

  33. Recommendations GRM: • Research orientation towards System’s Approach needed (crop, livestock, horticulture, forestry etc.) To be an Inter-disciplinary and Inter-institutional approach • More emphasis on crop diversification is critical incorporation of food legumes and emphasis on low volume, high value species (vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants) • PHT, value addition, agri-business and marketing research is a weak link

  34. Recommendations NRM: • Integrated watershed approach with emphasis on: • - Water productivity • - WUE • - Reduced losses • - Water quality • 2. Soil health management: • - Conservation tillage • - Organic recycling • - Efficient nutrient use • 3. Assessing soil erosion and salinity

  35. Institutional Support and Policy • Ensuring policy support for investment in ARD • and capital investment in agriculture for: • - Infrastructure, credit, marketing, insurance, • food, procurement, processing, export, pricing • etc. • 2. Technology dissemination: • - Research – Extension – Farmer Linkage • - Role of ICT and concern for digital divide • 3.Strengthening partnership: • - NARI – NARES • - Regional Collaboration • - Public – Private Partnership

  36. Expert Consultation on PHT PH Research and Development for • Improved Food Security • Enhanced Income through Value Addition Venue • Bangkok, Thailand Dates • 1-3 December 2004

  37. Institutional Support and Policy 1. Ensuring policy support for investment in ARD and capital investment in agriculture for: • Infrastructure, credit, marketing, insurance, food procurement, processing, export, pricing etc. • Enhanced Income through Value Addition Venue • Bangkok, Thailand Dates • 1-3 December 2004

  38. Inter-Regional Cooperation: Expanding Partnerships • APAARI-AARINENA-CACAARI-FARA in a globalized world (with GFAR Partnership) • Information Sharing • RAIS Meetings under Global-RAIS Initiative • Research Networking • INCANA (an example) • APCoAB (It could be an inter-regional initiative) • Agricultural Biotechnology • Commonality of Issues and Concerns • Future • Greater Inter-regional Cooperation in ARD

  39. Thank you. http://www.apaari.org

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