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Partnering for Performancefor

Indian Agricultural Education

Purvi Mehta-Bhatt & Pier Paolo Ficarelli

Agricultural Universities Changing Roles

Changing Markets Changing Paradigms Changing Climates (Ecological & Economical) Technological Innovations

Managing Change

A Changing environment calls for:

Global outlook Systemic view Broader partnerships Collective action

International Livestock Research Institute

One of the 15 CGIAR centers Headquarter in Nairobi-Kenya Over 700 Staff World Wide from 40 Countries $ 60 million Annual Budget Provides leadership in livestock related issues Strong (& growing) presence in Asia-India

Where does ILRI work?

= Density of livestock keepers by farming systems

Value Chain Approach

Education Institutes As Centres of Innovation

Shared Responsibiliti

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Developmental Impact

Win-Win

Demand Driven

Education

Specific Areas of Collaboration

Graduate Fellowship Programs Curriculum Design Faculty Exchange Joint Project Design and Implementation Building capacity to Build capacity Dissemination of ILRI’s Research Outcomes

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