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Initiatives on Strengthening Inter-Regional Partnerships

Dr. Raj ParodaExecutive Secretary

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APAARI was established in 1990 as a joint initiative of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and majority of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of the Asia-Pacific region.

MISSION

Its mission is to promote agricultural research for development in the region through inter-institutional partnership.

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Partnership

Networking

Information and communication technology

Human resource development

Improving research management

Publication enhancement for technology transfer

Setting strategic directions

Policy dialogue and advice

Impact assessment

Sustainability of APAARI’s efforts

Harnessing Agricultural Science for better future

Engineering the NARS

Growth oriented and responsive governance

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APAARI Goals:

Strengthening NARS

Information Sharing

Research Networking

Human Resource

Development

Policy Advocacy

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APAARI - A Sustainable Institution

NARS : 19 CGIAR Centers : 9 International Centers : 3 Regional Organizations : 5 Other Institutions : 4

MEMBERSHIP

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Common Areas Natural Resource Management Genetic Resource Conservation & Use Commodity Chain Development - LFM Meeting Protein Demands – Legumes, Livestock & Fishery Agro-Forestry Management

Cross Cutting Information Management Capacity Building – Institutional & HR Policy Research - Food Security and Poverty

Mapping

Regional Priority Setting (2006)

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Anticipatory Research(Long term)

Climate Change

Biofuels

Crisis Management

( Drought, Floods &

Cyclones )

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• General Assembly• Executive Committee

Programs Networks

APARIS APCoAB

• Information sharing• Advocacy for ICT in ARD• Capacity building• Information integration

• Policy support• Capacity building• Information dissemination• Research networking

• Crops• Livestock• Fruits• Fiber• Aquaculture

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

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Major ARD Networks Involving APAARI

Research Focus Network Facilitator/s

Agro biodiversity PGR Bioversity/IPGRI

Crop Improvement CLAN ICRISAT, ICARDA, AVRDC

CORRA IRRI

TAMNET CIMMYT, FAO, APSA

INCANA AARINENA, APAARI, CACAARI, AREO, ICARDA, GFAR

Fisheries/Aquaculture GoFAR WFC

Biotechnology APCoAB APAARI, Rockefeller Foundation, ACIAR, MONSANTO-MAHYCO

Knowledge Sharing APARIS APAARI, ACIAR, GFAR

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NETWORK MEETINGSNETWORK MEETINGS

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Networks Reviewed

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Promoting Agricultural Innovations Through

Two Major Programs

• ICM4ARD (APARIS)

• Biotechnology (APCoAB)

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MISSION To harness the benefits of agricultural biotechnology for human and animal welfare through the application of latest scientific technologies while safeguarding the environment for the advancement of society in the Asia-Pacific region.

ASIA-PACIFIC CONSORTIUM ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Strategic Areas

Policy Advocacy

Public Awareness & Capacity

Building

Knowledge Sharing

Research Partnership

(PPP)

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High Level Policy Dialogue on High Level Policy Dialogue on Biotechnology for Food Security, Biotechnology for Food Security,

FAO-RAP, Bangkok Nov. 2005FAO-RAP, Bangkok Nov. 2005RECOMMENDATIONS

Considering the important role of biotechnology in meeting the Millennium Development Goals, both conventional and GM biotechnological approaches need to be promoted in the developing countries of Asia-Pacific region……..

Eleven recommendations on 3 expected outcomes:

1. Identification of major priorities in biotechnology

2. Recommended role of different stakeholders

3. Mechanisms of enhanced stakeholder cooperation

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Status and Impact of GM Crops Status and Impact of GM Crops

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Area Coverage under Bt Cotton in India

Expected during 2008 : 8.0 mha

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Conventional Biotechnologies for Conventional Biotechnologies for Farmers’ BenefitFarmers’ Benefit

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Promoting Public-Private Partnership Promoting Public-Private Partnership in Agricultural Biotechnologyin Agricultural Biotechnology

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Compilation on Biosafety Regulations of Compilation on Biosafety Regulations of Asia-Pacific countriesAsia-Pacific countries

Biosafety rules, regulations and

guidelines of 39 countries.

Key features of the regulations

documented

Status of national legislative

preparedness with respect to

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Chapters on status of

biotechnology, biosafety issues

and international instruments on

biosafety covered

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International Training Course on In vitro and Cryo-preservation

Techniques for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources

Objectives: • To improve skills of participants in using tissue

culture and cryo-preservation techniques for conservation and management of plant genetic resources

• Acquaint the participants with molecular techniques for PGR management.

Dates: 17 – 29 November 2008

Venue: National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources,

New Delhi

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Training Course onIndexing and Production of

Pathogen-Free Citrus Seedlings

National Taiwan University, Chinese Taipei

Two week course Tentative dates: 3 – 15 November, 2008 Six NARS participants to be trained

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Training Course onMolecular Methodologies for

Assessing and Applying Genetic Diversity in Crop Plants

Dates: 17 – 28 November 2008

Venue: International Crop Research Institute for

Semi - Arid Tropics, India (ICRISAT)

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Three ICT/ICM Expert Consultations

APAARI Homepage

ARD Information Gateway and Experts Database

Regional Status Report on ICT/ICM in ARD

Success Stories (40)

APAARI on CD & NARS on CD

APARIS (Since 2001)

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Publications:

Knowledge Sharing

APAARI Bi-annual Newsletter Success Stories for Technology Dissemination (> 40 Published) Vision – 2025 Agricultural Research Priorities in the Asia-Pacific Regional Status Reports Reports of Expert Consultations Directories of Institutions Fifteen Years of APAARI

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• APAARI-AARINENA-CACAARI-FARA in a globalized world (with GFAR Partnership)

• Information Sharing– RAIS Meetings under Global-RAIS Initiative

• Research Networking– INCANA (an example)

• Agricultural Biotechnology – Commonality of Issues and Concerns

• Linking Farmers to Market (LFM)

– Global Partnership Program (GPP) on LFM• Future

– Greater Inter-regional Cooperation in ARD

Inter-Regional Cooperation: Strengthening Partnerships

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Inter-Regional Workshop on ICM4ARD

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand

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Inter-Regional Collaboration:

Training Course on Bio-informatics AGERI, Egypt

Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Egypt is organizing introductory training course on Bio-informatics. 23 Nov – 2 Dec, 2008

APAARI participation being supported by GFAR through AARINENA

All APAARI NARS have been approached to nominate trainees

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INCANA: Promoting Cotton Research Established 2002: Supported by AARINENA, APAARI, CACAARI, ICARDA,

GFAR

Network Organizations: NARS-Azerbaijan, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Activities undertaken: The Second Meeting on Inter-Regional Cotton Network for Central

Asia and North Africa (INCANA) (6-8 October, 2004) Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Traveling workshop on Hybrid and Bt Cotton in India (21-26 November, 2005)

Traveling workshop on IPM in Syria (16-21 August, 2006) 3rd Steering Committee Meeting (19-20 June, 2007)

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Traveling workshop on Hybrid and Bt Cotton in India21-26 November, 2005

INCANA

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Traveling workshop on IPM in Syria 16-21 August, 2006

INCANA

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COTTON-WHEAT SUCCESS STORY

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AARINENA Meeting on Biotechnology

Cairo, 15-16 December, 2007

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Expert Consultation on Agricultural Biotechnology for Promoting Food Security in Developing Countries

Held at MARDI, Malaysia; 20-22 August 2008 Total Experts participated : 45 Experts in the field of agricultural research, development and

management; biotechnology; IPR; CSO and farmer organizations

Developing countries of South and East Asia, West Asia & Pacific represented

AARINENA and FARA participation

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Collaboration with Other Networks

• Rice-Wheat Consortium – RWC

• Bamboo and Rattan – INBAR

• Vegetables – AVRDC

• Underutilized Crops – ICUC

• Biotechnology – AARINENA

Addressing New Challenges

• Linking Farmers to Markets – GFAR (GPP)

• Biofuels – CIMMYT – ICRISAT – IRRI

• Animal Genetic Resources – ILRI

SOME NEW INITIATIVES

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Diversity in Agricultural Research Resources in the Asia-Pacific Region

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A NEW INITIATIVE Establishment of NGO Consortium for Asia-Pacific (NAARAP)

Bangkok, 17-18 April, 2008

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Attending CACAARI Meeting

Tashkent, 18 September, 2008

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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSAPAARI Serving as a Neutral Forum for Global and

Regional Issues:

Research Prioritization and Need Assessment High Level Expert Consultations on Thematic Issues

• Biotechnology

• ICT for knowledge sharing

• Agricultural Innovations - LFM

• Biofuels

• Climate Change Research Collaboration

• Consortia

• Networks Publications

• Bi-annual Newsletter

• Success Stories (> 40 published)

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15 Years of APAARI

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APAARI honored

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you!Thank

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