CGIAR Research Program 2 (CRP2)

IFPRI

BIOVERSITY, CIAT, CIMMYT, CIP, ICARDA, ICRAF, ICRISAT, IITA, ILRI, WORLDFISH

Policies, Institutions, and Markets to Strengthen Food Security and Incomes for the Rural Poor

Introduction of CRPs

Rationale for CRP2

Overview

Research portfolio

Impact pathways

Partnerships

Budgets and implementation

Outline of the Presentation

The New Research Instrument of the CGIAR

Aligned with the Strategy and Results Framework of

the CGIAR

For a more strategic approach of the CGIAR system to

achieve impact on SLOs

Integration of research across core competencies

A portfolio of 15 CRPs… among which CRP2,

on policies, institutions and markets

CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs)

Poor governance

Poor policies

Thin and uncompetitive

markets

Weak institutions

Underinvestment in agriculture and rural development

Climate change

Natural resource constraints

Low capacity

High and volatile food prices

Poor governance

Lack of evidence-based policies

Biofuel expansion

Population growth

Demographic changes

Conflict Gender inequality

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Rising energy prices

Global Food Security Challenges are Large

Global Urban poor

287 mil South

Asia rural 407 mil

Sub-Saharan Africa rural

229 mil

East Asia rural

218 mil

LAC rural 27 mil

ECA rural 5 mil

MENA rural 5 mil

… and most poor depend on agriculture

2.5 billion people

related to

agriculture

800 m smallholders

75% of poor are

rural; majority will

be rural to about

2040

900 m extreme

rural poor ($1/day)

Source: World Development Report 2008

Poverty: Concentrated in Rural Areas

Agriculture

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Agricultural Growth’s Impact on Poverty Reduction GDP growth from agriculture benefits the poorest half +2 times more than GDP growth from non-agriculture

Identify and promote implementation

of policies, institutions, and markets

to improve food security and incomes

of the rural poor on a sustainable basis

Strategic Goal of CRP2

Improve policies to deliver sustainable technologies to small-scale producers

Enhance the allocation and effectiveness of public and private investment

Improve macroeconomic, trade, and agricultural sector policies

Better governance for equitable access for poor and women to rural services, property rights, collective action

Increase competitiveness of markets to benefit producers and consumers

Offer greater income opportunities by integrating small-scale producers into upgraded value chains

Objectives of CRP2

Country-led and country-owned development

processes

Linkages between policies,

institutions and markets

research Integrated

approach to gender analysis

Innovative research

areas and methods

Management for impact

Inclusive partnerships and strong

collaboration

Effective data strategy

What is New in CRP2

OUTCOMES • Reduced rural poverty • Improved food security • Improved nutrition and

health • Sustainable management

of natural resources

THEME 1

Effective

Policies &

Strategic

Investments

THEME 2

Inclusive

Governance

& Institutions

THEME 3

Linking Small

Producers

to Markets

Theme 1 identifies needed technology policies, investments, and safety nets.

Theme 1 identifies macroeconomic conditions, investments, and technology policies to improve inclusive markets for smallholders.

Theme 2 clarifies feasibility of policy reforms; shows how property rights, collective action, and asset patterns affect technology adoption.

Theme 2 shows how producer groups and control over assets can help small-scale producers participate in value chains.

Theme 3 identifies market opportunities, product quality needs, and certification, food safety, and traceability standards that affect the institutional environment.

Theme 3 identifies sector strategies, regulation and investment needs, and market failures to be overcome.

Three Interlinked Themes

THEME 1

Effective

Policies &

Strategic

Investments

Theme 1 identifies needed technology policies, investments, and safety nets.

Theme 1 identifies macroeconomic conditions, investments, and technology policies to improve inclusive markets for smallholders.

THEME 2

Inclusive

Governance

& Institutions

Theme 2 clarifies feasibility of policy reforms; shows how property rights, collective action, and asset patterns affect technology adoption.

Theme 2 shows how producer groups and control over assets can help small-scale producers participate in value chains.

THEME 3

Linking small producers to markets

THEME 2

Inclusive governance and institutions

THEME 1

Effective policies and strategic investments

Research Portfolio: Comprehensive and Focused

Subtheme 1.1 Foresight and strategic scenarios

Subtheme 1.2 Macroeconomic, trade, & investment policies

Subtheme 1.3 Production and technology policies

Subtheme 1.4 Social protection policies

Subtheme 2.1 Policy processes

Subtheme 2.2 Governance of rural services

Subtheme 2.3 Collective action and property rights

Subtheme 2.4 Institutions to strengthen the assets of the poor

Subtheme 3.1 Innovations across the value chain

Subtheme 3.2 Impact of upgrading value chains

Uncover broader lessons • Assessing experiences with gender analysis under individual projects

Collect gender-disaggregated data • Strengthen information systems, with better methods, data, & analysis

Collaboration • GCARD RoadMap • Combining global CGIAR and local NARs expertise

Strategic Research on Gender

Priority on areas with high gender disparities • Africa, South Asia

Develop context-specific strategies for women’s engagement and outreach

Strategic foresight platform

Innovative data banking and access, including long‐term panel datasets

Social network analyses, involving gender‐disaggregated survey techniques

Experimental games

New impact evaluation techniques through use of randomized incentive designs

Innovations in risk management through innovative insurance approaches

Participatory action research

Gender and intrahousehold analyses

Country Strategy Support Programs

State-of-the-art Research Approaches

Influence policy development and implementation arena

• Farmers • Traders • Service providers

Public Awareness • Media • General public

• Reduced rural poverty

• Improved food security

• Improved nutrition and health

•More sustainable management of natural resources Provide policy

recommendations

Policy analysts Policymakers, ministries

Policy changes

Monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment

Development community, stakeholders, advocates

Extension services, NGOs

Implementation of development actions

System-Level Outcomes

Research outputs

Research capacity

Improved Knowledge

• THEME 1 • THEME 2 • THEME 3

Inform and enrich research, bolster research capacity 1

2

3

Impact Pathways

Inclusive Partnerships for Impact Participate in the design of CRP2 and conduct research

Research partners

Policy and

practitioner partners

Knowledge sharing

partners

Take up research outcomes

Collect, share, and transmit knowledge CG Centers, GFAR &

regional forums, NARSs, universities, research institutes,

other CRPs…

Donor agencies, farmers’ organizations, private sector…

Donor agencies, NGOs, universities…

Partnerships = 23% of CRP2 funding

Specific mandate of CGIAR at intersection of food security, poverty, and sustainable agriculture

Established partnerships and track record

Comparative Advantage of CRP2

Stimulates country-led, country-driven, and country-owned policies and strategies

Large network for data collection, analysis, policy engagement in developing countries

Expertise in both social and biophysical sciences from the CGIAR and other partners

Focus on research-based capacity building

CRP2 Budget

0

20

40

60

80

100

2011 2012 2013

Other income

Current restricteddonor projects

CGIAR Fund

By funding source ($M)

By center, 2011 (%)

CIAT 7%

ICRISAT 11%

IFPRI 62%

ILRI 4%

Other centers

16%

126

59

58

12 10 Theme 1

Theme 2

Theme 3

Strategic Research onGender

CRP2 management

By theme, 3 year total ($M)

December 2011: CRP2 proposal approved by CGIAR Fund Council

2012, First Year of Implementation

January 1, 2012: CRP2 officially launched

First quarter 2012: contracts and agreements signed, governance bodies set up, research begun Throughout 2012: regional priority-setting process, monitoring strategy, communication strategy, gender strategy, data strategy