The CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) October 21, 2015 Richard Thomas CRP-Dryland Systems Director ICARDA, Jordan
The CGIAR and partners: • Bring together thousands of scientists for multidisciplinary research on problems in poor and under-served agro- ecosystems; • Links farmers and national agricultural research and innovation systems with the networks of Research Centers • Holds genetic resources for agriculture in trust for current and future generations. 2
Strategic Research Framework of the CGIAR 2016-2025 System level Reduced poverty Improved food & Improved natural outcomes nutrition security resource systems & ecosystem services Intermediary Increased resilience Improved Natural capital Development of poor to climate productivity enhanced & Outcomes change & other protected stresses Improved diets for poor & vulnerable Enhanced benefits Enhanced from ecosystem smallholder market Improved food goods & services access safety More sustainably Increased incomes Improved human & managed agro- & employment animal health ecosystems through better agricultural practices 3
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It is more than tonnes yield/ha: • Production/unit water • Production/unit energy • Production/unit labour • Production/ unit nutrient applied • Production/unit pesticide applied 6
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