An  Effec(ve  Pla-orm  for  Global  Coordina(on  

The  Borlaug  Global  Rust  Ini(a(ve  2009-­‐2014:  

Sarah  Davidson  Evanega  (snd2@cornell.edu)  Linda.McCandless@cornell.edu  

What’s working, and how do we keep improving?

Focus  on  the  farmer  

2005  

The  global  BGRI  partnership  today    

Globally  Coordinated  Surveillance  Community  

Strengthening  surveillance  

Interna(onal  Screening  Nurseries  

CGIAR  wheat  breeding  -­‐  readiness  and  commitment  to  deliver    

Embracing  our  future  

Photo: CIMMYT

Embracing  our  future  

Leadership  

Leadership  

Advocacy    Na(onal  ini(a(ves  for  local  and  global  progress  

Photos: Les Szabo

Communica(on  

GeOng  the  message  out  

Take  it  to  the  farmer  

Success  is  possible  !  

Gene  stewardship  

Gene  stewardship  starts  with  knowing  what  you’ve  got!  

Name  those  genes:  Nice  poster  examples  this  week                    #92    

Dr  Malaker  et  al      #80  

BGRI  mee(ng  in  2009  

BGRI  in  2009  

“I  am  but  one  member  of  a  vast  team  made  up  of  many  organiza5ons,  officials,  thousands  of  scien5sts,  and  millions  of  farmers  -­‐  mostly  small  and  humble  -­‐  who  for  many  years  have  been  figh5ng  a  …  war  on  the  food  produc5on  front.”  

Our  fight  against  hunger  con(nues….  

Take  it  to  the  farmer:      We  s(ll  have  work  to  do!  

Thank  YOU!