PARTNERSHIPS in AR4D

Dr. Seyed Ata RezaeeiDr. Mohammad Al Ghandour (F)Dr. Nasser Al-Khalifah (R)Dr. Youssef Al-ShayiiDr. Jamal SawwanDr. Mohammad HaddadDr. Faisal AwawdehDr. Ayman Abu Hadid

AARINENA Retreat 22-24 November 2010.

Dr. Kamel ShideedDr. Ibrahim HamdanDr. Ali Darwish (R)

Types of Existing Partnerships in WANA National:Jordan: IARTE of University of Jordan with NCARE for

Development of Agricultural Research,Egypt: Sugar Beet Production between NARS and Private

Sector,Iran: Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of

Agriculture to fund the research of 10000 Students,Sudan: Private Sector and NARS i.e. Kenana Sugar factory

with NARS and DAL with NARS for Drought tolerant crops,KSA: SABIC funds Research on Sustainable Agriculture by

Kind Saud UniversityKuwait: KISR and Private Sector for production of silage

AARINENA Retreat 22-24 November 2010

Types of Existing Partnerships in WANA Regional:KSA-Sudan: Al-Rajhi Group investing in wheat production

with AOADEgypt: GCC companies invest in wheat research and

production in Toshka (100,000 acres)ICARDA-AOAD-ACSAD in WANA RegionsInter- NARS cooperation


Types of Required Partnerships in WANA Commodity related partnerships, i.e. tomatoes, olives and

olives oil, sugar beet, etc. Technology related Partnerships, i.e Quantity and quality

improvement, Greenhouses and post-harvest technologies.


Required Actions - National


Actions Lead Partners Funders

Encourage partnership and condition the fund based on this

Decision makers,NARS

NARs, Private sector, NGOs

Government,Private Sector

Funding should be aligned with National plans

Divide partnerships based on themes (product or services) and based on priorities

Follow up with partners

Required Actions-Regional (1)



Identification of centres with partnership capacities

AARINENA, AOAD

NARS, private sector

Governments, Donors

Identify the mutual interest for cooperation in WANA

Identify the centres with funding capacity for regional cooperation (i.e. IDB)

Empower AARINENA or existing networks with implementation arms

Required Actions-Regional (2)



Strengthen the role of associations and societies by increasing the fund and shares for countries

AARINENA, AOAD

NARS, private sector

Governments, Donors

Establish thematic partnerships on:Climate change,Food security,Water issues,Transboundary diseases,

Required Actions - Global


Actions Who Funders

Identify global problems

Governments, AssociationsGovernments, Donors, Private sector

Learn from experience of leading countries

Consult international associations and societies

Allow global partners and their global activities

Measures for Monitoring Action Framework and Impact


Investment

Share of the agricultural sector funding from the science and technology

Percentage of the GDP allocated for AR4D

Proportion of the AR4D coming from the private sector



Capacity Building

Number of researchers and support staff

Number of peer reviewed publications

Improvement and development level of operational infrastructure

Number of training programmes implemented

Number of critical gaps filled

High quality research



PartnershipsNumber of partnerships accomplished,

Number of operational research programmes in the different partnerships

Number of active Thematic Networks

Funding allocated for partnerships

Effectiveness of partnerships in linking research to development

Level of achievement of development outcomes and goals



Restructuring AR4D

Identifying themes for improvement

Number of institutions and associations that completed structural reform

Utilization of training and proposed consultation

Stakeholder representation and involvement in the decision making processes

Proportion of budget allocated for rainfed agricultural or similar ecosytem specific research including the resource poor.

PARTNERSHIPS in AR4D

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