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Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery Feb 2017

ICRISAT

ICRISAT works in agricultural research for development across the drylands of Africa and Asia. We work across the entire value chain from developing new varieties to agribusiness and linking farmers to markets.

VisionA prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics.

MissionTo reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics.

ApproachOur approach is through partnerships with an Inclusive Market Oriented Development focus.

Demand-driven innovation – key to fighting poverty in the drylands

Agribusiness and Innovation Platform of ICRISAT (AIP)

Accelerate agricultural and economic growth by promoting agribusiness through entrepreneurship and value added products for improved livelihoods in the dryland tropics.

AIP has four components: ▪ Agri-Business Incubator (ABI) ▪ Innovation and Partnership (INP) ▪ NutriPlus Knowledge (NPK) ▪ Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC)

AIP complements the innovation systems approach by linking entrepreneurs, farmers and agro-industries with ICRISAT Research Programs, thereby providing opportunities for cross-learning, assimilation and developing new inclusive solutions to tackle problems faced by farmers and rural communities.

Contact: Dr Kiran Sharma, k.sharma@cgiar.org

Enhancing R4D through agribusiness

Agri-Business Incubator (ABI)

Promote agribusiness start-ups that use novel agribusiness models focused on farmer producer groups, seed systems, post-harvest management, food processing, and ICT-based applications that benefit smallholder farmers and rural communities.

Services ▪ Concept validation and prototype development ▪ Business development support through

mentoring and networking ▪ Infrastructure support ▪ Capacity building and skill development ▪ Fund facilitation ▪ Co-business incubation.

Contact: Jonathan Philroy, j.philroy@cgiar.org

Development through agribusiness

Innovation and Partnership (INP)

Develop strong collaborative research and technology upscaling with public, private and allied sectors to benefit the smallholder farmers across agricultural and agribusiness value chains.

Services ▪ Market-oriented contract research ▪ Public-Private Partnership projects enhancing

IMOD ▪ R4D through access to agricultural

infrastructure facilities ▪ Technology upscaling with development

partners.

Contact: Aravazhi Selvaraj, s.aravazhi@cgiar.org

Prosperity through partnerships

NutriPlus Knowledge (NPK)

Value addition and post-harvest management through innovative processing and product development.

Services ▪ Value-added food products and technologies

for ICRISAT mandate crops ▪ Food product development, analytical and

sensory testing and food safety ▪ Capacity building for food processing and food

testing laboratory personnel ▪ Collaboration with agro-food industry.

Contact: Dr Saikat Datta Mazumdar, s.dattamazumdar@cgiar.org

Growth through value addition

Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC)

Provide intellectual property (IP) protection services, advisory, technology transfer and capacity development for technology based businesses and assist in developing MSMEs for national and international competitiveness.

Services ▪ IPR protection and commercialization of

innovations ▪ Capacity building, awareness and training on

IPR issues ▪ IP counseling and advisory ▪ IP information exchange.

Protect ideas: Gain competitive edge

Contact: Dr Surya Mani Tripathi, s.tripathi@cgiar.org