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Regional Science Review and Planning Meeting 2020

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11500/
 
Title Regional Science Review and Planning Meeting 2020
 
Creator Tabo, R
 
Subject West Africa
Central Africa
 
Description The Research Program-West and Central Africa is structured around four (4) research themes: 1.) Crop
Improvement; 2.) Integrated Crop Management; 3.) Systems Research; and 4.) Policy and Impact. The
presentations addressed these four themes, highlighting key achievements and focusing on perspectives and
areas of collaboration within and across the three regions (Asia, ESA and WCA) and also with key
stakeholders within our mandate areas.
Partnership is crucial in delivering on our goal and objectives. We therefore pursue our efforts of
strengthening partnership and collaboration. Resource mobilization has received due attention in the past
few years. We have constituted various consortia comprising CG centers and IARCs (IITA, ILRI, ICRAF,
World Vegetable Center), NARS, private sector, regional organizations (e.g. CORAF) to respond to large
calls from USAID-Mali and Niger; the Government of the Netherlands (Dryland Sahel Program-DryDev-
2); with support from SMC/HQ and using the services of a consultant. We are also working with Anthony
Whitbread and other colleagues from CG centers and CCAFS to organize the 2-D initiative meeting for the
Sahel either in Bamako or another venue in WCA.
We are pleased to have recently launched the newly EU approved DeSIRA/APSAN EUR 4 million project
in Mali which will complement the AVISA project. We will devote some time to discuss our technology
dissemination approach using case studies of HOPE II, TL III, TAAT, Africa RISING’s ARDT-SMS,
SINCERE and other CCAFS projects and how we learn from these experiences, and how this work can be
published. Dr. Sereme will provide us with an update on the on-going discussions on the One CGIAR reform
as he has been attending various related meetings. Dr. Kiran Sharma will provide us with guidance on
aligning our work to the forthcoming changes within the CG. Dr. Carberry will lead and guide us through
the ICRISAT’s Strategic Planning in the context of One CGIAR reform.
We will also discuss the need and level of capital investment in strengthening the facilities and infrastructures
in the Regional Crop Improvement Hub (RCIH) at Samanko.
 
Publisher ICRISAT Mali
 
Date 2020-02
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11500/1/Report%20of%20RPM2020final.pdf
Tabo, R (2020) Regional Science Review and Planning Meeting 2020. In: Regional Scientific Review and Planning Meeting for WCA, February 19-21, 2020, ICRISAT-Samanko.