CGIAR Research Programs phase 2 - Proposals, Commentaries
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Item CGIAR Gender Equality in Food Systems Research Platform Proposal Resubmission(Proposal, 2019-09) CGIAR GENDER PlatformImpactful gender research within CGIAR is a precondition to achieving its mission of enabling people, especially women, to better nourish their families, while improving food system productivity and resilience. In the face of climate change and demographic shifts, such research has become more important than ever before, and is now essential for shared economic growth, manage natural resources and improve the lives of women and men. The CGIAR Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results (GENDER) Platform that we propose will catalyse targeted research on gender equality in agriculture and effectively collaborate with decision-makers to achieve a new normal: a world in which gender equality drives a transformation towards equitable, sustainable, productive and climate-resilient food systems.Item Call for Proposals for a CGIAR Gender Equality in Food Systems Research Platform(Brochure, 2019-04-05) CGIAR System OrganizationPursuant to a decision taken on 2 April 2019 and building on the work of a reference group and with support and strategic guidance from its two Gender Champions, the System Management Board issues this call for proposals to CGIAR Centers. The submission deadline is 2 July 2019.Item CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and EcosystemsItem CGIAR Research Program on Wheat Agri-Food Systems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on WheatItem CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas Agri-food Systems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and BananasItem CGIAR Research Program on Rice Agri-food Systems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on RiceItem CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and MarketsItem CGIAR Research Program on Maize Agri-food Systems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on MaizeItem CGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on LivestockItem CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals Agri-Food Systems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland CerealsItem CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and AgroforestryItem CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-food Systems Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on FishItem CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Site Integration Proposal for Phase II(Proposal, 2016-09-28) CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food SecurityItem ISPC Commentary: Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals Agri-Food Systems(Independent Commentary, 2016-09-16) CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership CouncilISPC Commentary on the Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) CRP-II revised proposal (2017-2022) submitted 31 July 2016Item Cover letter for submission of assessments of 11 CRPs and 3 Platforms - 14 September 2016(Internal Document, 2016-09-14) CGIAR System Management OfficeItem Genebanks Platform: Full Proposal 2017-2022(Proposal, 2016-08-12) CGIAR Genebank PlatformCGIAR genebanks safeguard some of the largest and most widely used collections of crop diversity in the world, critical to attaining global development goals to end hunger and improve food and nutrition security, which arguably gives their stewardship an imperative and prominence unsurpassed by any other single undertaking in CGIAR. The genebanks, as a key driver of international exchange of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), are fundamentalto delivering the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) and three System Level Outcomes (SLO) of reduced poverty, improved food and nutrition security, and improved natural resources systems and ecosystem services.Item Big Data Coordination Platform: Full Proposal 2017-2022(Proposal, 2016-08-12) CGIAR Platform for Big Data in AgricultureThis proposal for a Big Data and ICT Platform therefore focuses on enhancing CGIAR and partner capacity to deliver big data management, analytics and ICT-focused solutions to CGIAR target geographies and communities. The ultimate goal of the platform is to harness the capabilities of Big Data to accelerate and enhance the impact of international agricultural research. It will support CGIAR’s mission by creating an enabling environment where data are expertly managed and used effectively to strengthen delivery on CGIAR SRF’s System Level Outcome (SLO) targets. Critical gaps were identified during the extensive scoping consultations with CGIAR researchers and partners (provided in Annex 8). The Platform will achieve this through ambitious partnerships with initiatives and organizations outside CGIAR, both upstream and downstream, public and private. It will focus on promoting CGIAR-wide collaboration across CRPs and Centers, in addition to developing new partnership models with big data leaders at the global level. As a result, CGIAR and partner capacity will be enhanced, external partnerships will be leveraged, and an institutional culture of collaborative data management and analytics will be established. Important international public goods such as new global and regional datasets will be developed, alongside new methods that support CGIAR to use the data revolution as an additional means of delivering on SLOs.Item Excellence in Breeding: Full Proposal 2017-2022(Proposal, 2016-08-12) CGIAR Excellence in Breeding PlatformImportance of genetic improvement: Over the past decades, genetic improvement has increased agricultural productivity, reduced the pressure on forests, changed the nutritional profile of crops, and made agricultural production more resilient to diseases, pests and droughts. Without genetic improvement, food prices would be substantially higher and more forest land would have been lost to agriculture (Evenson and Gollin, 2003; Stevenson et al., 2013). It is estimated that between 30-60% of the yield increases in farmers’ fields can be traced back to breeders changing the genetic make-up of crops, while the rest is due to improved agronomy aligned with better functioning markets and extension systems. Relevant to the developing world, stress tolerance breeding has also resulted in yield increases under conditions that are similar to farmers’ real conditions such as drought, low fertility, and waterlogging (Septiningsih et al., 2008; Weber et al., 2013), and averted losses or restored production after the emergence of new devastating diseases (Singh et al., 2011). Research into nutritional traits has resulted in the first bio-fortified crops being released and grown by farmers (Johnson et al., 2015). Examples in livestock include, in the developed world, the myostatin gene (Grobet et al., 1997) and increased milk yields in cattle and, in the developing world, the prolificacy Booroola genes in sheep (Nimbkar et al., 2005).Item Excellence in Breeding: Full Proposal 2017-2022 Addenda(Proposal, 2016-08-11) CGIAR Excellence in Breeding PlatformItem Excellence in Breeding: Full Proposal 2017-2022 Cover Letter(Proposal, 2016-08-11) CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform