1. The document outlines the phases and focus of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals from 2012-2024. Phase I (2012-2015) focused on 4 crops in 5 regions, with a vision of increasing smallholder production and benefits. Phase II (2016-2024) will expand to include other crops and end-use research. 2. The program focuses on 5 regions globally: South Asia, Western & Central Africa, Eastern & Southern Africa, Northern Africa, and Central & Western Asia. It aims to improve productivity, access to food/feed/fodder, consumption, income, and environmental adaptation for smallholders. 3. The program leverages over 150 partnerships including advanced

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CGIAR Research Program
on Dryland Cereals
Generation Challenge Program
GRM 27-30 Sept, 2013
Lisbon, Portugal

2. OVERVIEW
PHASE I (2012-2015) PHASE II (2016-2024)
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Focus
regions
Spillover
Potential?
>150 Partnerships Synergies with other CRPs,
new partnerships
Current end-use research Expanded end-use research
4 Crops Other Millets?

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Phase I: Vision
 16% increase in dryland
cereal farm-level production
on at least 11.8 M ha
 5.8 million smallholder
households
 $30 billion cumulative
benefits

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Phase I: 7 Product Lines
(4 Crops, 5 Focus Regions)
ESA
NA
CWA
SA
WCA

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Phase I: Focus Regions
South Asia
Millet – 12.1 M Ha
Sorghum – 7.9 M Ha
Barley - 2.5 M Ha
<USD 2 per day : 1,082 M
Western & Central Africa
Millet – 16.8 M Ha
Sorghum – 14.2 M Ha
Barley – 0.5 M Ha
<USD 2 per day : 210 M Eastern & Southern Africa
Sorghum – 10.8 M Ha
Millet – 4.1 M Ha
Barley – 1.1 M Ha
<USD 2 per day : 230 M
Northern Africa
Barley – 3.6 M Ha
Sorghum – 0.1 M Ha
<USD 2 per day : 26 M
Central & Western Asia
Barley – 7.4 M Ha
Sorghum – 0.5 M Ha
Millet – 0.2 M Ha
<USD 2 per day : 20 M
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6. Strategic Partnerships
 Collaborative Research
 Collaborative Development
 Training
 Capacity Building
 Infrastructure Development
 Extension
 Seed/Technology Dissemination
 Partner Involvement in Management and Oversight of CRP
o Steering Committee membership
o Research Management Team Membership
o Flagship Project (Product Line) Co-ordinators
IRD
Sorghum & Millet
Innovation Lab
>70
Programs in Africa &
Asia
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Advanced Research
Institutes
20
NGOs, CSOs &
Farmer Organizations
30
Private Sector
Companies
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7. Owned by
Seed cooperative
Funded by Seed
project (GIZ)
Training,
varieties for
testing
NGO: Agro-business
training
PASS: Seed processing
training
NGO:
Cooperative
training
Farmer preferred
improved sorghum variety
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A Partnership Success Story: Sorghum in W Africa

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Trends in Aggregate Demand, 2010-2050

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Adoption Constraints

10. Phase II: Intermediate
Development Outcomes
1. Improved productivity
2. Increased and stable access to
dryland cereal food, feed and fodder
3. Increased consumption of
nutritious dryland cereals
4. Increased and more equitable
income
5. Increased capacity to adapt to
environmental variability
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Food Security
Reduced
Poverty
Nutrition &
Health
Envtl
Sustainability

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 Crop improvement for stable yield,
nutritive value
 Crop management
 Storage, post-harvest processing
 End-use products for evolving
consumer preferences
 Market access
Barley straw for fodder
New
processed
products
from
sorghum
Opportunities throughout the value chain

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Changing End Uses, 2000-2050

13.  Gender-disaggregated data, gender sensitive analyses
 Cultivars to create market opportunities for women
 Increase “whole plant value” for women
 Crop management interventions appropriate for women
 Increased access to seed for women
 Benefit from agro-enterprise opportunities
 Participatory R4D, training and knowledge-sharing
Gender Research and Strategy
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14. DRYLAND
CEREALS
DRYLAND
SYSTEMS
CCAFS
GENE
BANKS
LIVESTOCK
& FISHA4NH
WLE
Grain
Legumes
Linkages with Other CRPs
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15. Integration and testing of system components
Baseline data on households
Systems typologies
Gender disaggregation
Participatory research
System models
Trade-off analysis
Genetic diversity and improvement of
crop species in resource capture and
use efficiency (N, P, H2O)
Develop science of integrated crop
management (IPM, IDM, NRM)
technologies
Feedback to CRPs for priority setting &
design of products or technologies
Joint activity in CRP1.1 action sites
Testing
 Cultivars and adaptation in different systems
 Integrated crop management (IPM, IDM, NRM) technologies
Dryland Systems Dryland Cereals
Dryland Cereals & Dryland Systems
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16. Dryland Cereals & CCAFS
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Morris et al., 2013. PNAS 110: 453-458
Population genomic and genome-wide association studies
of agroclimatic traits in sorghum – 971 accessions
Momentum from existing resources:
a snapshot

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Momentum from existing initiatives
– a snapshot
Affordable Mini-Packs
HOPE: Sorghum Yield Increases
Agriculture & Nutrition Training
Sorghum Diversity Studies: GCP

19. Research Management Committee
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 Shoba Sivasankar, ICRISAT, India
 Serge Braconnier, CIRAD, France
 Tim Dalton, Sorghum and Millets Innovation Lab, USA
 Ndiaga Cisse, ISRA/CERAAS, Senegal
 Tom Hash, ICRISAT, Niger
 Stefania Grando, ICRISAT, India
 Henry Ojulong, ICRISAT, Kenya
 Ramesh Verma, ICARDA, Morocco
 AICMIP, India; SK Gupta, ICRISAT, India
 Ashok Kumar, ICRISAT, India

20. Thank you!
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