Presentation by Judith A. Francis (CTA) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).

1. on Agricultural Research for Development
EFARD
Judith Ann Francis, Executive Secretary
Prague, 30th November 2016
EFARD MT report
November 2015-2016

2. 08/02/2010
Strategic Objectives
• To encourage dialogue between European ARD
stakeholders for promoting awareness, innovative
approaches and partnerships for ARD (Europe)
• To support global ARD initiatives within the
framework of GFAR and the GCARD process
(Global)
• To promote inter-regional partnerships and
collaborative ARD activities for joint research
initiatives, capacity strengthening and greater
impact (Inter-regional)

3. 08/02/2010
Management & Coordination
• EFARD MT: 2015 - 2017
– Patrick Van Daame, Chair
– Judith Francis, Executive Secretary
– Ann Waters-Bayer, Vice-chair
– Murat Sartas, member
– Andre Stucki, member (resigned October, 2016)
– Juergen Anthofer – member (resigned October,2016)
Supported by EFARD Intern, Laurianne Olivier (April 2016 –
Present)

4. 08/02/2010
Management & Coordination (2)
• MT meetings: Teleconferences and 1 face to face
• Regular updates shared with EFARD members
• Finalized & circulated EFARD discussion paper on
agriculture/nutrition & Report of 2015 EFARD Annual meeting
• Conclusion of GFAR(FAO)/EFARD Letter of Agreement
• Implementation of PAEPARD project – Survey of PAEPARD ULP
& EU engagement
• TAP Global Task Force on Capacity Development on
Agricultural Innovation Systems (tele/skype and face-to-face)
• GCARD 3 – Johannesburg, April 2016
• Update of EFARD website; Profiling EFARD members

5. 08/02/2010
GCARD 3
• EFARD was well represented – Chair, VC, ES and members
– Scaling up and out was discussed in EFARD 2015. New methodologies
for identifying scaling use cases and more research and dialogue with
experts and potential beneficiaries for fine-tuning the scaling
exercises.
• EFARD leadership on Theme 1 – From Research to Impact
– Assemble the ingredients to make and serve a nice piece of cake
• (short) Debate scaling up, out… not only rhetorical: but to account for the fact that change does
not only proceed by extrapolating some local success stories everywhere ; development is not
a linear process; tensions exist between scaling up and impact at scale, learning to scale and
learning while scaling and accountability (of stakeholders and to partners and government etc)
• Through case studies and global initiatives - what should be taken into account in order go to
scale; first identify the expected ambition at the level we want to impact, Identify Conditions
right from the design of technology: partnership, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation
and learning

6. 08/02/2010
GCARD 3
• Priorities - Food and nutrition security, climate change, green economy /non-
renewable energy, jobs/new business opportunities
• Impact (economic, environmental, social) is important at all levels; local,
national, regional, global. We must impact on small holder farmers.
• Scaling-up (know the tipping points? Can we identify? WE SHOULD PLAN)
– What – research, process, outputs (e.g. technologies)
– How – alignment & partnerships e.g. research & civil society, policy,
academia; site integration, country coordination, capacity development,
communication
– M&E – document (success & failure).
• Keywords – Research, innovation, partnerships, capacity building, learning,
communication, accountability

7. 08/02/2010
Increase EFARD visibility
EFARD social media
Better management of EFARD
member
Become member on EFARD
linkedIn Group
Possibility for exchange among
EFARD members via online
discussion

8. 08/02/2010
EFARD 2016 Annual Meeting
Round Table Young Professionals
15 December 2016

9. 08/02/2010
EFARD 2016 – 2017 Work Prog.
• EFARD New Management Team
• New Host for Executive Secretariat
• Finalize PAEPARD Project – (ULP study; communication
projects )
• Annual Meeting 2017 (Venue?)
• Leadership role for EFARD (EU has asked for coherence &
guidance on research priorities; more development impact)
• Key Think Tank – Lead papers ????