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American Society of Agronomy International CCA Program

American Society of Agronomy International CCA Program. International Expansion. International Expansion. India IRRI Project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) Funding – Gates Foundation, USAID, World Bank Argentina Working on marketing plan. India.

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American Society of Agronomy International CCA Program

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  1. American Society of AgronomyInternational CCA Program International Expansion

  2. International Expansion • India • IRRI Project • Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) • Funding – Gates Foundation, USAID, World Bank • Argentina • Working on marketing plan

  3. India • Strong interest among academia, industry, NGOs, government – fair • Continuing education is new concept of maintaining a position in agriculture • Potential 3,000-5,000 CCA in 3 to 5 years • might take longer to get to 5,000 but still a large potential pool • 3 visits so far

  4. Performance Objective Development Session New Delhi, June 2009

  5. India • April 2009 started drafting the exam POs and organizing the infrastructure • Hired a CCA Program Manager based in Delhi • Challenge – doing business, setting up structure with partners • Identified a potential business partner • Developing a licensing agreement • Larger purpose – increased food production in region with more efficient use of inputs, i.e. water and fertilizer • Grant to ASA - $50,000/year for 3 years

  6. India • September 2009 • Identified a local business partner to administer the program • Certifying board and exam committee are being organized • POs are in end user review and members are starting to write exam questions • Target is to offer the exam for the first time in November 2010 (June will do a beta test)

  7. Argentina • Strong interest among industry, NGOs, academia, less by government • One visit in March 2009 • Potential 1,000 CCAs within 5 years • 15,000 agronomists, no ASA counterpart • Similar agriculture to US, same companies • Conclusion – develop proposal to do market analysis, 4 months, $10,000, not yet received

  8. CCA Model World Views • World Food Prize • Program in Des Moines, IA • Gabesia Ejecta – Sorghum breeder, Purdue Univ. • Implementation of technology is key problem in many regions of the world. • CCA program may have a fit in many areas that are dealing with small holder farmers where technical assistance is vitally needed.

  9. International Fertilizer Industry AssociationTask Force on “Effective Last Mile Delivery”* o   An assessment of the current methodologies being followed in developing countries/regions such as China, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, etc;o   Collection of successful last-mile delivery examples in developing countries. This library could be showcased for creating models for adoption elsewhere; *Patrick Heffer, Secretary, Agriculture Committee, IFA, Paris

  10. International Fertilizer Industry AssociationTask Force on “Effective Last Mile Delivery”* o   A paper defining industry's strategy to best address technology and knowledge transfer: role of the industry, partnership, etc. This paper might need to be translated into regional industry guidelines for effective last-mile delivery;o   Possible field programmes in selected countries: so far, India is ahead of the other countries. It might be good to consider launching a similar programme with partners in a few other countries. *Patrick Heffer, Secretary, Agriculture Committee, IFa, Paris

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