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Defining the Intersection Between AR and AR4D: Common Development Challenges and Innovative Solutions

Explore the convergence of Agricultural Research (AR) and Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) discourse, addressing global issues such as climate change adaptation, food prices volatility, as well as meso and micro-level topics like shared infrastructures and research on food-related obesity. Delve into suggested categories of AR/AR4D research issues spanning global challenges, basic and boundary knowledge, mutual issues like rural livelihoods, and methodological and institutional concerns. Discover a commissioned study on enhancing complementarities between EC investments in AR (FP 7/H2020) and AR4D (FSTP), and the advocated institutional measures to foster innovation and collaboration.

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Defining the Intersection Between AR and AR4D: Common Development Challenges and Innovative Solutions

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  1. Defining the intersection between AR and AR4D(from 1rst meeting of the EU Africa HLGE) Intersection of what: Common development challenges ? Or research question ? Or Innovation process ? Or shared interest ?Intersect at what level ? Global : climate change, adaptation food prices volatilityMeso: shared infrastructures, skilled communitiesMicro : research topic , like food and diet related obesity, development of drought resistant crops….

  2. Defining the intersection between AR and AR4D(from 1rst meeting of the EU Africa HLGE) Suggested categories of AR / AR4D common research issues:Global issues (climate change)Basic knowledge, including research infrastructures (gene discovery )Boundary issues (avian flu, plant pests…) Mutual /common issues (rural livelihoods) Methodological issues (multi-scale modeling, excellence versus impact)Institutional issues (PPP, science and society)

  3. Defining the intersection between AR and AR4D(from ARCH commissioned study) Study on how to improve complementarities between EC investments in AR through FP 7/H2020 and in AR4D through FSTPRecommendations raised a number of institutional issues: - have explicit policy goals (H2020 better than FP 7) - competitive calls versus target funding (eligibility criteria, transparency, ex ante evaluation or ex post performance) - promote dialogue between research communities and synergies between programs (FACCE/ CCAFS)- co-fund a Knowledge hub (=> a global TAP?)

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