Dialogue on Reimagining Agricultural Research

29-31 January 2013. Penang. Malaysia. The 2013 Dialogue on Reimagining Agricultural Research in Development brings together leaders in agricultural research and development policy and practice to address these questions. By doing so at the start of the new CRPs working on agricultural systems the Dialogue is designed to guide their implementation so as to increase both the intensity and scale of their impact on the poor.

Objectives

• Provide the CRPs with an opportunity to learn from, and build upon, previous experience with integrated approaches to agricultural research and development
• Identify how these research programs can foster innovation to improve on these approaches, improve livelihoods in the communities where they work, and achieve significant impacts at the scale of agricultural landscapes

Outputs

• Guidance on innovative approaches to be taken forward through the CRPs
• A community of practice will work together to address these issues as the CRPs proceed
• A refereed publication bringing together learning from the Dialogue

The following resources have been shared by dialogue participants and offered as a beginning of the conversation to re-imagine agricultural research in development. Here is an overview of the most relevant documents related to IAR4D:

• Organizational Change for Learning and Innovation Shared by Andy Hall 
• Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) Shared by Andy Hall 
• Building an Agricultural Research for Development System in Africa Shared by Andy Hall 
• Conceptual & methodological developness in innovation Shared by Ann Waters-Bayer 
• FPIC and beyond: safeguards for power- equalising research that protects biodiversity, rights and culture Shared by Ann Waters-Bayer 
• The Potential of Transdisciplinarity Shared by Ann Waters-Bayer
• Agriculture for development: New paradigm and options for success Shared by John Lynam 
• Recent Advances in Impact Analysis Methods for Ex-post Impact Assessments of Agricultural Technology Shared by John Lynam 
• An innovation systems approach to institutional change: Smallholder development in West Africa Shared by John Daane 
• Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) A Concept Paper for the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (SSA CP) Shared by John Daane 
• Making a difference: M&E of policy research Shared by Lindiwe Sibanda
• POLICY RESEARCH AND AFRICAN AGRICULTURE: TIME FOR A DOSE OF REALITY? Shared by Lindiwe Sibanda
• Beyond Participation: Boundary Organizations as a New Space for Farmers and Scientists to Interact Shared by Neil Andrew
• How Innovative Is Your Agriculture? Using Innovation Indicators and Benchmarks to Strengthen National Agricultural Innovation Shared by Rachel Sauvinet-Bedouin