1. Partnership Inception
Workshop - Mauritius
Food and Agricultural Research
Council (FARC) Conference Room
Reduit
9th February 2012

2. AGENDA – Day 1
Time Session
09:00-09:30 Welcome address; Intro
09:30-10:00 Introduction to PAEPARD
10:00-10:30 Concept Note/Presentation of partnerships
10:30-11:00 Tea Break
11:00-12:00 Workshop objectives & Activities; Role of
Leader/Facilitators; Introduction to group work
12:00-13:00 Lunch
10:00-14:00 Group Work
14:00-14:30 Tea Break
14:30-15:30 Group Work/ Presentations
15:30-16:00 Debriefing Session

3. Introduction to the
PAEPARD Project
Presented by:
Mr. Toolsee Gunesh

4. PAEPARD Definition
Platform for
African
European
Partnership on
Agricultural
Research for
Development

5. Context of PAEPARD
 Agriculture is sector with largest potential for
enhancing economic growth on African Continent
(SSA countries)
 Support for agriculture – Funds for agriculture
research reducing
 EC funding (EDF,FP7) for agricultural research
 Challenge : Research be demand led
- Quality of partnerships improved

6. Objectives
 Overall:
Build joint African-European Multi-Stakeholder
Partnerships in ARD contributing to achieve the
MDGs
 Specific:
Enhanced, more equitable, more demand-
driven and mutually beneficial collaboration of
Africa and Europe on ARD with the aim of
attaining the MDGs

7. PAEPARD Expected Results
 Increased awareness of partnership opportunities
in Europe and Africa for agricultural development
in Africa;
 Improved mobilization and coordination of
European ARD stakeholders and African non–
research stakeholders;
 Increased knowledge on European funding
opportunities among African ARD stakeholders
and support for partnership development will lead
to increased number of high quality ARD
proposals.

8. Major Activities
 Mobilization of European stakeholders and African
non-research stakeholders;
 Information and knowledge management of
opportunities for partnership between African and
Europe;
 Capacity building on partnership building within a
multi-stakeholder innovation partnerships;
 Partnership brokerage between African and
European stakeholders;
 Advocacy for agricultural research for
development

9. PAEPARD – 2nd Call for Concept Note
 Published May 31, 2011
 69 Concept Notes received on July 15,
2011
 10 Consortia Selected
 Mauritius consortium among the 10
selected

10. Federating Themes
 Food security and climate changes
 Post harvest technologies
 Knowledge management and indigenous
knowledge inclusion
 Capacity building and institutional
development
 Market access, value chain, pricing
 Water use and management
 Financing mechanisms, access to credit

11. Consortia Themes /Objectives
Ghana (Citrus Producers Control of Angular leaf spot disease of
Association of Ghana) Citrus in Ghana
Benin (Sojagnon, Farmers Appui a la sécurité économique des
Federation) ménages ruraux par la production, la
commercialisation et la transformation du
Soja au Benin
Burkina-Faso [Association BIOPROTECT-B, un groupement d’intérêt
pour la Recherche et la économique pour la protection biologique
Formation en Agro-écologie des cultures et la fertilisation organique
(ARFA)] des sols pour une agriculture saine et
durable au sahel.
Mauritius (Food and Micro propagation and cultivation of in
Agricultural Research vitro breadfruit plants and
Council, Reduit, development of novel products from
Mauritius) Breadfruit as an alternative source of
carbohydrates in Mauritius.
Cote d’Ivoire (Centre Suisse Agriculture pour l’éducation (A.P.E) des
de Recherches scientifiques) enfants en âge scolaire (5 – 15 ans) en
milieux rural et périurbain

12. Consortia Themes /Objectives
Nigeria (Department of Animal Low cost and high quality livestock feed
Science and Technology, Federal production knowledge delivery to Nigerian poultry
University of Technology, Owerri, industry (NIPOFERD)
Imo State, Nigeria)
Burundi [Confédération des Développement participatif des technologies de la
Associations de Producteurs culture pomme de terre et promotion des
Agricoles pour le Développement innovations sensibles au genre et à la
(CAPAD)] conservation de l’environnement au Burundi
Uganda (Farm Gain African Ltd) Extensive Collection and Characterization of
African Solanaceae Plants
Uganda (Women of Uganda Enhancing soybean and cowpea value chains for
Network (WOUGNET) increased productivity, incomes and nutritional
security of smallholder farmers in East and Central
Africa.
Cameroon [Concertation Innover pour l’intensification, la diversification et
Nationale des Organisations la transformation de l’agriculture familiale en
Paysannes du Cameroun (CNOP- Afrique Centrale à travers la recherche – action en
CAM)] partenariat : cas de CNOP-CAM dans la région du
Centre Cameroun

13. The Mauritius
Consortium
Presented by:
Mrs. Indira Boodhram

14. Title of Proposed Partnership
 Micro-propagation and Cultivation of in-
vitro breadfruit plants and development of
novel products from breadfruit as an
alternative source of carbohydrates in
Mauritius

15. Opportunities
 In context of food security and
sustainable livelihood
 Identified as a potential source of
carbohydrate
 Potential for processing as well as export
 Local research stations has experience in in-
vitro propagation
 Income-generating opportunity for
households/small-scale orchard
 Breadfruit offers potential for production of
gluten-free flour

16. Expected outcome of partnership
 Establishment of production techniques and
guidelines for local production of breadfruit
 Development of commercially feasible in-vitro
mass propagation techniques
 Promotion and establishment of backyard
production in Mauritius
 Establishment of commercial orchards
 Development of community-based processing
techniques
 Development of marketing channels for input into
large-scale processing of breadfruit
 Development of healthy and nutritious value
added breadfruit products

17. Current Partners involved
FARC
(Research)
MAMCF AREU
(Farmer (Research and
Organization) Extension)
UoM (Research
EU Partner
and Training)
Conserverie
Sarjua Ltee
(Private
Sector)

18. Value-Chain Approach
Presented by:
Ms. Nawsheen Hosenally

19. Current Partners involved
FARC
(Research)
MAMCF AREU
(Farmer (Research and
Organization) Extension)
UoM (Research
EU Partner
and Training)
Conserverie
Sarjua Ltee
(Private
Sector)

20. Inclusive Demand-driven partnerships
Credit
Researchers suppliers
Policy makers Advisory services
Wholesale Consumer
Breadfruit
Planting organisations
growers
material
Supplier and retail
Suppliers of Growers’
inputs, organisations
equipment EU Importers
Facilitator

21. Value-Chain Approach
Value-chain Definition:
 Describes full range of activities required to bring
a product/service through the different phases of
production (Including physical transformation,
input of various producer services and response
to consumer demand)
 Include inter-dependent processes that generate
value for the consumer
 Focuses on value creation, innovation, product
development and marketing

22. Role of the Facilitators
 Neutral
 No relation with the partnership
 Encourage full participation by all partners
 Ensure interest of all partners represented
 Promote mutual understanding between
partners
 Guide partners to agree on objectives, roles
and responsibilities. Promote communication
 Promote Social Learning by Partners
 Promote & guide joint reflection by partners

23. Leader v/s Facilitator
Facilitator:
Leader:  Assists (builds capacity
 Responsible for the of) all partners to
partnership understand/achieve the
(direction, task (objectives, role)
management,  Assists all members of
partnership to
actions) participate equally &
 Responsible for function as team
communication within  Assists all members to
partnership learn - reflect on joint
experience and
 Responsible for group consolidate lessons
outputs learned
 Accountable for joint  Assists in resolving
external inputs conflicts (without
taking sides…)