Presented as part of the SIANI Hesa Expert Group meeting in Chulalongkorn University School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR) in Bangkok. More at: http://bit.ly/1NwBkbp

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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
ASIA REGIONAL PROGRAM
Dindo Campilan, PhD
Director for Asia

2. Global research partnership
for a food secure future

3. • Make affordable, high-quality food available
to the rural and urban poor by boosting
agricultural productivity and enhancing the
nutritional quality of staple crops
• Promote rural income growth by making
smallholder agriculture more competitive
and market oriented through improvements
in agricultural value chains
• Provide the means for more intensive and
competitive agriculture both environmentally
sustainable and climate smart
CIAT’s Strategic Objectives 2014-2020
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4. Agrobiodiversity
Soils & Landscapes
Decision & Policy
Analysis
CIAT’s Global Research Program
• Bean
• Tropical Forages
• Cassava
• Rice
• Genetic Resources
• Climate Change
• Linking Farmers to
Markets
• Ecosystem Services
• Sustainable
Intensification
• Land Degradation
• Climate Smart
Agriculture
Climate Change for Agriculture & Food Security (CCAFS)

5. CIAT’s Global Presence
Headquarters
Cali, Colombia
Africa regional hub
Nairobi, Kenya
Asia regional hub
Hanoi, Vietnam
• Nearly 1,000 researchers + support staff Presence in 40+ countries
• Annual budget US$135M+ 180 projects, > 350 partners

6. CIAT in Asia
Asia
Southeast
Asia
Since 1970s, CIAT has worked in 9 Asian
countries, primarily in Southeast Asia and
southern China
CIAT research currently concentrated in
the Greater Mekong subregion
Further expansion to South Asia under
consideration
Greater
Mekong
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7. Discussion Point 1
Agri-envtal & food security challenges
in Southeast Asia
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• Climate change and extreme weather events
• Transboundary agri-envtal risks
• Food security-income generation continuum
• Changing diets and lifestyles

8. Discussion Point 2
CIAT response to key challenges
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9. Discussion Point 3
Examples of innovations & best practices
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• Science tools
• Multi-stakeholder collaboration
• Co-investment in research and learning
• South-south collaboration

10. Discussion Point 4
Ways to enhance collaboration
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• Research-informed curricula
• Co-development & use of knowledge products
• Novel, flexible learning modes

11. Discussion Point 5
Potential contributions to HESA
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• Science leaders for the future: CIA Asia visiting fellowships
- Internships
- MSc/PhD researchers
- Visiting researchers
- Visiting scientists
- Visiting professionals
• Regional partnership platforms
- Crop improvement network
- Learning alliance for value-chain R&D
- Sustainable urban-rural food systems consortium
• New frontiers for learning and capacity strengthening
- Mentoring
- Staff/partners exchange
- Use of ICTs

12. CIAT Asia team and partners
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13. For more information
Dindo Campilan d.campilan@cgiar.org
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
Centro Internacional de Agricultural Tropical (CIAT)
Visit www.ciat.cgiar.org
CIAT Asia c/o AGI, Pham Van Dong St,
Tu Liem, Hanoi, VIETNAM
Global Headquarters
Apartado Aéreo 6713 Cali, COLOMBIA
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