Presented during Agribusiness forum in Africa as an institutional model for innovation and replication.

1. Empowering the Private Sector to Boost Productivity & Growth in Africa 14-17 June 2009, Cape Town, South Africa

2. Session II: Increasing and Maintaining Competitiveness Agri-Science Park @ ICRISAT as an Institutional Innovation Model 15 June 2009 Abdul Rahman Ilyas, Chief Operating Officer, Agri-Science Park @ ICRISAT

3. Dr. William D Dar, Director General ICRISAT, India Greetings from our servant leader!!

4. Agri-Science Park @ ICRISAT The mission of Agri-Science Park @ ICRISAT is to be the “hub” for meaningful public-private partnerships that enhances the development and commercialization of science-generated technologies, innovations and knowledge that directly benefit the SAT farmers.

7. ASP - Framework

8. ASP Coordination Committee - to harmonise and coordinate joint activities in the interest of ICRISAT Respective committees and organogram to handle component specific activities. ASP Organogram Director General ICRISAT Managing Director COO AIC ABI HPRC BRC SAT EcoVenture NutriPlus ASP Coordination Committee (CC) ASP Steering Committee (SC) ASP Advisory Committee - to enhance public private partnership activities in the interest of ICRISAT.

9. ASP - Components Reducing poverty through Innovations, partnerships and products SAT Eco-Venture Agri-Business Incubator Ag-biotech Innovation Center Research Consortia NutriPlus Knowledge Center Hybrid Parents Bioproducts Biofuels SAT Eco-Venture Ag-biotech Innovation Center Agri-Business Incubator Research Consortia NutriPlus Knowledge Center Hybrid Parents Bioproducts Biofuels

16. Partners at ASP@ICRISAT 2 NutriPlus Total Partners = 182 10 50 108 12 BRC HPRC ABI AIC

24. Visit our Website – www.agri-sciencepark.icrisat.org My Contacts Abdul Rahman Ilyas [email_address] +91 994 999 4069