Evaluation of the CGIAR Research Program on Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) Volume 2 – Annexes January 2016 Flavio Breseghello Derek Byerlee (Team Leader) Olivier Panaud Benjavan Rerkasem Aziz Sy Paul Teng Martha Ter Kuile This evaluation has been commissioned by the Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) of the CGIAR. The Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) of CGIAR encourages fair use of this material provided proper citation is made. Correct citation: CGIAR-IEA (2016), Evaluation of CGIAR Research Program on Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP). Rome, Italy: Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) of the CGIAR http://iea.cgiar.org/ Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Table of Contents ANNEX A: Evaluation Team Members –Short BIOs........................................................... 1 ANNEX B: GRiSP evaluation country visits ........................................................................ 3 ANNEX C: List of people interviewed ............................................................................... 4 ANNEX D: Survey of GRiSP Researchers .......................................................................... 20 ANNEX E: List of sample projects reviewed .................................................................... 30 i cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP ANNEX A: Evaluation Team Members –Short BIOs Derek Byerlee (Team Leader) from Australia is currently Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, USA and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, USA. He worked with the World Bank as Lead Economist, Rural Strategy and Policy Adviser, Leader of Agricultural and Rural Development in the Ethiopia Country Office, and Director of the World Development Report in 2008: Agriculture for Development. Previously he worked at CIMMYT for 17 years as Regional Economist, South Asia and then Director of CIMMYT’s Economics Program. In 2009-12 he served as Chair of the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR’s Science Council. He has a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Oregon State University, USA. Flávio Breseghello from Brazil has a PhD on genetics and plant breeding from Cornell University. He has been DDG-R&D and currently is the Director General of CNPAF, the EMBRAPA institute for rice and beans, and is a member of EMBRAPA’s Program Management Committee. He has experience in rice breeding and technology transfer, having released several rice cultivars. In 2009 he participated at the AfricaRice Center Commissioned External Review of the Rice Diversity and Improvement Program. Olivier Panaud is a Professor at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia, France where he has acted also as Vice-President for Research. He has a PhD from University of Paris, Orsay in Plant genetics. His research interests are in genomics and genetic resources (including sequencing the genome of African rice, Oryza Glaberrima). He was a PhD fellow at IRRI in 1989-92. Benjavan Rerkasem is Professor Emeritus from Chiang Mai University in Thailand. She was Professor of Agronomy for 10 years and before that of Plant Nutrition. She has a PhD on plant nutrition from University of Western Australia. Recently she received a Crawford Fund Award for services to international agriculture. Her academic interests include crop nutrient management, agroecology and conservation agriculture. She has been an external reviewer of CIAT activities in Asia and of IRRI’s upland rice research for the CGIAR Science Council, among other reviews for international agencies. Abdoul-Aziz Sy is an international consultant (agricultural research and capacity building specialist) from Senegal who has an academic background in crop sciences and did his PhD at the Institut National Polytechnique, Toulouse, France. He has worked on evaluations of a range of agricultural and science & technology programs and activities, mostly in Africa and including rice research and adoption. In the 1990s he worked at WARDA as Principal Plant Pathologist. Paul Teng is Professor and Dean of the Graduate Studies and Professional Learning at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has a PhD on Agricultural microbiology/System research from University of Canterbury in New Zealand. In early 2000 he was DDG of Reach at the World Fish Center and previous to that worked for Monsanto as Asia Pacific Vice President on Public Affairs and Asia-Pacific Director on Science & Technology. In 1990s he was at IRRI as Program leader on cross-ecosystems research. He participated in several boards, advisory bodies and reviews on S&T. 1 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Martha ter Kuile currently works as Minister at the Bloor Street United Church, Toronto Ontario, Canada. She has a PhD on Ethics from the University of Ottawa. In the past she has held several positions at the Canadian International Development Agency, including Head of Aid at the Canadian Embassy in Guatemala, and was the Canadian representative to the CGIAR. She has served in the Boards of international organizations, including CIP, and participated in External Program and Management Reviews of two CGIAR centers, including IRRI in 2009. 2 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP ANNEX B: GRiSP evaluation country visits Country Date Travel purpose Team involvement Focus Philippines 1-7 February Inception meeting All All GRiSP, IRRI Benin 9-12 February Africa Rice Center Science Week DB, AS, MtK AfricaRice GRiSP Oversight France 8-10 March Committee meeting MtK, OP Governance, Consortium in Montpellier relations France June CIRAD and IRD AS Links to core non-CGIAR partners Rainfed/irrigated and Bangladesh 28-31 March Field visit DB, PT, BR, IEA partnerships; CSISA, STRASA, IFAD/EC grants Rainfed/irrigated and India 1-7 April Field visit DB, PT, BR, IEA partnerships; CSISA, STRASA, IFAD/EC grants Senegal 6-12 May Field visit DB, AS, OP Africa Rice, National partners Nigeria 12-16 May Field visit DB, AS, OP Africa Rice, National partners Myanmar 20-22 May Field visit BR, IEA CURE, CORIGAP Vietnam 23-16 May Field visit BR, PT, IEA CORIGAP, CLUES, National partners Colombia 24-30 May Field visit DB, FB, IEA CIAT rice research, FLAR, Fedearroz Peru 27-30 May Field visit FB National partners Tanzania 6-12 June Field visit AS, FB Africa Rice, IRRI, National Partners Kenya 12-16 June Field visit AS, FB Africa Rice, IRRI, National Partners Rome 5-8 Sept Writing workshop All Draft final report 3 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP ANNEX C: List of people interviewed Name Title/Organization Country Alfredo Marin Leader of the Rice Program, INTA Argentina Argentina Nick Austin ACIAR Australia Robert Edis ACIAR Australia A.K.M. Ferdous Senior Specialist, Agricultural Research and Development Bangladesh Ahmad Salahuddin IRRI – Consultant, GRiSP, CSISA Bangladesh Ansar Ali BRRI – Director-Research Bangladesh Bidyuth K. Mahalder IRRI – Senior Manager, Operations and Administration Bangladesh Bilash Mitra IRRI – Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Bangladesh Craig A. Meisner WorldFish – Director, South Asia Bangladesh F.H. Ansarey ACI Agribusiness Ltd. – Executive Director Bangladesh Harun ur Rashid BRRI – Senior Science Officer Bangladesh Humnath Bhandari IRRI – Agricultural Economist, VDSA Bangladesh Jiban Krishna Biswas Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) – Director General Bangladesh M. Matiur Rahman IRRI – Coordinator, ACIAR Rice-Pulse Bangladesh M. Murshedul Alam IRRI – Senior Associate Scientist II, RPC and ICT Tools Development Bangladesh M.A. Bari IRRI – Project Scientist and Country Manager, STRASA Bangladesh M.G. Neogi IRRI – Consultant, STRASA, RMS-SA, Sustainable Rice Seed Production and Delivery System (SRSPDS) Bangladesh Manoranjan K. Mondal IRRI – Collaborative Research Scientist Bangladesh Md. Ershadul Islam WorldFish – Khulna Hub Manager, CSISA-BD Bangladesh Md. Shahjahan CIMMYT – Cropping Systems Agronomist, GCAP Bangladesh 4 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Mike Robson FAO – Representative in Bangladesh Bangladesh Paul Fox IRRI – Representative for Bangladesh Bangladesh Shahjahan Kabir BRRI – Director-Administration Bangladesh Sk. Hemait Hossain Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) – Additional Director, Khulna Bangladesh Sk. Mukular Rahman Satkhira Seed House – Proprietor Bangladesh Tamal Lata Aditya BRRI – Chief Science Officer Bangladesh Thakur Prasad Tiwari CIMMYT – Cropping Systems Agronomist and Bangladesh Country Representative Bangladesh Timothy Russell IRRI – Chief of Party, Cereal System Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh Project Bangladesh Wais Kabir FAO – Consultant Bangladesh Loretta Hempsall IRRI – Manager, Corporate Services Bangladesh Marufa Fatema University of Bonn – Student, ARTS Bangladesh Mary Achana Costa IRRI – Senior Assistant, Administrative Coordination Bangladesh Prof. Md. Lutful Hasan Bangladesh Agricultural University – Professor Bangladesh Shamima Sultana IRRI – Assistant Manager, Logistics and Coordination Bangladesh Akakpo Cyriaque INRAB Benin Arodokoun Y. David INRAB Benin Iliyath Bello INRAB Benin Marie-Noelle Ndjiondjop AfricaRice Benin Pascal Gbenou ROPPA Molecular Biologist and Head, Biotechnology Unit Benin Adama Traore AfricaRice Benin Arouna Aminou AfricaRice Benin Denis Huneault AfricaRice Benin Ibnou Dieng AfricaRice Benin 5 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country John Manful AfricaRice Benin John Rodenburg CIRAD/GRiSP Benin Joseph Sano Assistant Scientist - Agricultural Engineering, IRRI Benin Kazuki Saito Agro-Physiologist, AfricaRice Benin Kelly Mbokeli Head of Human Resources, AfricaRice Benin Koichi Futakuchi Program Leader, Sustainable Productivity Enhancement- AfricaRice Benin Mandiaye Diagne Agricultural Economist, AfricaRice Benin Marco Wopereis Deputy Director General and GRiSP Focal Point, AfricaRice Benin Masa Iwanaga President, JIRCAS Benin Menozzi Phillippe AfricaRice/CIRAD Benin Moussa Sie Rice Breeder AfricaRice Benin Myra Wopereis-Pura Knowledge Management & Capacity Strengthening, AfricaRice Benin Rose Fiamohe AfricaRice Benin Samuel Bruce-Oliver AfricaRice Benin Takashi Kumashiro AfricaRice ,Program Leader, Genetic Diversity and Improvement Benin Sergio Gini Lopes Rice researcher, IRGA, Brazil Brazil Hamidou Traore INERA Burkina Faso Oueaogo Ibrahim INERA Burkina Faso Rayaisom Louis Oueaogo INERA Burkina Faso Fulgence Niyongabo ISABU Burundi Ndayiragije Alexis IRRI Burundi Ouk Makara Director CARDI, CURE, submergence and drought working groups Cambodia Sakhan Sophany Deputy Director CARDI, plant breeding Cambodia 6 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Seng Vang Deputy Director CARDI, Crop management and agronomy Cambodia Dorothy Malaa IRAD Cameroon Ngome Ajebesone IRAD Cameroun Francis Christophe Khadji Deputy Director, Global Programs and Initiatives, Global Food Security Division, Department of Foreign Canada Affairs, Trade, and Development, Government of Canada Rebecca Smart Senior Analyst, Global Food Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Government of Canada Kondayen Igor Hervé ICRA CAR Mbedane Hervé ICRA CAR Le Huy Ham Director, AGI China Shaobing Peng Professor and Director, Crop Physiology and Production Center (CPPC), College of Plant Science and China Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Z Li CAAS China Cheng Shi-hua CNRRI (China National Rice Research Institute) China Luo Ju Deputy Division-Chief, CNRRI (China National Rice Research Institute) China Camila Reboledo Postdoc CIAT Colombia Cecile Grenier CIRAD/CIAT Colombia Constanza Quintero CIAT Colombia Edgar Torres CIAT Colombia Eduardo Graterol FLAR – Agronomy Colombia Gloria Mosquera CIAT Colombia Jaime Gomez CIAT Colombia Joe Tohme CIAT Colombia 7 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Jorge Duitama CIAT Colombia José Maria Martinez CIAT Colombia Maria Fernanda Alvarez CIAT Director General Colombia Mathias Lorieux IRD Colombia Michael Selvarraj CIAT Colombia Patrícia Guzman Fedearroz Colombia Paul Chavarriaga CIAT Colombia Ruben Echeverria CIAT DG Colombia Sana Valdez CIAT Colombia Santiago Jaramillo FLAR Colombia Satoshi Ogawa JICA Colombia John Hamer CIAT Colombia Maria Garcia CIAT Colombia Adiko Amoncho CNRA Cote d'Ivoire Bouet Alphone CNRA Cote d'Ivoire Jonas Nwankwo Chianu AfDB Cote d'Ivoire Kouassi Nazaire CNRA Cote d'Ivoire Yté Songe CNRA Cote d'Ivoire Paul Mbempie Mafuka INERA DR Congo Fentahun Mengistu EIAR Ethiopia Alain Ghesquiere DIADE, IRD France Didier THARREAU Co-director plant pathology laboratory, BGPI France Nour Ahmadi CIRAD GRISP focal point France 8 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Pascal Gantet Université de Montpellier, UMR DIADE France Pascal Kosuth Director, Agropoolis Foundation France Wayne Powell CGIAR Consortium Office Chief Scientist France Ansumana K JARJU NARI Gambia Grace Bolfrey-Arku Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana Ghana Paa-Nii Torgbor Johnson CSIR/CRI, Ghana Ghana Yemi Akinbamijo FARA Ghana Famoi Beavogui IRAG Guinea Tidiane Dialo Sankarella IRAG Guinea Ramesha IRRI – Scientist, CSISA India Alwin Keil CIMMYT – Senior Agricultural Economist India Arindam Samaddar IRRI – Social Scientist India Ashok Kumar IRRI – Hub Coordinator, CSISA Odisha India Avinash Upadyay Digital Green – Regional Manager India B. Giri Directorate of Agriculture and Good Production, Bhubaneshwar – State Consultant, NFSM India D. Konar Ramnagar Seed Farm Pvt. Ltd. – Advisor India D.P. Ray OUAT – Vice-Chancellor India J.K. Ladha IRRI – Principal Scientist and Representative for India and Nepal India J.K. Roy CRRI – Former Joint Director India Jyotirmoy Guha GMS Agritech Pvt. Ltd. – Director India Manzoor Dar IRRI - Senior AssoCIATe Scientist India P.K. Joshi IFPRI – Director, South Asia India 9 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Parvesh Chandna IRRI – Scientist, Remote Sensing and GIS India Ramesh Chand National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, ICAR – Director India S.k. Bardhan Roy Centre for Strategic Studies, Kolkata India Sheetal Sharma IRRI – Post Doctoral Fellow-Soil Scientist/ Nutrient Management Specialist India Sudhanshu Singh IRRI – Rainfed Lowland Agronomist, South Asia India Sudhir Yadav IRRI – Irrigated Systems Agronomist India Swati Nayak IRRI – Assistant Scientist - Social Sciences India T.C. Dhoundiyal IRRI – Project Manager, IRRI South Asia India Trilochan Mohapatra Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Director India Uma Shankar Singh IRRI – Senior Scientist II and South Asia Regional Project Coordinator for STRASA project India Vijaya Kumar Marthi IRRI – Manager, Liaison and Coordination India Vinod Kumar Gaur National Seeds Corporation Ltd. – Chairman cum Managing Director India Sk. Abdoul Sabbar Ramnagar Seed Farm Pvt. Ltd. – Managing Director India Hasil Sembiring Directorate General of Food Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia Indonesia Inastuti Rumanti Indonesian Center for Rice Research Indonesia Rita Ni ANADER (Ivory Coast), Facilitator Ivory Coast Masa Iwanaga President, JIRCAS Japan Osamu Koyama JIRCAS Japan DeVries Joseph D. Director Programme/Africa's Seed Systems, PASS, AGRA Kenya Ininda Jane Programme Officer/CROP Improvement, PASS, AGRA Kenya Kayode Sanni Project Manager/Rice, AATF Kenya Kore Winfred Rice Breeder/KARI/KALRO/Kisumu, AfricaRice Breeding TF Coordinator Kenya 10 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Njuguna Michael M. CFO/Deputy CEO, Africa Harvest Technology Kenya Satoyama Takanori General Coordinator, CARD Kenya Umagai Yuichi K Technical Coordinator, CARD Kenya Wambugu Florence CEO, Africa Harvest Technology Kenya SATOYAMA Takanori General Coordinator Kenya Khamla Phanthaboun Head Crop Production Section, Northern Agricultural and Forestry Research Center (NAFReC), Ministry Lao PDR of Agriculture & Forestry, CURE upland rice working group Phetmanyseng Plant Breeding, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation & Management, Agriculture Research Center, Lao PDR Xangsayasane Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry Jacqueline FOFIFA Madagascar RAaimkoet Loaalrais Roaaz/aDfSin jara FOFIFA, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Madagascar Rabeson Raymond FOFIFA (Madagascar) Chief of Department of Rice Research Madagascar Yaro Niamoye Diarisso IER Mali Abdoulaye Hamadoun IER Mali Boureimùa Dembele IER Mali Gaoussou Traore NCoS/RCoE Mali Salimata Dembele IER Mali Baba Ahmed Naghra CNRADA Mauritania Carlos Zandamella IIAM Mozambique Aboubacar Ichahou INRAN Niger Vivian Ojehomon National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Nigeria Nigeria Abo M E. Head of Rice Hub, Director Research Operations Department, Nigeria Bulus Sube National Agricultural Seeds Council Nigeria 11 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Chijioke Osuji Post-Harvest Specialist, Rural Transformation Agenda, AfricaRice Nigeria Danbaba Nahemiah Post-Harvest Specialist, NCRI, Badeggi Nigeria Francis Nwilene Regional Representative & Coordinator, AfricaRice Nigeria Gbenga Akinwale Seed Specialist, AfricaRice Nigeria Honore Kam Postdoc, AfricaRice Nigeria Idinoba Philip Rice Value Chain Leader, Rural Transformation Agenda, AfricaRice Nigeria Ikhadeunu Arrende Anew Rice Value Chain Leader, Federal Dept of Agriculture Nigeria L.T. Ogunremi NCRI Nigeria Mamadou Fofana Physiologist, AfricaRice Nigeria Mande Semon Upland Rice Breeder, AfricaRice Nigeria Mavrotas George IFPRI Rep, Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria Olu Osiname TRA Team Leader, Rice Transformation Agenda, FMARD, Abuja Nigeria Salami Olaitan S. National Coordinator, NRMC Ibadan Nigeria Samuel Bakare NCRI Nigeria Tswako Maji Alhassan Rice Breeder, NCRI, Badeggi Nigeria Umolu Thaddeus National Agricultural Seeds Council Nigeria Venuprassad Ramaiah Lowland Rice Breeder, AfricaRice Nigeria Victor O. Okurywa Researcher/Lecturer, Department of Agric. Econs, University Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria Vivian Ojehomon Agricultural Economist, NCRI, Badeggi Nigeria Aleida Vigil INIA Peru Carlos Bruzzone El Potrero, ex-INIA Peru Eduin Chaves Rice grower Peru Fernando Monteiro INIA Peru 12 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Olivier Husson AfricaRice/CIRAD Peru Orlando Palacios INIA Peru Bas Bouman IRRI Philippines Thelma Padolina Senior Research Scientist, PhilRice Philippines David Johnson IRRI Philippines Eero Nissila IRRI Philippines Finbarr Horgan IRRI Philippines Fiona Hay IRRI Philippines Hei Leung IRRI Philippines Sonia Akter IRRI Philippines Takashi Yamano Senior Scientist IRRI Philippines V. Bruce J. Tolentino IRRI Philippines Yoichiro Kato IRRI Philippines Hope Webber IRRI Philippines Liz Humphreys Water Scientist IRRI Philippines Martin Gummert Senior Scientist in Postharvest Development, IRRI Philippines Matthew Morrell Deputy Director-General, Research, IRRI Philippines Nese Sreenivasulu Head of Grain Quality and Nutrition Center IRRI Philippines Noel Magor Head of Training Center and Manager of the Rice Knowledge Bank, IRRI Philippines Paul Fox IRRI Philippines Robert Ziegler IRRI Director General Philippines Rosa Paula Cuevas IRRI Philippines Sam Mohanty Head of Social Sciences Division, IRRI Philippines 13 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Abdelbagi M Ismail IRRI Philippines Balde Alpha Bocar Agronomy/Climate Change, AfricaRice Senegal Bimpong Isaac Kofi Molecular Breeder, AfricaRice Senegal Cissé Madiama Agronomist, ISRA Senegal Cissokho Saibane Accountant, ISRA Senegal Diagne Mandiaye Agricultural Economist, AfricaRice Senegal Diop Bintou Vice Presidente, Khaar Yala Gueye Senegal Diop Papa Madiama Agricultural Machinery, ISRA Senegal Djaman Koffi Scientist, AfricaRice Senegal El-Namaky Raafat Rice Breeder, AfricaRice Senegal Fall Alioune ISRA Senegal Fall Amadou Abdoulaye Agro-Economist, ISRA Senegal Faye Oumar Ndour Rice Breeder, ISRA Senegal Guèye Fota Head Documentation, ISRA Senegal Gueye Sawdjatou Présidente, Khaar Yala Gueye Senegal Maimouna Ndour Research Assistant, Sociologist, AfricaRice Senegal Malick Ndiaye GIE-Agritech Senegal Manneh Boubacarr Rice Breeder, AfricaRice Senegal Massiyandima Mutsa Hydrologist, AfricaRice Senegal Mbaye Abdoul-Aziz Plant Pathologist, ISRA Senegal Mbodj Yamar Hub Rural Senegal Moukoumbi Yonnelle Scientist, AfricaRice Senegal Déa Ndao Seyni Director General, SAED Senegal 14 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Ndiawar Diop President Union de Boundoum FPA & ASPRODEP Senegal Ndiaye A. Malick Conception & Fabrication de Materiel Agricole & Industriel, Fourniture et Installation, GIE Agritech Senegal Ndiaye Mamadou Regional Representative, AfricaRice Senegal Kabirou Ndiaye Ousseynou Responsable UNIS Union national Interprofessionnelle Senegal Ndiaye Ramatoulaye Soil Scientist, ISRA Senegal Ngom Abdoul-Aziz Head Administration, ISRA Senegal Njoya Aboubakar Programme Director, CORAF/WECARD Senegal Penda Gueye FEPRODES Senegal Sall Mamadou Hydrobiology, ISRA Senegal Sarr Fallou ITA Senegal Sérémé Paco Acting Executive Director, CORAF/WECARD Senegal Sow Aminata Ba Gender Specialist, ISRA Senegal Thiam Amadou Directeur Développement & Appui aux Collectivités Locales (DDAC), SAED Senegal Traore El Hajj ISRA Senegal Traoré Karim Expert Qualité du grain & système semencier, AfricaRice Senegal Joseph M. Kargbo SLARI Sierra Leone Akshaya Kamath Head of Rice, Syngenta Singapore David Hoskins Head, Business Development, Rice, Syngenta Singapore Khong Mun Pew Head PAGA Asia Pacific, Bayer CropScience Singapore Mahesh Girdhar Global Crop Manager Rice, Bayer CropScience Singapore Yi Hsing Academia Sinica Taiwan Amé Khady Nani Molecular Biologist/DES Africa Rice Tanzania 15 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Ashura Luzi-Kihupi Professor, Sokoine University of Agricultural (SUA) Tanzania Bigirimana Joseph Regional Coordinator IRRI-ESA & Plant Pathologist Tanzania Bogdanski Anne Agriculture Officer, FAO Tanzania Chisawillo Peter Owner/Private Manufacturer, Intermech Engineering Ltd. Tanzania Cissoko Mamadou Molecular Biolgist/PDF, AfricaRice Tanzania Florence Muvella Msufiniula Irrigation Scheme (Kilombero Valley Hub) Tanzania Gebeyehu Setegn gronomist, IRRI Tanzania Georges Iranga ARI/Cholima Tanzania Judith Hubert AfricaRice, Sokoine University of Agricultural (SUA) Tanzania Kajiru Geoffrey Director DRD/MAFC Tanzania Kamanda Josey PDF/Innovation Systemss, AfricaRice Tanzania Kanyeka Zakaria Rice Breeder/Tanzania, IRRI Tanzania Kayeke Juma Mohamed Agronomist, Michocheni Agricultural Research Institute Tanzania Kessy Theodore T Breeding TF Focal Point, ARI-Katrin/Ifakara Tanzania Kiepe Paul Regional Representative, AfricaRice Tanzania Kitulu Joshua Agronomist, ARI-Katrin/Ifakara Tanzania Kulwa Furahisha Post-Harvest & Processing, ARI-Katrin/Ifakara Tanzania Lupembe Allen Research Technician, AfricaRice DES Tanzania Mangu Juliana Field Technician, ARI-Katrin/Ifakara Tanzania Mbembela Peter Irrigation Technician, Ruvu Irrigation Scheme (Ruvu Cooperative Members) Tanzania Mchijuko Tunu Board member, Ruvu Irrigation Scheme (Ruvu Cooperative Members) Tanzania Mghase Jerome Actg Officer in Charge, ARI-Katrin/Ifakara Tanzania 16 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Mhaiki rietha Secretary, Ruvu Irrigation Scheme (Ruvu Cooperative Members) Tanzania Mkuya Mohamed S. IRRI/Dakawa, ARI/Dakawa/Cholima ARC Tanzania Mmanga Omar Mohamed Environnemental Science, ARI-Katrin/Ifakara Tanzania Mnyinga Fred IRRI Tanzania Mujawamariya Gaudiose Value Chain Economist, AfricaRice Tanzania Murori Rosemary Breeder, IRRI Tanzania Phrek Gypmantasiri Chiang Mai University, member of the IRRC meta-impact assessment team Thailand Soong Chotechuen Senior RD rice researcher, formerly head of rice genebank Thailand Vorapong Chamarerk Senior RD rice researcher oversees CURE and CORIGAP as well as molecular rice work, formerly CURE Thailand rainfed lowland rice working group Waree Chaithep Formerly deputy director of Rice Department and CURE upland rice working group Thailand Wyn Ellis Sustainable Rice Platform, Bangkok Thailand Koffi Akaror AfricaRice/Retiree Togo Koffi Tamara ITRA Togo Achim Dobermann Rothamsted Res UK Gonzallo Zorrilla Director of the National Rice Research Program at INIA-Uruguay, former Director of FLAR Uruguay David Spielman IFPRI USA Eija Pehu Science Advisor, World Bank USA Georgia Eizenga ARS, USDA USA Karen Brooks PIM Director, IFPRI USA Michael Johnson IFPRI USA 17 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Nora Lapitan USAID USA Tim Dalton Kansas State University USA 18 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Name Title/Organization Country Tom Walker Consultant and Evaluator, CSISA USA Susan McCouch Cornell University USA Marco Antonio Acevedo Director of Research at Escula Socialista de Agricultura Tropical, Leader of the Rice Program at INIA Venezuela Barona Venezuela Grant Singleton IRRI Vietnam Ho Van Chien Director, Southern Region Plant Protection Center, Tien Giang Province Vietnam Le Quoc Cuong Deputy Director, Southern Region Plant Protection Center, Tien Giang Province Vietnam Ngo Dang Phong IRRI Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc De Vice Dean of College of Rural Development, Can Tho University Vietnam Nguyen Quang Tuyen Senior Lecturer in Social Science, Can Tho University Vietnam Nguyen Thi My Phung Deputy Director, An Giang DARD, Can Tho University Vietnam Pham Thi Minh Hiey DARD Deputy Director, Can Tho University Vietnam Pham Van Quynh Director, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Can Tho University Vietnam R Wassmann IRRI Vietnam Tran Van Hao Horticulture, Can Tho University Vietnam Senthilkumar Kalimuthu Syste Agronomist Vietnam Mchijuko Tunu Maurício Fisher DDG-R&D, IRGA Sidi Val Sidi Yeslem Private Mechanization Task Force 19 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP ANNEX D: Survey of GRiSP Researchers In an online survey conducted from April 28 – June 1, the IEA team evaluating GRiSP invited 204 researchers to participate, of whom 112 responded (including partial), for a 55 percent response rate.  What is your home institution? Answer Options Response Response Percent Count IRRI 56.8% 63 AfricaRice 33.3% 37 CIAT 6.3% 7 CIRAD/IRD 3.6% 4 answered question 111 skipped question 1  Gender Answer Options Response Response Percent Count Male 78.4% 87 Female 21.6% 24 answered question 111 skipped question 1  CGIAR Tenure (time at current institution) Answer Options Response Response Percent Count 0-2 Years 29.7% 33 3-5 Years 31.5% 35 6-10 Years 23.4% 26 > 10 years 15.3% 17 answered question 111 skipped question 1 20 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  What is your research position? Answer Options Response Response Percent Count Program/ Theme Leader 6.3% 7 PI/ Senior Scientist 35.1% 39 Scientist 32.4% 36 Research Fellow 0.0% 0 Postdoctoral Fellow 24.3% 27 Other 4.5% 5 answered question 111 skipped question 1  What is your research area? Answer Options Response Response Percent Count Genetics and plant breeding 44.1% 49 Crop/ NRM 27.9% 31 Social sciences 12.6% 14 Other 21.6% 24 answered question 111 skipped question 1  In what country are you currently based? Answer Options Response Response Percent Count Philippines 45.9% 51 Benin 13.5% 15 Colombia 9.0% 10 Tanzania 9.0% 10 Senegal 6.3% 7 India 5.4% 6 Nigeria 3.6% 4 Myanmar [Burma] 2.7% 3 Japan 1.8% 2 Madagascar 1.8% 2 Bangladesh 0.9% 1 Other 0.0% 0 21 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  For which CRP(s) do you currently work? Please estimate the proportion of your total working time spent on each CRP. CRP # contributors Avg. strength of contribution to CRP (in % time spent on CRP) GRiSP 106 88% CCAFS 16 23% A4NH 4 23% Grain Legumes 4 23% RTB 3 27% All others 12 19% answered question 108 skipped question 4  To which Themes do you contribute in GRiSP? Please rank according to time spent. Theme # contributors # non-contributors Avg. strength of contribution to Theme to Theme (1 = most; 6 = least) Theme 1 72 36 2.25 Theme 2 75 33 1.89 Theme 3 70 38 2.09 Theme 4 53 55 3.66 Theme 5 56 52 3.27 Theme 6 59 49 4.02 answered question 108 2.76 skipped question 4  How well do you know the CRP GRiSP? Answer Options Percent Count "I have participated in designing GRiSP" or "have read key program documents and know the program structure, objectives, main theories of change, Intermediate Development Outcomes (IDOs) 67.6% 73 and key organizations involved." "I have some knowledge of the CRP structure and objectives" but know little of it beyond "the Theme(s) that my work contributes 32.4% 35 to." answered question 108 skipped question 4 22 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  What is your perception of the factors influencing the choice of research topics in the Themes you mostly contribute to? Center strategy 1 4 6 15 26 37 Scientific interest/knowledge gap 03 6 18 26 37 GRiSP CRP strategy 1 3 4 21 26 30 Funding availability 2 5 7 18 29 28 Donor priorities 2 3 10 22 26 27 Expressed needs of clients or beneficiaries 1 6 10 22 24 22 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1 - No influence 2 3 4 5 6 - Primary influence  Regarding the balance among different kinds of activities in the GRiSP Themes you mostly contribute to, please indicate in percentages your perception of the current balance and whether the emphasis should be changed. “Current balance” (Actual) vs. “Where emphasis should be” (Ideal) Actual Ideal Strategic research to produce international public goods (IPG) 39% 39% Local or adaptive research for synthesis to global research 29% 33% Scaling-out of research results 25% 30% Capacity development 24% 29% Technical assistance 20% 21% “Blue sky,” high risk research 14% 20% 23 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  The CRP receives funding from different sources where the Windows 1 and 2 are of least restricted type. What is your view of how W1/2 funds are used in GRiSP? Fill gaps in research funding 03 5 23 30 23 Increase integration between different areas of research 2 3 13 25 21 20 Provide opportunities for long-term, high risk research 5 9 11 17 18 16 Leverage bilateral funding 0 9 13 23 23 10 Increase gender-relevant research 3 22 13 15 19 2 Provide accountability through ex post impact studies 5 18 14 12 15 4 Open calls for competitive grants 10 19 16 12 9 10 Improve relevance through ex ante studies 4 22 15 12 10 6 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1- Not at all 2 3 4 5 6- Main purpose  In your view, what are the primary impact pathways for research through which GRiSP aims to have impact? Influencing food security through global germplasm development 2 7 9 18 55 Influencing rural livelihoods through enhanced productivity 2 6 12 35 35 Enhancing environmental sustainability through improved farming practices 4 7 27 25 27 Enhancing varietal use through better seed dissemination 4 19 20 21 24 Influencing partner research agendas in developing countries 11 18 18 21 16 Influencing funding of rice research 12 17 22 17 19 Enabling equitable benefits from research through targeting 8 16 28 13 16 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1 - Not at all 2 3 4 5 6 - Primary 24 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  In your view, how well managed in GRiSP are the following aspects of enhancing research effectiveness? Annual progress monitoring 5 16 15 35 19 Development of impact pathways 6 11 19 30 22 Engagement with most appropriate partners 3 11 25 26 26 Capacity development linked to impact pathways 9 15 19 34 10 Analysis of beneficiary groups (e.g., gender and poverty), for better targeting 6 20 22 29 11 Feedback to research from adoption and impact pathways 9 21 20 27 10 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1- No attention 2 3 4 5 6- Very well  In your view, how well managed are the following aspects for assuring and enhancing high quality of research? Research data and knowledge management 4 9 28 31 20 Strategic use of grants 8 11 22 33 14 Availability and quality of research support staff 7 11 24 26 22 Availability and quality of technical facilities/equipment for high quality science 9 14 19 36 11 Quality assurance processes such as internal peer feedback 6 13 24 33 12 Performance evaluation incentives for high research quality 9 15 21 23 20 Allocation of competences and appropriate skill mix to research teams 6 13 31 18 18 Encouragement of innovative thinking and risk-taking 9 26 17 21 15 Encouragement for learning from “failure” 11 19 21 14 7 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1 - No attention 2 3 4 5 6 - Very well  How important are the following types of partners to the work you do? 25 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP National research institutions 012 15 14 56 National governments 3 5 8 11 14 46 Farmers and their organizations 5 3 9 13 21 35 National agricultural extension systems 3 12 7 10 16 38 Universities in developed countries 0 8 4 24 26 28 Donor implementation agencies 3 7 6 21 23 25 Private manufacturers, seed producers and dealers 4 9 9 14 23 24 Universities in developing countries 2 7 11 22 21 26 Other CGIAR Centers 2 9 19 14 19 27 International NGOs 7 12 13 20 22 13 Local NGOs 10 15 11 16 17 17 Civil society organizations 10 19 13 18 13 9 Other CRPs 10 18 17 19 8 13 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1 - Not important 2 3 4 5 6 - Very important  In your view, to what extent do the current partnerships improve your research in the areas listed below? Increase the relevance of your research 11 3 14 28 42 Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your research 12 8 11 26 42 Help in scale-out and uptake of the research results 01 7 14 28 36 Help in attracting funding 1 6 9 24 29 20 Increase the state-of-art in research methodology 3 5 11 25 13 32 Help in attracting new talents 3 9 16 20 22 19 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1 (Not at all) 2 3 4 5 6 (Very much) 26 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  In your view, to what extent are your partners in GRiSP involved in program activities as listed below? Conducting project activities 01 4 18 26 37 Research prioritization 3 3 16 14 28 21 Participating in building research capacity 2 3 11 23 27 18 Planning of projects 11 15 24 21 23 Analyzing data and interpreting results 1 4 18 19 26 17 Publishing research result 1 11 15 17 28 14 Reporting to managers and sponsors 2 10 13 21 23 13 1- Not at all 2 3 4 5 6- Very much 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%  Please indicate your agreement with the following statements related to mainstreaming of gender issues in your work in GRiSP. Training and mentoring are equitably targeting men and women. 3 2 14 19 22 23 Gender-disaggregated data on results are collected whenever appropriate. 2 7 14 11 21 19 The GRiSP gender strategy has been well communicated to teams and researchers. 2 13 14 20 23 15 The GRiSP gender strategy influences the way my team plans and conducts its work. 5 15 15 16 24 10 There is too much emphasis in gender, even in research where gender does not matter. 8 10 11 15 13 14 There is sufficient funding to implement the gender-related activities. 4 18 17 11 14 9 The GRiSP gender strategy influences the way most teams in the CRP plan and conduct their work. 4 16 18 19 17 4 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1- Strongly disagree 2 3 4 5 6 - Strongly agree 27 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  Please indicate your agreement your agreement with the following statements related to capacity development (CD) in your work in GRiSP. CD activities are well integrated to research. 3 12 18 25 29 CD activities are designed so as to enhance uptake of research results and likely effectiveness. 3 8 28 25 22 GRiSP is addressing institutional/organizational CD needs in developing countries very well. 7 13 15 27 13 GRiSP is addressing CD needs of individuals very well. 8 16 20 27 14 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1- Strongly disagree 2 3 4 5 6 - Strongly agree  Please indicate your agreement with the following statements related to incentives in GRiSP. GRiSP provides good incentives for cooperating with other CGIAR partners. 3 4 13 15 26 16 GRiSP provides good incentives for cooperating with non-CGIAR partners. 2 6 11 24 18 GRiSP provides good incentives for working across Themes and disciplines. 0 10 15 17 26 13 Bilateral project funding is reliable and predictable. 4 11 17 23 12 10 W1/2 funding is reliable and predictable. 24 17 12 12 7 1 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1- Strongly disagree 2 3 4 5 6 - Strongly agree 28 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP  Please indicate your satisfaction with the amount of time you allocate to the following activities, using a scale of 1-5 where 1 is "too little," 3 is "just right," and 5 is "too much." (average) rating To management, administration and reporting (within the CGIAR and to donors) 3.40 To travel and meetings 3.10 To adaptive/applied research (national public goods) 3.02 To coordination among partners (CGIAR and non-CGIAR) 2.98 To delivery and extension of research results (local public goods) 2.93 To training and mentoring 2.87 To basic/strategic research (international public goods) 2.80  Please indicate your agreement with the following statements related to the value GRiSP has had or is likely to have in influencing the success of your research, as compared to past Center-based implementation of the research. GRiSP provides a better framework for guiding and focusing research planning. 4 7 14 25 34 Research is becoming strategically better focused on development outcomes. 3 8 17 31 26 GRiSP is creating/ enhancing synergies btw participating Centers. 6 12 17 20 27 GRiSP has good potential to help streamline monitoring and reporting. 5 13 16 21 18 GRiSP is enabling research to be better aligned to beneficiary needs. 6 9 25 24 18 Research became better integrated across disciplines & teams towards results. 8 7 27 26 16 GRiSP has improved the way gender issues are integrated to research. 8 12 17 26 10 Due to GRiSP,CD is now addressed more strategically to improve effectiveness. 10 13 20 24 13 GRiSP has good potential to help streamline administrative procedures. 5 18 14 18 11 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1- Strongly disagree 2 3 4 5 6 - Strongly agree 29 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP ANNEX E: List of sample projects reviewed IRRI bilateral projects selected for case study in-depth review Grant Title Case Study Average Annual Start Duration Donor PLs Budget (USD) Year (Years) Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South 2.3; 2.4; 3.1; $6,588,448 2011 3 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) 3.3; 5.1; 6.1; 6.4 STRASA Phase 3 – Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and 2.3; 6.2 $6,479,442 2014 5 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation South Asia Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia 6.2 $4,691,499 2010 5 United States Agency for International (CSISA) in Bangladesh Development Reinvesment 51586 C4-Rice Phase 2: Supercharging N/A $3,610,110 2012 4 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Photosynthesis Developing the Next Generation of New Rice Varieties 1.3; 2.3; 2.4; $3,479,504 2010 6 Ministry of Finance - Japan for Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia 6.1; 6.4 Creating the second Green Revolution by supercharging N/A $3,003,324 2008 4 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation photosynthesis: C4-rice Transforming Rice Breeding 2.3; 2.4 $2,480,968 2013 5 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (Management) N/A $2,390,907 Hybrid Rice Development Consortium Participating Members Reducing food insecurity and poverty through 1.3; 2.1; 3.1; $2,067,248 2013 1 International Fund for Agricultural development and effective delivery of new stress- 3.2 Development tolerant rice varieties (for the EC 2013 Allocation) Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (BMGF 2.3; 2.4; 3.1; $2,063,114 2012 3 Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de component) (Phase II) 5.1; 6.1; 6.2 Maiz y Trigo 30 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Accelerating Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Varieties by N/A $2,000,000 2014 3 United States Agency for International Smallhoder Farmers in Nepal and Cambodia Development "Green Super Rice" for the Resource-Poor of Africa and 2.3; 2.4; 3.1; $1,766,667 2012 3 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Asia - Phase II (funded by BMGF) 3.3; 5.1; 6.1; 6.4 CORIGAP: Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia (Phase I) 3.1; 4.1; 5.1 $1,314,589 2013 4 Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Cluster Demonstration on Stress Tolerant Rice Varieties 2.3 $1,211,294 2012 3 Ministry of Agriculture - India under NFSM Rice 2012-2015 DFID Funding to International Rice Research Institute for N/A $1,199,609 2010 1 Department for International Development 2010 Green Super Rice for the Resource-Poor of Africa and 1.3; 2.3; 2.4; $1,158,192 2008 4 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Asia (funded by BMGF) 3.1; 5.1 The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), Phase IV 3.1; 4.1; 6.3 $1,145,513 2009 4 Swiss Agency for Development and - Platform for Poverty Alleviation Cooperation Reducing food insecurity and poverty through N/A $1,053,403 2011 1 International Fund for Agricultural development and effective delivery of new stress- Development tolerant rice varieties (for the EC 2011 Allocation) Season-long Rice Farming Extension Training Program 6.4 $1,003,726 2011 4 Japan International Cooperation Agency for Africa Cereals Systems Initiative for South Asia (India Mission) 1.3; 2.3; 2.4; $1,000,000 2011 1 United States Agency for International 6.2 Development Extension Capacity Development for Rice Food Security N/A $1,000,000 2015 5 Japan International Cooperation Agency in Africa (A JICA-IRRI Initiative) Rice Monitoring System for South Asia (Phase II) 5.1 $997,637 2014 3 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Research for Sustainable Food and Nutrition 3.1; 4.1 $878,248 2010 3 Asian Development Bank - Philippines Security in Asia Sustainable Soil Management for Food Security of Poor, 3.1; 6.1; 6.2 $870,035 2010 3 European Commission Small and Marginal Farmers of Active Flood Plain and Charlands of Bangladesh (SUSFER) 31 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Climate Change affecting Land Use in the Mekong Delta: 3.3 $860,487 2011 4 Australian Centre for International Adaptation of Rice-based Cropping Systems (CLUES) Agricultural Research - Australia Regional Rice Monitoring Pilot for South Asia 5.1 $690,327 2013 1 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Development and Dissemination of Climate-Resilient 2.3 $651,786 2014 2 Asian Development Bank - Philippines Rice Varieties for Water-Short Areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia Addressing the Pre- and Post-Harvest Challenges of the 3.1; 4.1 $628,861 2010 3 Asian Development Bank - Philippines Rice Supply Chain Improved rice germplasm for Cambodia and Australia 2.3 $580,017 2010 5 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research - Australia Increasing productivity of direct seeded rice areas by 1.3; 2.3; 3.3 $525,533 2013 3 German Federal Ministry for Economic incorporating genes for tolerance to anaerobic Cooperation and Development conditions during germination (Large Grant) Scientific Know-how and Exchange Program (SKEP II 2.4; 3.3 $524,207 2013 6 Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Syngenta) Safeguarding Asian Rice Production from a Rapidly 1.3; 2.3 $443,680 2012 3 German Federal Ministry for Economic Warming Climate (Large Grant) Cooperation and Development Diversification and Intensification of Rice-Based Systems 3.1 $437,422 2012 4 Australian Centre for International in Lower Myanmar Agricultural Research - Australia Improved rice crop management for raising productivity 2.3; 3.3; 6.2 $423,846 2010 3 International Fund for Agricultural in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed Development lowlands in South Asia From QTLs to Variety: Pyramiding Major Drought 1.3; 2.3 $394,335 2011 4 German Federal Ministry for Economic Responsive QTLs for Sustainable Rice Yields in Asia and Cooperation and Development Africa (BMZ Large Grant) Tracking Changes in Rural Poverty in Household and 5.1 $336,757 2009 6 International Crops Research Institute for Village Economies in South Asia (Gates-Village Level the Semi-Arid Tropics Surveys (Gates-VLS)) (funded by BMGF) 32 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Enhancing and Stabilizing the Productivity of Salt- 1.3 $314,822 2008 4 German Federal Ministry for Economic Affected Areas by Incorporating Genes for Tolerance of Cooperation and Development Abiotic Stresses in Rice (CFP2007) Sustainable intensification of rice-maize production 6.2 $306,070 2008 6 Australian Centre for International systems in Bangladesh (joint project with CIMMYT) Agricultural Research Climate Change Adaptation in Rainfed Rice Areas 2.3 $305,378 2010 5 Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and (CCARA) (Japan-IRRI Collaborative Project Phase VI) Fisheries - Japan Rice Multi-parent Advanced Generation Inter-Crosses N/A $258,578 2011 3 Generation Challenge Programme: (MAGIC) Phase II Cultivating Plant Diversity for the Resource Poor Decoding rice genetic diversity- a public resource for N/A $253,067 2008 5 Centre de coopération internationale en discovering new genes for rice improvement (Oryza SNP recherche agronomique pour le Consortium Project) développement (CIRAD) Rice Crop Manager: A Comprehensive Decision Support 3.1; 6.1 $230,541 2014 1 Bureau of Agricultural Research - Tool for Increasing Yields and Income for Farmers in the Philippines Philippines – Year 2 Project G1: Resource profiles, extrapolation domains N/A $228,167 2011 4 CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and and land-use patterns Food AXA Chair in Genome Biology and Evolutionary N/A $138,045 2014 5 AXA Research Fund Genomics Developing multi-scale climate change adaptation 3.3 $137,486 2010 5 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial strategies for farming communities in Cambodia, Laos, Research Organisation Bangladesh and India (funded by ACIAR) Agricultural Research for Development in Portuguese- 2.4 $130,906 2014 4 Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical Speaking Africa: Enhancing Local Research Capacity and (CIAT) Helping to Address Local Challenges Technical support for sustainable rice production 3.1; 6.3 $109,187 2013 1 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural program under Agricultural Competitiveness Project Development - Vietnam (ACP) 33 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Increasing Economic and Food Security in Burundi 6.1 $75,000 2012 4 The IRRI Foundation Hong Kong through Rice Production (Phase II) (funded by Liang) ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational N/A $0 2014 7 Australian National University Photosynthesis (funded by ARC) AfricaRice bilateral projects selected for case study in-depth review Grant Title Case Study PLs Average Annual Start Duration Donor Budget (USD) Year (Years) Multinational-CGIAR project 'Support Agricultural N/A $3,875,000 2012 4 Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra (SARD-SC) Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda Stress tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South 1.3; 2.1 $1,600,000 2014 5 Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Asia - Phase 3 Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Côte D'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Kenya Developing the next generation of new rice varieties 1.3; 2.3; 2.4 $1,600,000 2010 5 Member countries for sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia Rapid mobilization of alleles for rice cultivar 1.3; 2.3 $1,500,000 2013 5 Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Liberia improvement in sub-Saharan Africa Enhancing food security in Africa through the 2.3; 6.1; 6.4 $1,092,000 2011 5 Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, improvement of rice post-harvest handling, marketing Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the development of new rice-based products Improving rice farmers' decision making in lowland 3.1; 6.1 $600,000 2015 2 Madagascar, Ethiopia, Rwada rice-based systems in East Africa Improving rice productivity in lowland ecosystems of 2.3; 3.3 $506,843 2010 5.5 Africa Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria through maker-assisted recurrent selection for drought resistance and yield potential 34 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP Strengthening rice value chains in West and Central 3.1; 3.3; 4.1; 5.1; $490,000 2013 3 Guinea, Sierra Leone, Senegal and DRC Africa 6.1; 6.4 Green Super Rice project for the resource poor of Africa 2.4 $325,000 2012 4 Nigeria, Mali, Senegal and Asia (Phase 2) Enhancing partnership among Africa RISING, NAFAKA 3.1; 3.3; 4.1; 5.1; $300,000 2014 1 Tanzania and TUBORESHE CHAKULA Programs for fast-tracking 5.2; 6.1; 6.4 delivery and scaling of agricultural technologies in Tanzania Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) 6.1; 6.4 $212,000 2013 2 Sub-Saharan Africa Mechanization project Joint Africa/Asia research on inter-specific 3.1; 3.3 $210,000 2014 1 Sub-Saharan Africa hybridization between African and Asian rice species Catalyzing the adoption and use of scalable 6.1 $166,250 2014 2 Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea, Togo technologies in Africa East African Wetlands: Optimizing sustainable 3.3; 4.1 $141,333 2013 3 Rwands, Tanzania, and Uganda production for future food security Realizing the agricultural potential of inland valley 2.3 $127,200 2012 2 Benin, Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leoone lowlands in sub-Saharan Africa while maintaining their environmental services Realizing the agricultural potential of inland valley 3.3 $118,911 2014 4 Benin, Togo, Liberia and Sierra Leone lowlands in sub-Saharan Africa while maintaining their environmental services (SMART-Valleys) Genomic approaches to understanding resistance and 1.3; 3.3 $86,692 2012 4 Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Madagascar virulence in the cereal-Striga interaction for targeted breeding of durable defense Validating the services of a decision support system for 3.1; 6.1 $68,667 2014 1.5 Ghana, Côte D'Ivoire, Senegal nutrient management for rice in West Africa Integrated management of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus 3.1 $60,200 2014 1 Western and Central Africa (mainly Burkina (RYMV) in lowland ecosystem Faso, Mali, Benin, Senegal and Niger) 35 cgiar.iea.org Evaluation of the CGIAR Research program on GRiSP CIAT bilateral projects selected for case study in-depth review Grant Title Flagship and Total budget Start Duration Donor cluster (USD) Year (Years) Fondo Latinoamericano para Arroz de Riego 2 - Cluster 2.4 6,306,838 2007 9 FLAR members 4 - Cluster 4.1 6- Cluster 6.1 Hybrid Rice Consortium for Latin America HIAAL 2 - Cluster 2.5 864,498 2007 8 HIAAL members Desarrollo Sostenible de la Orinoquía Colombiana, 2 - Cluster 2.3 218,328 2011 4 MADR Cambio Climático, Fortalecimiento del Talento Humano y Trabajo Conjunto en otros temas y áreas de cooperación. Contrato RC No.0556-2013 Desarrollo e 2 - Cluster 2.2 354,090 COLCIENCIAS implementación de nuevas tecnologías que ayuden a aumentar los rendimientos del cultivo del arroz en Colombia, con el fin de mejorar la competitividad del cultivo a nivel regional 36 cgiar.iea.org