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A practical perspective on One CGIAR. Lessons from 15 years of CIALCA agricultural research for development consortium work in Central Africa

dc.contributor.authorSchut, M.
dc.contributor.authorRemans, R.
dc.contributor.authorBirachi, E.
dc.contributor.authorBlomme, G.
dc.contributor.authorCraenen, K.
dc.contributor.authorDelvaux, B.
dc.contributor.authorDercon, G.
dc.contributor.authorEkesa, B.
dc.contributor.authorKagabo, D.
dc.contributor.authorBacishoga, M.K.
dc.contributor.authorKantengwa, S.
dc.contributor.authorKarangwa, P.
dc.contributor.authorKintche, K.
dc.contributor.authorManners, R.
dc.contributor.authorMapatano, S.
dc.contributor.authorMerckx, R.
dc.contributor.authorMuchunguzi, P.
dc.contributor.authorNduwumuremyi, A.
dc.contributor.authorNiyongere, C.
dc.contributor.authorNabahungu, N.L.
dc.contributor.authorBagula, E.
dc.contributor.authorOcimati, W.
dc.contributor.authorPypers, P.
dc.contributor.authorRietveld, A.
dc.contributor.authorSwennen, R.
dc.contributor.authorTaulya, G.
dc.contributor.authorVandamme, E.
dc.contributor.authorZozo, R.
dc.contributor.authorvan Asten, P.
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-05T08:01:06Z
dc.date.available2022-10-05T08:01:06Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.identifier.citationSchut, M., Remans, R., Birachi, E., Blomme, G., Craenen, K., Delvaux, B., ... & Vanlauwe, B. (2021). A practical perspective on One CGIAR: lessons from 15 years of CIALCA agricultural research for development consortium work in central Africa. (25p.)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7837
dc.description.abstractThis perspective paper complements the Special Issue, by taking the five Challenges and Recommendations to One CGIAR as a starting point, and grounds those recommendations in the 15 years of AR4D practice of the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA). CIALCA is a longstanding consortium of CGIAR centres and regional and national research and development partners that aims to accelerate the impact of agricultural research for sustainable development and transformation. CIALCA has had a strong focus on the Great Lakes Region countries of Rwanda, Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with affiliated research and capacity development activities in the broader East Africa Region (Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania). The objective of this perspective paper is to derive key success factors and lessons learned from CIALCA that can support the development, establishment and impact of similar consortia as part of Regional Integrated Initiatives under One CGIAR. The table provides an overview of the challenges and recommendations made to One CGIAR by Coffman et al. (2020) and what we believe are the three most important practical recommendations based on CIALCA experiences, reflections and lessons learned. The core text of the perspective paper provides additional recommendations, perspectives and details. Our reflections could provide the starting point, or inform a broader assessment of successes, failures and learning among similar existing, mature CGIAR consortia and partnerships elsewhere, from which more concrete guidelines can be distilled to inform the establishment of new Regional Integrated Initiatives under the One CGIAR framework. It is important that such guidelines are broad enough to accommodate social, political and cultural diversity across the locations where CGIAR is active. CIALCA confirms that the key principles that drive the transition process towards One CGIAR make sense and should be pursued. Strong and continued (pooled) investment creates a stable and enabling environment for collaboration, learning and combining demand- and supply-driven research and delivery with partners. It also allows to bring together international, regional and national expertise to tackle complex agricultural problems in a multi-disciplinary way. When investors and partners see this happening, they are more than willing to co-invest and work together. If this occurs in an organizational set up that is conducive for doing state-of-the-art science and delivery, then this will attract and motivate young researchers and have a higher likelihood to lead to real innovation and impact. In the operationalization and implementation of its research agenda, One CGIAR should learn from, and build upon existing, mature AR4D consortia and initiatives such as CIALCA to ensure that existing relations, collaborations and innovation and scaling processes are preserved and exploited. However, we also recommend that One CGIAR actively supports and incentivises re-organisation, optimization and change in existing consortia and their modus operandi to further increase efficiencies and avoid business-as-usual mentality.
dc.description.sponsorshipBelgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
dc.description.sponsorshipConsortium for Improving Agricultural Livelihoods in Central Africa
dc.format.extent24
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectLivelihoods
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectResearchers
dc.subjectFood Policies
dc.titleA practical perspective on One CGIAR. Lessons from 15 years of CIALCA agricultural research for development consortium work in Central Africa
dc.typeBook
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversite Catholique de Louvain
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization
cg.contributor.affiliationRwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board
cg.contributor.affiliationKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationOlam International
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryBurundi
cg.coverage.countryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryRwanda
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidSCHUT:2021
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR Multi Centre
cg.iitasubjectCapacity Development
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPolicies and Institutions
cg.iitasubjectResearch Method
cg.notesCAHub; EAHub; Science Area SSAB: NRM; BPB;
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusInternal Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18380.13444
cg.iitaauthor.identifier0000-0002-3361-4581
cg.iitaauthor.identifier0000-0001-5533-476X
cg.iitaauthor.identifier0000-0002-2104-3777
cg.iitaauthor.identifier0000-0001-8913-0589
cg.iitaauthor.identifier0000-0002-5258-9043
cg.iitaauthor.identifier0000-0001-6016-6027
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.contributor.acknowledgementsThis research was supported by the Belgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGDC) through the Consortium for Improving Agricultural Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA – www.cialca. org ). The research forms an integral part of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) which is supported by CGIAR Fund Donors (www.cgiar.org/about-us/our-funders ). CIALCA has provided a basis for and has benefitted from various donor funded projects in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa. We are particular grateful for all donors, partners, colleagues and other ‘Friends-of-CIALCA’ who have contributed to the success and longevity of the Consortium.


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