DFID Central Research Department: Agricultural Research and Southern

Africa

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Outline

How DFID funds research Main Research Themes Strategy for Research on Sustainable

Agriculture Support to Africa Key messages for this workshop

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Research in DFID

Policy Teams (PRD) CRD Country offices

Focus on internal audience

Focus on external audience

Focus on national progs. & partners

Short term Long term Short to long term

In-house & consultants

Contracted outNational systems (PRBS & progs)

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CRD’s Current Themes

• Sustainable Agriculture (inc NRM), especially in Africa

• Killer diseases – HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria

• Climate change and the poor

• Fragile states

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Strategy for Research on Sustainable Agriculture (2006-16)

Four elements:

1.Getting research into use

2.Regional programmes in Africa & Asia

3.Support to the CGIAR

4.Programmes with UK research councils

Funding to agriculture, fisheries and forestry to double by 2010

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Principles Demand driven and supporting regional &

national partners Building capacity to do and use research Partnership and harmonisation Get research into use for impacts on growth

and poverty reduction

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Support to Africa Core funding to FARA Support to Sub-regional Research

Organisations (SRO) eg ASARECA, CORAF Support to SADC to develop SRO for

Southern Africa Research Into Use Programme with CAADP Support to networks such as FANRPAN

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Key messages

DFID is committed to supporting African led initiatives on research and development.

We want to see research making an impact on peoples lives.

We believe FANRPAN has the potential to make significant impact through getting good policy research undertaken and used.