GCP, Lisbon, Portugal CRP WHEAT

(CIMMYT & ICARDA)

http://wheat.org/ Maarten van Ginkel

WHEAT PRODUCTION

WHEAT Strategic Initiatives (SI)

1. Technology targeting for greatest impact

2. Sustainable wheat-based systems 3. Nutrient- and water-use efficiency 4. Productive wheat varieties 5. Durable disease and pest resistance 6. Enhanced heat and drought

tolerance 7. Breaking the yield barrier 8. More and better seed 9. Seeds of discovery – tackling the

black box of genetic resources 10.Strengthening capacities, including

strengthening innovation capacity

Ten 10-12 Year Research Agenda

Inter-linkages

SI 5 – Durable Pest & Disease resistance

SI 6 – Enhanced Heat & Drought Tolerance

SI 7 – Breaking the Yield Barrier SI

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SI 10 Strengthening Capacities

SI 1 Technology Targeting for Greatest Impact

Comprehensive Wheat Improvement Systems: on Field & Farm Adoption & Use

SI 2 – Sustainable Wheat-based System

SI 3 – Nutrient- and Water-use Efficiency

SI 8 - More and better Seed

Sustainably grow more with less for improved

livelihoods

Frontier genetic research: Novel diversity & break

the yield barrier

Improved varieties onto research &

farmers fields

WHEAT Impacts …

Added value of wheat

produced = US$ 1.5 billion by 2020 to

US$ 8 billion by 2030 Enough wheat to feed

an additional 60 million consumers by 2020 & an additional 400 million by 2030

Breaking the wheat yield barrier by 50%

Expected Impact (as stated in 2011 Proposal, excerpts)

WHEAT is in demand - 620 cooperators want new WHEAT germplasm on an annual basis Partnership surveys demonstrate the value collaborators ascribe to this germplasm

Impact pathways in action: Make 6 countries stem rust (Ug99) epidemic-proof

2006-2008: Genetic discovery & breeding for Ug99 resistance (faster thru shuttle breeding)

2009: Improved varieties available to NARS & first releases by NARS

2008-12: Seed multiplication (15 lines) in 6 vulnerable countries (CIMMYT & ICARDA): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nepal & Pakistan – thanks to USAID Famine project

2012-13 season: 5% of national wheat area threshold to counter an epidemic reached

Objective: Keep adding additional superior yielding varieties to enhance productivity and genetic diversity

Africa can grow more wheat profitably

Eight SSA countries could increase wheat production profitably to meet growing demand

WHEAT for Africa conference African MoA have endorsed wheat as a strategic crop

By 2014: Coalition for Wheat for Africa (W4A)

Blue-Sky Research to Implementation

The Measure of Success for WHEAT Food and Environment: Farming systems are more sustainable

and resilient, despite the impacts of climate change. Reduced dependence on irrigation and use of increasingly expensive fertilizers reduced.

Environment: Increased productivity in developing countries.

Poverty reduction and equity: Reduced poverty and malnutrition especially among women and children. Greater access to profitable and environmental friendly farming approaches for women and young adults.

Poverty reduction and equity: Better access to cutting-edge technologies through innovative partnerships with advanced research institutions and the private sector.

Capacity: A new generation of scientists and other professionals across the developing world working in partnership with the CGIAR.

http://wheat.org/ Maarten van Ginkel

• Wheat is the globally most widely-grown cereal crop

• WHEAT: more than 300 partners • Open to working with other CRPs • Needs breeding/genetics inputs