We sought comments on the question: Do you think that successful impact from focusing in a selected value chain in one country can be scaled out to spill the impact over into other countries of the region? What would need to be done to enhance spillover impacts? Results from the survey: N=45 Strongly agree: 26.7% … Continue reading
In this 4th week of our e-consultation, we would like to turn the focus to another critical feature of our proposed Mega Program on livestock and fish, namely how will our technology generation work link to the value chain development efforts (see also some ideas shared at the recent Addis Ababa stakeholder meeting). As explained … Continue reading
Uganda Stakeholder Consultation on CGIAR Megaprogram 3.7 on Livestock and Fish on ‘More Meat, Milk, and Fish By and For the Poor’ Consultation meeting organized by ILRI, WorldFish, CIAT, and ICARDA, Uganda, 20 August 2010 A series of consultations that took place between 17th and 20th August to explore opportunities for focussing on fish value chains in Uganda. … Continue reading
Is it appropriate for CG research to seek to balance short-term adaptive research with longer-term blue sky research? Please share your comments below Return to the list of questions Continue reading
Do you agree that focusing our technology research to serve selected value chains can provide an appropriate guide to the CGIAR’s global research agenda, both for short-term adaptive and longer-term basic research? Are there risks associated with this approach? Please share your comments below Return to the list of questions Continue reading
Is the link as described between the value chain development and technology generation component clear and well reasoned? If not, are there specific suggestions how to strengthen this link? Please share your comments below Return to the list of questions Continue reading
Is it reasonable to assume that a focus on selected value chains leads to cross-cutting research of a global nature? How can this link be strengthened? Please share your comments below Return to the list of questions Continue reading
How best to address gender issues for increasing livestock and fish productivity for global food security? During Week 1 of this e-consultation, Ann Waters-Bayer stressed the importance of ensuring that women are at the forefront of our research-for-development efforts. The CGIAR system has certainly recognized this principle and has declared a renewed commitment to mainstreaming … Continue reading
Is a gendered value chain approach adequate to meeting both the objectives of increasing productivity and gender-equitable poverty reduction in the livestock and aquaculture sectors? Please share your comments below Return to the list of questions Continue reading
What are critical gender issues and trade-offs in participation in specific livestock and fish value chains? What are the key gender research questions that this program should focus on both within specific value chains and across all the livestock and fish value chains? Please share your comments below Return to the list of questions Continue reading
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish 