Location: Nairobi, Kenya
CGIAR is undergoing a transition to have greater impact in collaboration with national partners. The Genetic Innovation Action Area was established to house all research activities related to genetic resources and germplasm improvement. It contains six interlinked Initiatives that were developed during 2021 and 2022 in interaction with a wide range of partners. In addition to technical objectives, activities were designed so to better address the needs of, and strengthen national partners.
This event is by invitation only and is hosted by the CGIAR Genetic Innovation science group, with support provided by CGIAR Excellence in Breeding.
Participants: National Agricultural Research and Extension Services (NARES) leaders, CGIAR Genetic Innovation leaders, CGIAR breeding program leaders, CGIAR Excellence in Breeding
Tentative Agenda
Day 1 - 27 June
| Time | Description |
| 08:00 to 9:00 | NARES Breakfast meeting - meet and greet |
| Welcome & opening | |
| 09:15 to 09:30 | Welcome remarks /Opening |
| 09:30 to 09:45 | NARES Vision / Perspective for this Meeting and Towards closer collaboration moving forward |
| 09:45 to 10:30 | Genetic Innovations - Overview, vision and workshop objectives. |
| 10:30 to 10:50 | Coffee / Tea |
| Scope of Individual Initiatives | |
| 10:50 to 11:00 | Market Intelligence |
| 11:00 to 11:10 | Accelerated Breeding |
| 11:10 to 11:20 | Q&A - Clarifications |
| 11:20 to 11:30 | Seed Equal |
| 11:30 to 11:40 | Breeding Resources |
| 11:40 to 12:30 | Q&A: Strengthening NARES collaboration across GI initiatives |
| 12:45 to 14:30 | NARES Lunch Business meeting |
| Strengthening collaboration | |
| 14:45 to 16:00 | NARES perspectives on strengthening collaboration within the Genetic Innovations Initiatives |
| 16:00 to 16:20 | Coffee / Tea |
| 16:30 to 17:45 | Breakout groups per Initiative |
| 17:45 to 18:00 | Breakout groups report |
| 18:30 to 19:15 | Cocktails hosted by Sonja Vermeulen |
| 19:15 to 21:00 | Group Dinner hosted by EA Regional Director |
Day 2 - 28 June
| Time | Description |
| 08:00 to 9:00 | Breakfast |
| The way forward | |
| 09:00 to 11:00 | Plenary Discussion: Agreeing Terms of Engagement - Building stronger, sustainable and transparent collaborations |
| 11:00 to 11:30 | Coffee / Tea |
| 11:30 to 12:30 | Endorsement of Terms of Engagement |
| 12:30 to 13:00 | Close of Meeting - Sonya Vermeulen, KALRO Representative |
| 13:00 to 14:00 | Lunch |
Resources:
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Initiative info pages:
More information: Main organizer: Bish Das, Genetic Innovation / CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB): b.das@cgiar.org
Support: We would like to thank all funders who support this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund. Special thanks to funders and national partners, including:
