Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - CGIAR
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Document No.:SDR/TAC:IAR/99/12 |
International Centers Week 1999
October 25 - 29
Washington D.C.
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Reducing Poverty through Cutting-edge Science |
CGIAR Research Priorities
for Marginal Lands
Attached is the Report of the TAC Study on CGIAR Research Priorities for Marginal Lands, together with the transmittal letter from the Chair of TAC to the Chairman of the CGIAR. The Study comprises the Report of the Study on CGIAR Research Priorities for Marginal Lands, the Framework for Prioritizing Land Types in Agricultural Research, the Rural Poverty and Land Degradation: A Reality Check for the CGIAR, and TAC's commentary on this study.
This report will be discussed in plenary session under Agenda Item 4(a)(ii): Integrated Natural Resources Management - Study on Marginal Lands. The Panel Chair of the of Study will summarize the findings, and a TAC Member will present the TAC commentary prior to discussion and decision-making by the Group.
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Donald Winkelmann, Chairman
September 30, 1999
Dear Mr. Serageldin,
I am pleased to transmit to you the reports of TAC's Study on Marginal Lands. The Study comprises four papers: the first was prepared by a Panel chaired by Dr. Mike Nelson and is entitled Report of the Study on CGIAR Research Priorities for Marginal Lands; the second was prepared by Dr. Ted Henzell and the TAC Secretariat and is entitled A Framework for Prioritizing Land Types in Agricultural Research; the third was prepared by a Consultant to the TAC Secretariat, Dr. Sohail Malik, and is entitled Rural Poverty and Land Degradation: A Reality Check for the CGIAR; TAC's Commentary on this Study is the fourth paper.
This is an especially rich mixture of papers, the last two of them stimulated by the ideas emerging from the first. The collection has strong implications for the way the System prioritizes its efforts on less favoured environments. The overall conclusion of the Study is that the information available is insufficient to support the presumption that the character of marginal lands can be used to set research priorities that meet CGIAR objectives. In its commentary, TAC refers to a number of immediate implications of the results of this Study for Centre and System research planning. The Committee also raises a number of issues which will guide analysis of future resource allocation decisions.
On behalf of TAC, I would like to sincerely thank Dr. Mike Nelson and the members of his Panel, and Drs. Ted Henzell and Sohail Malik for their excellent work.
I look forward to a stimulating discussion at ICW'99.
Kind regards,
Sincerely Yours,
Donald L. Winkelmann
TAC Chair
Mr. Ismail Serageldin
Vice President, Special Programs
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CGIAR RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR MARGINAL LANDS - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. The Change in Focus Between Phase I and Phase II
1.2. Presentation of the AnalysisCHAPTER 2 - DEFINITIONS AND CONTEXT
2.1. Marginal Lands
2.2. Initial Framework for Evaluating the Issues
2.3. Marginal Lands as a Moving Target
2.4. Contexts in which the Term "Marginal Lands" is Used
2.5. From Biophysically Marginal Lands (ML) to Marginal Agricultural Land (MAL) Based on Existing Use
2.6. Location and Incidence of Rural Poverty on MAL
2.7. Linkage of FAL to Poverty on MAL
2.8. Current CGIAR Activity in Poverty Alleviation on MAL
2.9. From Marginal Lands to Marginal Population
2.10. Poverty Processes on Marginal Areas
2.11. Implications: Recommendations for the CGIARCHAPTER 3 - POVERTY ALLEVIATION ON MARGINAL AREAS: THE ROLE OF THE CGIAR IN REMOVING CONSTRAINTS
3.1. The International Role of the CGIAR
3.2. Gender Considerations
3.3. Scope for Research-Based Solutions to Rural Poverty
3.4. The Way Ahead for the CGIAR - A SummaryCHAPTER 4 - REFORMING POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS: ROLE OF THE CGIAR
4.1. Nature of the Issues Involved
4.2. Current Activity and Future Options for the CGIARCHAPTER 5 - GENERATING NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES: ROLE OF THE CGIAR
5.1. The New Green Revolution - Technologies for Marginal Lands
5.2. Current Activity and Future Options for the CGIARCHAPTER 6 - DIVERSIFYING LAND USE SYSTEMS AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES: ROLE OF THE CGIAR
6.1. Diversification: Nature of the Needs and Opportunities
6.2. Livestock: Expansion of On-Farm Activities
6.3. Agroforestry: Making Marginal Lands More Productive
6.4. Forests and Diversification of Land Use Activities for Poverty Alleviation
6.5. Expansion of Off-Farm Employment and Vertical Integration of Farm Activities
6.6. Increased Emphasis on Niche Opportunities and Underutilized Plants and Animals
6.7. Current Activity and Future Options for the CGIARANNEX I - TERMS OF REFERENCE
ANNEX II - METHODOLOGY APPLIED FOR THE DATABASE
ANNEX III - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING RESEARCH INVESTMENTS IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN A MARGINAL LANDS CONTEXT
ANNEX IV - CURRENT CGIAR ACTIVITIES
ANNEX V - COMPOSITION OF THE STUDY TEAM
ANNEX VI - LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1.1 Defining Land Degradation and Sustainability
1.2 Classifying the Approaches to Land Degradation
1.3 Defining Poverty
1.4 Mapping Rural Poverty and Land Quality2. POVERTY AND LAND DEGRADATION
2.1 Impact of Degradation on the Poor
2.2 Poverty Impact on Resource Management
2.3 The Links Between Poverty and Land Degradation - Mixed Empirical Evidence
2.4 Household Level Effects of Degradation
2.5 Conceptualizing the Linkages Between Poverty and Land Degradation3. SUSTAINABLE LAND USE MANAGEMENT