1. Partnership Inception
Workshop
Food and Agricultural Research Council
(FARC)
8th August 2012

2. Introduction to
T.Gunesh and N.Hosenally

3. PAEPARD Definition
Platform for
African
European
Partnership on
Agricultural
Research for
Development

4. Context of PAEPARD
 Agriculture is sector with largest potential for
enhancing economic growth on African Continent
(SSA countries)
 Support for agriculture – Funds for agriculture
research reducing
 EC funding (EDF,FP7) for agricultural research
 Challenge : Research be demand led
- Quality of partnerships improved

5. Restrictions in ARD Partnerships
 Lack of information and knowledge on
funding opportunities
 Concentration of partnerships limited to 2
categories of actors
 Limited participation from private sector,
extension, CSO
 Initiators of partnerships led by European
institutes

6. Objectives
 Overall:
Build joint African-European Multi-
Stakeholder Partnerships in ARD
contributing to achieve the MDGs
 Specific:
Enhanced, more equitable, more demand-
driven and mutually beneficial
collaboration of Africa and Europe on ARD
with the aim of attaining the MDGs

7. PAEPARD Expected Results
 Increased awareness of partnership opportunities
in Europe and Africa for agricultural development
in Africa;
 Improved mobilization and coordination of
European ARD stakeholders and African non–
research stakeholders;
 Increased knowledge on European funding
opportunities among African ARD stakeholders
and support for partnership development will lead
to increased number of high quality ARD
proposals.

8. Major Activities
 Mobilization of European stakeholders and African
non-research stakeholders;
 Information and knowledge management of
opportunities for partnership between African and
Europe;
 Capacity building on partnership building within a
multi-stakeholder innovation partnerships;
 Partnership brokerage between African and
European stakeholders;
 Advocacy for agricultural research for
development

9. PAEPARD – 2nd Call for Concept Note
 Published May 31, 2011
 69 Concept Notes received on July 15,
2011
 10 Consortia Selected
 Mauritius consortium among the 10
selected

10. Federating Themes
 Food security and climate changes
 Post harvest technologies
 Knowledge management and indigenous
knowledge inclusion
 Capacity building and institutional
development
 Market access, value chain, pricing
 Water use and management
 Financing mechanisms, access to credit

11. Consortia Themes /Objectives
Ghana (Citrus Producers Control of Angular leaf spot disease of
Association of Ghana) Citrus in Ghana
Benin (Sojagnon, Farmers Appui a la sécurité économique des
Federation) ménages ruraux par la production, la
commercialisation et la transformation du
Soja au Benin
Burkina-Faso [Association BIOPROTECT-B, un groupement d’intérêt
pour la Recherche et la économique pour la protection biologique
Formation en Agro-écologie des cultures et la fertilisation organique
(ARFA)] des sols pour une agriculture saine et
durable au sahel.
Mauritius (Food and Micro propagation and cultivation of in
Agricultural Research vitro breadfruit plants and
Council, Reduit, development of novel products from
Mauritius) Breadfruit as an alternative source of
carbohydrates in Mauritius.
Cote d’Ivoire (Centre Suisse Agriculture pour l’éducation (A.P.E) des
de Recherches scientifiques) enfants en âge scolaire (5 – 15 ans) en
milieux rural et périurbain

12. Consortia Themes /Objectives
Nigeria (Department of Animal Low cost and high quality livestock feed
Science and Technology, Federal production knowledge delivery to Nigerian poultry
University of Technology, Owerri, industry (NIPOFERD)
Imo State, Nigeria)
Burundi [Confédération des Développement participatif des technologies de la
Associations de Producteurs culture pomme de terre et promotion des
Agricoles pour le Développement innovations sensibles au genre et à la
(CAPAD)] conservation de l’environnement au Burundi
Uganda (Farm Gain African Ltd) Extensive Collection and Characterization of
African Solanaceae Plants
Uganda (Women of Uganda Enhancing soybean and cowpea value chains for
Network (WOUGNET) increased productivity, incomes and nutritional
security of smallholder farmers in East and Central
Africa.
Cameroon [Concertation Innover pour l’intensification, la diversification et
Nationale des Organisations la transformation de l’agriculture familiale en
Paysannes du Cameroun (CNOP- Afrique Centrale à travers la recherche – action en
CAM)] partenariat : cas de CNOP-CAM dans la région du
Centre Cameroun

13. Title of Proposed Partnership
 Micro-propagation and Cultivation of in-
vitro breadfruit plants in view of
enhancing availability and quality of fruits
and development of novel products from
breadfruit as an alternative source of
carbohydrates in Mauritius. (Edited
version)

14. Current Partners involved
FARC
(Research)
MAMCF AREU
(Farmer (Research and
Organization) Extension)
UoM (Research
EU Partner
and Training)
Conserverie
Sarjua Ltee
(Private
Sector)

15. Value-Chain Approach
FARC
(Research)
MAMCF AREU
(Farmer (Research and
Organization) Extension)
UoM (Research
EU Partner
and Training)
Conserverie
Sarjua Ltee
(Private
Sector)

16. Inclusive Demand-driven partnerships
Credit
Researchers suppliers
Policy makers Advisory services
Wholesale Consumer
Breadfruit
Planting organisations
growers
material
Supplier and retail
Suppliers of Growers’
inputs, organisations
equipment EU Importers
Facilitator

17. Consortium Activities

18. Work Progress
1st Partnership Inception Workshop- 9th,10th
February
 Objectives:
 Bringing stakeholder to know each other and
understand PAEPARD
 Conceptualise breadfruit value chain in
Mauritius
 Establish status of knowledge of sector
 Identify knowledge gaps

20. Outcome
 11 themes identified along value chain
 Consolidation of knowledge, technology
and skills assets
 Linkages among themes along value chain
assessed
 Stakeholders in each theme identified
 WIKI page – sharing of information among
stakeholders

21. Work session: 2nd March 2012 with COLEACP
 Objective: Assess the work in progress
and issues to be considered
 Issues to consider:
 Income generation by small growers
 Environment preservation
 Consumer acceptance surveys
 Fresh v/s processed products, Ethnic food,
food for diabetics, bio-shops in Netherlands
 Seasonality of production

22. Work session: 2nd March 2012 with COLEACP
 Publicity campaigns to promote production
 Value addition
 Consumer education
 EU partner-NRI,AGRINATURA linking with
Caribbean countries
 Utilisation of wastes generated
 High freight costs

23. Work session: 28th March 2012
 Objectives: Use of questions generated
to identify research areas along 6 value
chain components
 Outcome: 10 research areas identified

24. Other related issues
 Need for extension of shelf life
 Research on health benefits of breadfruit
 Cheaper methods of drying breadfruit
 Market research
 Germplasm from Hawaii
 Temperature fluctuations during transport
 Ethylene release when packed with pineapple.
 Wrapping of breadfruit causing softness
 Packing constraints –France v/s UK

25. Breadfruit week
(Organised by MAIFS and AREU)
 Objectives
 To create awareness on the nutritional values
of breadfruit and diverse utilisation of
breadfruit.
 Outcome
 Has created a lot of demand for planting
material.

27. Working sessions – 10th & 16th May
 Objectives
 To Prioritise Research Areas
 To Formulate Research Questions
 Outcome
 5 Research areas prioritised
 5 Research questions formulated

29. Research Questions
1. Investigating the effects of culture media on in vitro rooting and
ex vitro rooting, the factors affecting the survival rate of breadfruit
plantlets during acclimatization and field performance of tissue
culture breadfruit
2. Identification and development of appropriate technologies for
reducing post harvest losses along the breadfruit supply chain in
Mauritius.
3. Evaluation of the impact of tree management on breadfruit yield
and intercropping practices.
4. Evaluation of solar dryers in breadfruit processing for flour
production and other value-added products
5. Assessment of consumer attitudes on fresh and processed novel
breadfruit derived products along the existing marketing channels at
national, regional and international levels.

30. Consortium Activities
1. Create knowledge base
2. Unanswered questions arise
3. Locate areas of interest in local
context & hence identify Research
Themes/Research Areas
4. Formulate Research
questions
5. Conceptualization and
development of Concept
Notes

31. Partnership Inception Workshop
 Objectives
 To develop Concept Notes for each of
the research question formulated
 To discuss on possible funding
opportunities
 To develop a partnership action plan

32.  “Coming together is a beginning,
keeping together is progress,
working together is success” - Henry
Ford
 “Strength lies in differences and not
in similarities” – Stephan Covey