and other outputs. The analysis shows that public investments in research and development and related capacities in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by about 20 percent from 2001 to 2008. This increase, however, was largely the result of government efforts to aug- ment incommensurate salary levels and rehabilitate neglected infrastructure after years of underinvest- ment. Similarly, despite overall capacity growth, aver- age qualification levels for scientists and researchers have deteriorated in a number of countries, in response to prolonged recruitment restrictions and inadequate training opportunities.
PROGRAM FOR BIOSAFETY SYSTEMS The Program for Biosafety Systems empowers devel- oping countries interested in accessing the tools and products of modern agricultural biotechnology by providing expertise and capacity building to estab- lish rational and predictable biosafety frameworks. In 2010, the program assisted the Government of Kenya in implementing its new biosafety law and the Gov- ernment of Uganda in dealing with biosafety issues surrounding commercialization of biotech crops. It also facilitated the first biotech field trial in Vietnam and worked with Nigerian stakeholders to develop a strategic and coordinated action plan for develop- ing and approving a biosafety law. IFPRI research helped inform the decisionmaking process for all of these actions. Researchers also looked at policy issues related to the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and presented their findings at side events during the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan.
COMMUNICATIONS AND CAPACITY STRENGTHENING
2020 VISION INITIATIVE The 2020 Vision Initiative provides multistakeholder forums for dialogue, debate, information sharing, and consensus building to facilitate the pursuit of ending hunger and poverty.
MILLIONS FED: PROVEN SUCCESSES IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT In 2010, the Initiative continued to promote the Mil- lions Fed project, which includes a book of 20 case studies of proven successes in agricultural develop- ment from around the world. Other related materi- als include a booklet, a full-length film and trailer, a series of discussion papers, and—newly published in 2010—a technical compendium that will serve as a comprehensive resource and learning instrument for researchers, academics, and students.
2020 CONFERENCE: LEVERAGING AGRICULTURE FOR IMPROVING NUTRITION AND HEALTH The 2020 Initiative was also heavily engaged in prepa- ratory work for “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health,” an international conference held in New Delhi on February 10–12, 2011. The con- ference focused on how the agriculture, nutrition, and health sectors can be brought together to make agricultural investments more nutrition- and health- friendly. Leading up to the conference, the 2020 Initiative held four lead-in seminars, commissioned eight background papers and twenty-one policy briefs, sponsored a youth writing contest, and worked with an Advisory Committee to develop a distinctive program. One thousand key stakeholders attended the milestone event.
COMMUNICATIONS For IFPRI’s research to serve its purpose—that is, to inform the development of policies that will achieve food and nutrition security—the Institute must share its research with the people who can best use it. To that end, in 2010 IFPRI’s Communications Division executed—among numerous other projects—four major campaigns. Climate change research has been pivotal in
recent years, and the publication of the research monograph Food Security, Farming, and Climate Change to 2050 helped inform the discussion at the 2010 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Mexico. IFPRI’s climate change communications strat- egy also involved policy seminars, a press conference
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