Africa

Agriculture
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GIS
Week
Business Meeting 8-12 JUNE 2010
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NAVIGATING THE CHANGE

Taking a closer look at the role of spatial information and analysis in supporting improved
agricultural research and development
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Consortium for Spatial Information (CSI)

Business Meeting
8 JUNE 2010
ILRI, Nairobi

Stanley Wood
Coordinator/ CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information
Environment and Production Technology Division/ International Food Policy Research Institute

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Business Meeting Agenda
1. CSI overview 2009/2010 (Stan)
2. New ESRI Agreement (John Steffenson ESRI, Enrica Porcari CGIAR/CIO)
3. Re-launch of CSI Website (Jawoo Koo)
4. CGIAR session at ESRI-convened Land and Poverty conference [Washington
DC, September 2010]. (Emmy Simmons*, Stan)
5. CSI as system repository/“auditors” of strategic CGIAR spatial data layers?
(e.g., poverty, farming systems, AEZs, market access, productivity) (Stan, Andy)
6. CSI ownership/development of sub-national poverty map: (Stan, Glenn*)
7. CSI Agricultural (Research &) Development e-Atlas (Stan)
8. AOB…. [Africa GIS professional development, Regional Focus]
9. CSI Coordinator election (Andy Farrow)
10. Summary of follow-up…

* in absentia
1. CSI 2009/2010 Overview
 CSI 2009-10 Overview
• Representation update…
• To-do list from 2009 meeting
– Seek resources to hold 2nd AAGW (Bamako)
– Continue to transition from “CGIAR-” to “Stakeholder-led”
meeting
– Strategy for engagement and professional development of
young African GIS/RS/spatial analysis professionals
– Revamp/renew CSI Website
– Finalize/renew licensing agreements ESRI (& Google)
• CGIAR Reform: Strategy & Results Framework Report
• MP Program Concept Note Development
 Spatial Dynamics
Center 2009 2010
Bioversity Andy Jarvis Maarten van Zonneveld new!
CIAT Glenn Hyman Glenn Hyman (Andy Farrow)
CIFOR Atie Puntodewo Atie Puntodewo
CIMMYT Dave Hodson Kai Sonder new!
CIP Roberto Quiroz Lieven Claessens new!
ICARDA Eddy De-Pauw Eddy De-Pauw (until Dec?)
ICIMOD Basanta Shrestha ??
ICRAF Meshack Nyabenge Meshack Nyabenge
ICRISAT Pierre Sibiry Traore Pierre Sibiry Traore
IFPRI Stanley Wood Stanley Wood
IITA Kai Sonder Subash Marcus new!
ILRI An Notenbaert An Notenbaert
IRRI Robert Hijmans Andrew Nelson new!
IWMI Mir Matin Salman Siddiqui new!
WARDA Paul Kiepe Paul Kiepe
WorldFish Suan Pheng Kam Suan Pheng Kam (Sylvia Renn) cgiar csi
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 2. New ESRI Agreement
John Stefferson, CJ Terbough, ESRI
Enrica Porcari, CGIAR/CIO

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 3. Re-Vamped CSI Web-Site
& Content
Jawoo Koo

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 4. Land & Poverty Summit
28th September 2010
Washington, D.C.

www.landandpoverty.com

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 Today, geographic technology data and analysis are
being applied to build a new understanding about
creating the foundation for a sustainable society
and economic growth. This understanding presents
solutions to challenges such as recognizing the legal
land rights of the poor, upgrading slums, making
agriculture sustainable, and managing water.
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 Dirt Poor: Seeking solutions to
poverty from the ground up
 This session highlights on-the-ground success stories from
the CGIAR and its partners on land-based improvements in
the well-being of the poor farm households as well as in
the quality of the natural resources on which future rural
livelihoods depend. A common feature of these successes is
the growing reliance on geo-referenced information and
location-specific analysis to improve the targeting, design,
implementation, and evaluation of appropriate
interventions. The presentations will showcase how
improved insights into the spatial and socioeconomic
contexts of land-related constraints and opportunities can
help create solutions to poverty.

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 5. CSI as system repository/“auditors” of
strategic CGIAR spatial data layers?

(e.g., poverty, farming systems, AEZs, market access,

productivity)

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 6. CSI ownership/development of
sub-national poverty map

Stan, Glenn, Andy, Kai

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 Poverty Map Contributors
(Goal: Mapping $1.25 & $2/day ($PPP 2005). First or second sub-
national admin level for “large” poverty & agriculture countries.
Mapping both incidence and absolute number of poor)
• CIESIN (CGIAR/CSI Poverty Mapping Project)
– Brazil, Bangaldesh, Malawi, Kenya, Ecuador
• Uwe Deichmann, World Bank DECRG
– China, Chile, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Russia + $ Africa
• Julio Berdegue (LAC, 2009 study completion)
– Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia
• Harold Coulomb/Quentin Wodley (West Africa, 2007 4study
completion)
– Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana
• Peter Lanjouw – India
• CIAT – Mexico, Ecuador
• IFPRI (DSG/EPT) (SSA 6-8 countries)
• (Gaurav Datt/Chinese collaborators) (WB, 2009) – China
• From 186 to > 24,000 data points
 Prototype Sub-national Poverty Map
Absolute number of poor circa 2005 (based on international poverty line of
$1.25/day in $PPP 2005 units)
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Development e-Atlas?

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e – Atlas Opportunities

1. Subject of discussion at past 3-4 meetings!

2. Many relevant layers assembled as part of SRF
3. Very high potential for publishing as a CSI “hallmark” product
4. Need for (minimum required) levels of conceptual, methodological
and cartographic rationalization and harmonization & METADATA
5. Also need for text for integration/value added
6. Opportunities for boxes/deep dives (Phase II?)
7. Several components: GIS data layers (and search/query/download
functionality… much more possible at cost), PDF Atlas format, Tables
for standard spatial aggregation units (AEZs. Farming Systems, Market
Access..) … targeting GIS analyst, technical, planning, priority setting,
education, advocacy audiences
8. Gloal (Developing world) and/or regional products
 The CGIAR Vision Statement Defines the Foci for Geographic Examination

CGIAR Vision
To reduce poverty and hunger,
improve human health and nutrition,
and enhance ecosystem resilience

through high-quality international agricultural

research, partnership, and leadership.

Improved Welfare, Sustainable Resource

Reduced Vulnerability & Utilization & Enhanced
Enhanced Gender Equity Ecosystem Services

Agricultural
Development
Challenges &
Opportunities

Drivers of Change (including more effective agricultural R4D)

 Focal Themes and Diagnostic Indicators
for CGIAR Strategic Geographic Screening

Improved Human Welfare Drivers of Change (exogenous)

Poverty ($1.25, $2PPP/day) Population/Demand growth
Hunger (GHI) Climate change
Health/Nutrition (DALYs)
(Gender Disparities) Agricultural Development
Challenges & Opportunities
Sustainable Resources & ES Cropland
Water stress Grazing/Pasture land
Land degradation Inland/coastal water bodies
Biodiversity loss Forests
GHG emissions Markets/infrastructure

Drivers of Change: Research for Development

CGIAR & Partner Portfolio of MPs
 CGIAR Wide* Strategic
Domains In 4 Geographies

Indicators mapped and overlaid in

Improved Welfare & Development Domains
Reduced Vulnerability (short-medium term conditioning factors

pixel or polygon formats

for agriculture based development)

Enhanced
Ecosystem Services Food for People
Geographies of agricultural
systems
Environment for People
Ag. Development Geographies of ecosystems and
Challenges & ecosystem services
Opportunities Policies for People
Geographies of national, and
regional policy space
Drivers of Change

* More specific domain representation will be appropriate as

individual MegaProjects are proposed for further evaluation
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Inventory Established
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SRF_SpatialData_Rev8_Sep9.pptx
 8. Any Other Business

a. Africa GIS professional capacity development

strategy
b. CSI Regional Focus

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 9. Coordinator election

Andy Farrow

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 Thanks!

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