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With rising global food insecurity affecting around 1 billion people, the urgency for robust International Agricultural Research and Development (R&D) has never been more critical. Factors like a growing population, changing consumption patterns, and climate change threaten food systems worldwide. This discussion highlights the need for synchronized investments and policy development in agriculture, focusing on climate adaptation, gender dimensions, and overcoming barriers. By fostering international collaboration and innovation, we can stimulate agricultural growth, ensure food security, and enhance national and international stability.
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International rural R&D Beth Woods Member, Australian Rural R&D Council
Context: Increasing concern about food insecurity • Contributing forces • Growing global population • Changing food consumption patterns • Biofuels & other non-food industries • Current global financial crisis + future risk of climate change impacts • Impacts • Increasing numbers of hungry people – currently about 1 billion • Increasing risk of recurring food crises • Loss of some MDG gains in health & education • Risks to national & international security
Role of international R&D for agriculture? • To stimulate development of the agriculture sector & wider economic growth • To work in parallel with other policy interventions & investments
World Bank typology of agriculture in economic development • Agriculture based economies • Transforming economies • Urbanised economies Reference: The World Bank (2008) Agriculture for Development: World development report 2008
Emerging issues • Slowing investment in R&D & slowing increase in productivity • Declining recruitment of scientists • Ageing infrastructure • Institutional issues • New sources of international funding - BMGF • Fragmentation & high transaction costs (donors & providers) • Ageing institutional arrangements (& reforms e.g. CGIAR)
Emerging issues • Growing emphasis on climate change adaptation research • Increasing focus on the gender dimension – in agriculture & R&D • Synchronising other investments & policy development with opportunities flowing from research • priority of removing trade barriers
Emerging issues in common with Australia • Slowing investment in R&D & slowing increase in productivity • Declining recruitment of scientists • Ageing infrastructure • Institutional issues • fragmentation (donor and provider) • ageing institutional arrangements (reforms?) • Growing emphasis on climate change adaptation research • Increasing focus on the gender dimension – in agriculture & R&D • Synchronising other investments & policy development with opportunities flowing from research; priority of removing trade barriers
Interfaces with international R&D: where to from here? • Accessing outputs of international R&D vs Australian R&D for unique conditions • A case by case approach • Led by whom and with what currency • Maintaining the quality & competitiveness of Australian R&D • Increasing opportunities & removing barriers • Contributing to international R&D needs • ACIAR • AusAID • Sharing costs and/or exploiting IP
A CASE STUDY: 2030/2050 Opportunities & challenges for Queensland + other tropical locations Assumptions • Demand & supply (↑pop + ↑av diet qual = X 2 Σfood) from (less land + less water under CC) • Changing markets New urban/ rural balance as well as tropical/ temperate • Multiple product streams From (A or B or C) to (A + B + C…)sus with longer supply chains
↑ demand for protein ↑ Sweetener High value biproducts esp health Bioenergy C4 Bio industrials C-economy/ systems mgt …AQUACULTURE Genetics/ IP Genetics/ vaccines SUGARE Bio-processing technols BEEFE ENVIRONMENT Virtual mgmt/ sensors …FORESTRY RESILIENT HORTD..E Governance systems/ biosecurity Lifestyle/ landscape hort for trop cities ↑ Veg & trop fruit Genetics/ IP IPM systems Functional foods/ health Trop food ingredients 2030/2050 Opportunities & challenges (for Queensland +)
