G20 Development Working Group Submissions
Man scattering rice grains. Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines.» Credit Photo: Danilo Pinzon/World Bank
The results of those assessments will inform a strategic
action plan that will design geographic and thematic
services to be provided by the Platform, and develop
a framework for coordinated action among partners
and stakeholders.
The TAP will provide 3 different services:
(i)
A "Policy-Dialogue Space" among
stakeholders to enhance the coherence and
effectiveness of national policies for capacity
development in tropical agricultural innovation
systems ('toolkits' for fostering dialogue among
stakeholders will be commissioned through the TAP);
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(ii) A "Marketplace" to promote and broker
existing demands and offers in capacity development
for agricultural innovation (based on demand; web-
based and face-to-face training efforts will also be
scaled up); and
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(iii)
A global information system ('TAPipedia')
in support of the capacity development of tropical
innovation systems encompassing success stories,
lessons learned, socioeconomic impacts and
innovation outputs (the 'TAPipedia' will be based on
virtual tools and media and may also help identify
demands for new areas of agricultural research).
The China-hosted Conference on Tropical
Agriculture (2-3 September 2013) is expected to
provide an opportunity for both reaching a decision
on the TAP's strategic action plan and on securing
the resources necessary for making the platform
operational.
Lessons Learned
The G20 provided an important contribution to
identifying and highlighting a technology transfer
gap still observed in the domain of tropicalView entire presentation