Purdue University, the African Development Bank, and Catholic Relief Services invite you to
Innovations in Agriculture: Scaling Up to Reach Millions
Launch of the Scale Up Sourcebook
Why don’t more improved agricultural technologies go to scale in low-income countries? What have we learned about approaches that work? What can we do to link promising innovations with the right partners, markets, and financial resources?
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Launch and panel discussion 3-5 PM.
Reception 5-6 PM.
National Press Club,
529 14th Street NW,
Washington DC 20045
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Program
Welcome
Suzanne Nielsen – 150th Anniversary Professor and Professor, Department of Food Science, Purdue University
Jerry Shively – Associate Dean and Director of International Programs in Agriculture, Purdue University
Launch of the Scaling Sourcebook
Martin Fregene – Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, African Development Bank
Presentation
Changing drivers: moving from donor-driven projects to private sector-driven impact at scale Larry Cooley, President Emeritus, Management Systems International
Panel discussion
What have we learned? What must we do differently to facilitate technology adoption, agricultural investment and inclusive impact at scale? Moderated by Julie Howard – Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Center for Strategic and International Studies
Panelists
Mima Nedelcovych – CEO, AfricaGlobal Schaffer
Ian Barker – Head of Agricultural Partnerships, Syngenta Foundation
Katie Naeve – Senior Impact and Partnership Manager, Root Capital Shaun Ferris – Director of Agriculture and Livelihoods, Catholic Relief Services
Katrin Kuhlmann – President and Founder, New Markets Lab
Q and A
Closing Remarks
Beth Dunford – Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, USAID
Gilbert Houngbo – President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (invited)
About the Sourcebook
In September 2018, Purdue University, in partnership with the African Development Bank, organized the major conference Innovations in Agriculture: Scaling Up to Reach Millions. This sourcebook is informed and inspired by that conference and is intended as an easy-to-use reference targeting a broad and diverse audience drawn from host governments, research institutions, and academic, business, policy and donor communities concerned with leveraging agricultural innovation to meet the needs of the world’s poor.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Mitch Daniels – President, Purdue University
Akin Adesina – President, African Development Bank
Executive Summary
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Designing Projects and Innovations with Scale in Mind
Chapter 2 – Assessing Scalability
Chapter 3 – Using Commercial Markets to Drive Pro-Poor Scaling
Chapter 4 – Financing the Transition to Scale
Chapter 5 – Creating an Enabling Environment for Scale - Partnerships, Policy, Behavioral Change, and Institutions
Chapter 6 – Tailoring Metrics, Monitoring and Evaluation to Support Sustainable Outcomes at Scale
Chapter 7 – The Critical Role of Intermediary and Donor Organizations
Chapter 8 – Conclusions
Chapter 9 – An Invitation to Continue the Conversation