APAARI, FAO, JIRCAS Thomas Lumpkin

1. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Strategy for Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia:
Recommendations and Outcomes from the
Regional Consultation on Wheat
(APAARI, FAO, JIRCAS)
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin
CIMMYT Director General

2. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
2010 Wheat Statistics
Area, Yield , % Global
Region/sub-regions Production, mt
mha t/ha Production
ASIA 101.44 2.88 292.52 44.75
Central Asia 16.13 1.3 21.04 3.22
Eastern Asia 24.8 4.69 116.3 17.79
Southern Asia 48.09 2.62 126.13 19.30
South-Eastern Asia 0.1 1.9 0.18 0.03
Western Asia 12.32 2.34 28.87 4.42
Global 217.22 3.01 653.65 100.00
EU has 5.3 t/ha productivity
Bridging the gap between CAC and EU alone can produce 80 mt

3. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Global Food Security: Converging Challenges & Food Demand
> Climate Change, esp. heat
=
< Water
< Petroleum
< Soil Fertility
/ > Food
> Labor costs
> Increasing/Changing Demand

4. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Climate Change – 2050 (Irrigated Wheat in Asia)
IFPRI, 2010

5. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Three Pillar Strategy of Technology and Policies
Pillars
Genetic enhancement
Agronomic management
Enabling policies
Recommendations of the Regional Consultation for the Improvement of Wheat Productivity in Asia

6. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Wheat Biodiversity (Seeds of Discovery)
Heat, drought, insect & disease Hybrids, DH, GM Yield, NUE and
salt, flood, (rust) resistance & PS efficiency quality

7. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Nutrient Management Tools, Sensors, Informatics
Decision Support Tools (Nutrient Expert
for Wheat)
Nutrient, water sensors
Precise, site specific placement

8. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Small Farm Mechanization

9. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Agronomy (Conservation Agriculture)

10. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Precision Water Management
1200
Efficiency of Different Irrigation Water Management
1000
Systems (liter water kg-1 wheat)
800
600
400
200
0
Source: Compiled by H.J. Braun and ML Jat (various sources)

11. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Decision Support Tools
Wheat yield (t/ha) Planting date
Linking farmers to markets, insurance, weather, innovations, pest warning systems

12. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunities: Development and Delivery
Capacity Building
 Regional mechanism to facilitate learning among farmers, scientists, and policy makers
Collaboration and Partnerships
 PPPs
 Regional research networks for trans-boundary disease and pest surveillance
 Shuttle breeding programs accelerated by international centers
 new Regional Alliance on Wheat
 WHEAT CGIAR Research Program
 BISA: Borlaug Institute for South Asia
Recommendations of the Regional Consultation for the Improvement of Wheat Productivity in Asia

13. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
WHEAT CRP Target Populations
 2.5 billion poor wheat consumers, 1.2 billion “wheat
dependent” poor
Estimated reach:
 67% of the total wheat area, 84% of all wheat-dependent poor
– highest priority
Advantages
 Overarching Strategic Initiatives aimed at increasing
effectiveness and impact
 Feedback mechanisms between stakeholders
 Accelerated adoption of WHEAT technologies
 Emphasis on capacity building across all Strategic Initiatives
http://wheat.org

14. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Opportunity: Borlaug Institute for South Asia

15. Increasing Wheat Productivity in Asia
Dr. Thomas Lumpkin – CIMMYT Director General
Regional Consultation
on Improving Wheat Productivity in Asia:
Recommendations and Outcomes
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