The activities of CRP2 will provide knowledge and tools to support a policy and institutional environment in which markets function effectively and competitively and agriculture and related sectors fully contribute to poverty reduction, sustainable rural development, and income growth.

1. CRP2: Policies, Institutions, and
Markets to Strengthen Assets and
Agricultural Incomes for the Poor
CG Partners (12)
IFPRI (Lead center), Bioversity, CIAT, CIMMYT, CIP,
ICARDA, ICRAF, ICRISAT, IITA, ILRI, IWMI, World Fish
Strategic Partners
Partners to achieve jointly-designed research
objectives: Donors, other CG centers, local research
organizations, and/or implementing agencies
Boundary Partners
A range of stakeholders including farmers, foresters,
local officials, and policymakers with the direct goal of
changing their behavior or positions
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2. CRP2 Goal
The activities of CRP2 will provide knowledge and tools to
support a policy and institutional environment in which
markets function effectively and competitively and agriculture
and related sectors fully contribute to poverty reduction,
sustainable rural development, and income growth.
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3. CRP2 Components
1.Policies and investments that enable pro-poor growth
(5 SC)
2. Enabling institutions and governance for the poor
(3 SC)
3. Value chains linking small producers to markets
(2 SC)
(4). Cross-cutting issues: Gender, Policy processes,
Capacity building
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4. CRP2 Components
1.Policies and investments that enable pro-poor growth
1.1 Strategic foresight and future scenarios: research and
capacity for assessing food security, environmental
sustainability, and poverty reduction impacts
1.2 Macroeconomic, international trade, and non agricultural
policies that affect agriculture and rural development
1.3 Production and technology policies for sustainable
agricultural production
1.4 Social protection policies to enhance productive
investments in agriculture
1.5 Policies for the prioritizing and sequencing of efficient
public investment and optimizing public resource allocation
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5. CRP2 Components
2 Enabling institutions and governance for the poor
2.1 Governance arrangements to provide rural services to
the poor
2.2 Collective action and property rights
2.3 Institutions to strengthen the assets of the poor
3 Value chains linking small producers to markets
3.1 Innovations to foster opportunities for small farmers
across the value chain
3.2 Impact evaluation to measure cost and benefits of
upgrading options
(4). Cross-cutting issues: Gender, Policy processes,
Capacity building
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6. CRP2: Impact Pathway Diagram
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7. CRP2: Anticipated Budget for 2011
Total: $82,270k
14.94
21.84
Component 1
63.22 Component 2
Component 3
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8. CRP2: Anticipated Budget for 2011
CG Center ($000) Percent
IFPRI 49,318 59.95
Bioversity 2,507 3.05
CIAT 5,943 7.22
CIMMYT 1,467 1.78
CIP 2,720 3.31
ICARDA 256 0.31
ICRAF 2,900 3.52
ICRISAT 9,244 11.24
IITA 1,498 1.82
ILRI 3,032 3.69
IWMI 1,453 1.77
WORLFISH 1,932 2.35
Total 82,270 100.00
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9. CRP2: Proposed Management Structure
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10. IITA Role in the Development of the
CRP2 Proposal
1.IITA social scientists participated in e-discussion that led to
the 25-pager concept note in May 2010
2. IITA social scientists participated in the on-line
consultation from June 28 to July 14.
3. One IITA scientist was a member of a writing team of the
sub-component on cross-cutting issue for Policy processes.
He also took part in the in-person consultative meeting held
at ILRI/Addis Ababa on 17-20 August 2010.
4. IITA contributed to the final draft of the document, which is
well acknowledged in the proposal
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11. Futur Role of IITA in CRP2
1.IITA should participate as a strategic partner (networking,
tools/methods, funds raising, etc.)
2. IITA Program on OT aligns well with CRP2.
Socioeconomic components of other IITA MTPs will benefit
from CRP2
3. Role of IITA in the management structure of CRP2 is
uncertain.
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