AsiaPacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Policy Dialogue

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Policy Dialogue Strengthening Social and Sustainability Sciences in Higher Education, Research and Extension for Green, Climate Resilient Agri-Food Systems in ASEAN to Meet SDGs Dr. Ravi Khetarpal Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Bangkok

APAARI • Established in 1990 • Initiative of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and most of the National Agricultural Research Institutions (NARSs) and National Agricultural Research Organizations of the Asia-Pacific Region

APAARI Members United Kingdom Uzb Italy USA Syria Iran Jordan Mexico . g. Af k Pa an ist Dubai India Bangl. Thailand Ghana Peru Kenya Japan Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Viet nam Rep. of Korea Chinese Taipei Philippines Laos Malaysia PNG Indonesia Samoa Australia Fiji New Caledonia 71 members from 33 countries

APAARI Vision 2030 Strengthened Agri-food research and innovations for sustainable agricultural development in Asia and the Pacific

APAARI’s Strength • • Knowledge brokering Forward thinking/foresight Building & sustaining partnerships/ links Effective communication for multi-stakeholders including education system Enabling extended agri-business and agri-services value chains Bringing APR perspective on investment in AR 4 D Professionalism with a human face, commitment and consistency of action, and transparency and openness in action

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Challenges to documenting and improving agriculture education, research and training in higher education institutions (HEIs) and research organizations Challenges

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Key policy issues that must be addressed to better support higher education reform and the strengthening of social and sustainability sciences in particular Policy Issues

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Best practices in higher education innovation, reform and partnerships with farmers already exist, can be improved, adapted to in local circumstances and scaled up Best Practices

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Multi-stakeholder working to improve HEIs and strengthen capacities for agriculture and food systems education and research Multi-stakeholder Working

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Challenges Diverse economies Bureaucracy Political will HEIs are often too specialized

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Policy issues Wide gap between academia and policy makers Development policies can not be standalone Policy implementation with resource crunch Policy of marrying education with soft skills often missing

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Best practices Need an extensive documentation Need for Knowledge Hubs linking education with agri food innovation Earth University model available but uptake limited

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Best practices Need an extensive documentation Need for Knowledge Hubs linking education with agri food innovation Earth University model available but uptake limited

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Multi-stakeholder Working Easier said than done All stakeholders may not converge for collective action Need for a functional stakeholder mapping Bottom-up approach can make noise and impact

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions Concluding Thoughts Policy makers, implementers and enablers may or may not see eye to with each other Let HEIs and Research and Development organizations feel the need for each other Let us say – We can do it! APAARI is committed in this mission

To Sum up Social and sustainable science need to marry natural science It is difficult to be simple HEIs need revamping Knowledge landscape