The methodology used is based on an understanding of the dynamics change for CARI over the next ten years (2015-2025). The strategy was developed in the logframe format in the context of the IAR4D paradigmusing onion-skin nesting, which permitted a hierarchy of activities to relate directly to each other. In order to identify CARI’s strengths and weaknesses in relation to its set mandate, an environment analysis was done and views collected from stakeholder inputs.
This purpose will be delivered through the attainment of the following five results:
1. Technologies and innovations for demand-driven biotechnology and genetic resource product value chains generated and promoted;
2. Markets and marketing strategies for biotechnology and genetic resource product value chains developed and promoted;
3. Policy options for enhancing demand-driven biotechnology and genetic resource product value chains facilitated and advocated;
4. Capacity for implementing integrated biotechnology and genetic resource product value chains research strengthened;
5. Availability of knowledge, information and technologies on biotechnology and genetic resource product value chains research enhanced.
In order to deliver on the expected results, the Biotechnology and Genetic Resource Management thematic area of research will be structured into broad-based and interrelated research programmes as outlined below. Each of the research programmes will be expected to contribute to the attainment of the five thematic areas of research results.
(i) Development and promotion of biotechnology product value chains; (ii) Acquisition and conservation of genetic resources product value chains;
(iii) Maintenance, multiplication and promotion of pre-released product value chains.
In line with the stated institutional strategic direction and mission, five strategic growth result areas that are necessary and sufficient to deliver on the institutional purpose of generating and promoting agricultural knowledge, information and technologies that respond to clients‘ demands and opportunities are identified. The results are designed to position CARI strategically as the key driver for increasing productivity, commercialization and competitiveness of the agricultural sector.
The five necessary and sufficient results include:
Result 1: Technologies and innovations for demand-driven agricultural product value chains generated and promoted;
Result 2: Markets and marketing strategies for agricultural product value chains developed and promoted;
Result 3: Policy options for enhancing demand-driven agricultural product value chains facilitated and advocated;
Result 4: Capacity for implementing agricultural product value chains research strengthened.
Result 5: Availability of knowledge, information and technologies on agricultural product value chains research enhanced.
In order to deliver on the five strategic growth result areas, research in the CARI has been rationalized into six broad-based thematic areas of intervention. These thematic areas of intervention express a stronger organizational commitment to impact as a strategy orientation and positioning of the CARI as a leader in agriculture research in Liberia.
The research thematic areas of intervention required to deliver the institutional results are:
1. Development and promotion of integrated crops product value chains.
2. Development and promotion of integrated livestock product value chains;
3. Enhancement of sustainable and integrated management of natural resources;
4. Enhancement of use of biotechnology and genetic resources management;
5. Enhancement of utilization of socioeconomic and applied statistics information in research;
6. Enhancement of appropriate adaptive, outreach and partnerships methodologies and approaches.
Each of the research thematic areas of intervention shall be delivered by seven research programmes which are namely:
1. Crops Programme
2. Livestock and fisheries Programme
3. Natural Resource Management
4. Agricultural Biotechnology and laboratory Services Programme
5. Mechanization and irrigation
6. Socio-economics and Applied statistics
7. Post-harvest and food processing
