Document discussing the composition, and structure of effective Center boards, the role of the nominating committee, and the process of identifying and recruiting new board members. This was the third in a series of seven reference guides for CGIAR centers and their boards of trustees, published ...
A proposal by the CGIAR Secretariat, arising out of a discussion which took place at the CGIAR Mid Term Meeting in 1983, for a single account to finance a range of nonroutine activities, currently handled on an ad hoc basis. Illustrative items included the CGIAR impact study, management reviews o...
CGIAR news release issued out of the Ministerial Level Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland on the moral imperative of alleviating hunger globally, and the role of agricultural research in doing so. The Lucerne Declaration and Action Program adopted at the meeting endorsed a new orientation, governanc...
CGIAR Secretariat
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[Ministers Meeting in Lucerne Adopt Declaration and Action Program on International Agricultural Research]
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Ministers Meeting in Lucerne Adopt Declaration and Action Program on International Agricultural Research
CGIAR news release announcing how the CGIAR will discuss how agricultural production gains in developing countries can be sustained without depleting or jeopardizing renewable resources.
CGIAR Secretariat
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[New CGIAR Research Planned in Forestry, Vegetables; Stress on Safeguarding Environment, Renewable Resources]
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New CGIAR Research Planned in Forestry, Vegetables; Stress on Safeguarding Environment, Renewable Resources
The study identifies factors that affect how effectively the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) aligns its research to support country programs of the World Bank and other Members of the Group. Its point of departure is a set of 12 factors widely agreed to be major ...
CGIAR Secretariat
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Anderson, Jock R.
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[Aligning Global Agricultural Research Investments with National Development Activities: the CGIAR Experience]
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Aligning Global Agricultural Research Investments with National Development Activities: the CGIAR Experience
CGIAR Secretariat
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[Fourteenth Executive Council Meeting, May 13-14, 2008, Ottawa, Canada: Summary Record of Proceedings]
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Fourteenth Executive Council Meeting, May 13-14, 2008, Ottawa, Canada: Summary Record of Proceedings
The Group approved the concept of a stabilization mechanism at the Mid Term Meeting in May 1983. This paper was prepared by the CGIAR Secretariat to describe the operations of the mechanism, and seek approval of steps necessary to create it during 1984. The purpose of the mechanism was to protect...
CGIAR Secretariat
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[Thirteenth Executive Council Meeting, October 16-17, 2007, Rome, Italy: Summary Record of Proceedings]
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Thirteenth Executive Council Meeting, October 16-17, 2007, Rome, Italy: Summary Record of Proceedings
CGIAR news release on new rice techniques to reduce the water requirements of rice production, including wet seeding, intermittent rice irrigation, land leveling, improved weed management, and management of cracked soils.
CGIAR Secretariat
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[New Rice Technologies Promise up to 25 Percent Less Water Usage]
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New Rice Technologies Promise up to 25 Percent Less Water Usage
List of twelve persons nominated to serve as members of TAC, with current titles and biographical notes. Sir John Crawford designated as Chairman. Suggested agenda for the First Meeting of TAC. Agenda item presented at First Meeting of the CGIAR, May 1971.
CGIAR Secretariat
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[Nominations for Technical Advisory Committee on International Agricultural Research]
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Nominations for Technical Advisory Committee on International Agricultural Research