Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - CGIAR
Document No.: SDR/TAC:IAR/96/6.2
Distribution: General
Date: 29 April 1997
Mid-Term Meeting
1997 May 26 - 30, 1997
Cairo, Egypt
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The CGIAR Research Programmes: |
CGIAR Priorities and Strategies for Resource Allocation During 1998-2000
The attached Report on CGIAR Priorities and Strategies is a revised version of the draft that was discussed at MTM 96. The report provided the basis for TAC's recommendations on medium-term resource allocations which are presented in document SDR/TAC:IAR/97/6 - Medium Term Resource Allocation 1998-2000: Centre Proposals and TAC Recommendations.
The major issues will be introduced by the TAC Chair. Discussion will take place in plenary session.
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TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
April 1997
1.1. Background
1.2. Implementation of 1992 Recommendations1.2.1. Progress in Meeting 1992 Recommendations on Priorities
1.2.2. Progress in Meeting 1992 Strategies1.3. The Framework for Priority Setting: 1998-2000
1.4. The CGIAR's Missions and Goals
1.5. Outline of the Report
CHAPTER 2 - ENVIRONMENTS INFLUENCING THE CGIAR
2.1. The Socioeconomic and Ecological Environment
2.1.1. Past Production and Consumption Trends
2.1.2. Future Demographic Changes and Expected Responses
2.1.3. The Changing Patterns of Demand
2.1.4. Growing Pressure on Natural Resources
2.1.5. Agriculture and the Environment
2.1.6. Perspectives in the Productive Management of Natural Resources2.2 The Scientific Environment
2.3. The Institutional Environment2.3.1. The Surrounding Environment
2.3.2. The Global Research System
CHAPTER 3 - ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Dimensions of CGIAR Priority Setting
3.3. The Process
3.4. Agricultural Research, Productivity and Income Growth
3.5. Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation
3.6. Agricultural Research and the Conservation of Natural Resources
3.7. Methods for Setting Priorities for Agricultural Research
3.8. Poverty as an Element in Priority Setting
3.9. The Efficiency Criterion and Priority Setting
3.10. Other Elements Considered in Priority Setting
3.11. Concluding Remarks
CHAPTER 4 - NARS REGIONAL FORA AND TAC STRATEGIC STUDIES
4.1. Background
4.2. Regional Fora and Global Forum4.2.1. Introduction
4.2.2. Sub-Saharan Africa
4.2.3. West Asia-North Africa
4.2.4. Asia
4.2.5. Latin America and the Caribbean4.3.1. Inter-Centre Review of Rice
4.3.2. Stripe Study of Genetic Resources in the CGIAR
4.3.3. Review of the CGIAR Commitments in West Africa
4.3.4. Inter-Centre Review of Root and Tuber Crops
4.3.5. Public Policy and Public Management Research
4.3.6. Institution Strengthening Research and Services
4.3.7. Soil and Water Aspects of Natural Resources Management Research
4.3.8. Harvest and Postharvest Research in the CGIAR
CHAPTER 5 - ANALYTICAL PROCESS: ACTIVITIES
5.1.1. Germplasm Enhancement and Breeding
5.1.2. Production Systems Development and Management5.2. Protecting the Environment
5.2.1. Natural Resource Management and Environmental Issues
5.2.2. Towards a Paradigm for NRM in the CGIAR5.3. Saving Biodiversity
5.4. Improving Policies
5.5. Strengthening National Programmes
CHAPTER 6 - ANALYTICAL PROCESS: PRODUCTION SECTORS AND COMMODITIES
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Sectors
6.3. Commodities
6.4. Concluding Remarks
CHAPTER 7 - ANALYTICAL PROCESS: SYSTEMWIDE PROGRAMMES
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Background7.3. An Overview of CGIAR Experience in the Initiation and Implementation of Systemwide Programmes and the Ecoregional Approach
7.4. A Classification of the CGIAR's Systemwide Activities
7.5. Evaluation and Future of Systemwide Activities
CHAPTER 8 - IMPLICATIONS FOR 1998-2000 RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
8.1. Introduction
8.2. TAC's Views on Activities
8.3. Commodities
8.4. Concluding Remarks
Annex I - Activities and Their Definitions
Category 1: Increasing Productivity
Category 2: Protecting the Environment
Category 3: Saving Biodiversity
Category 4: Socioeconomic, Public Policy and Public Management Research
Category 5: Strengthening National ProgrammesAnnex II - Quantitative Analyses of CGIAR Commodities: Methodology and Selected Results
Annex III - Overview of Production Sectors and Commodities
1.1. Background
1.2. Cereals
1.3. Roots, Tubers, Banana and Plantain
1.4. Food Legumes
1.5 Oil Crops
1.6. Vegetables
1.7. Tropical Forages2.1. The Livestock Sector in Developing Countries
2.2. Research Issues
2.3. Research Organization in the CGIAR
2.4. Research Priorities and Current Activities3.1. Background
3.2. Current Status of Forestry and Agroforestry Research
3.3. Global Issues and Research Needs
3.4. Priorities and Current Research Activities for Forestry and Agroforestry in the CGIAR