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SCIENCE COUNCIL AND CGIAR SECRETARIATS
March 2004
Extract of Summary and Proceedings and Decisions,
CGIAR Annual General Meeting, October 28-29, 2004, Mexico City, Mexico.
Letter from SC Chair and CGIAR Director, transmitting
the Report of the Sixth External Programme and Management Review of IRRI.
SC Commentary on the Sixth External Programme and
Management Review of IRRI.
IRRI’s response to the Report of the Fifth External
Programme and Management Review.
Transmittal letter from Panel Chair to SC Chair and
CGIAR Director.
Report of the Sixth External Programme and Management
Review of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
CHAPTER 1 - CHALLENGES FOR RICE RESEARCH
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Will There Be Enough Rice in the Next Twenty Years?
1.3 Rice Research and Poverty
1.4 Rice in Asia and Africa
1.5 IRRI and National Research Systems
1.6 Rice Genomics and Plant Breeding
1.7 Intellectual Property Rights, Transgenics and Relations with the Private Sector
1.8 Who Decides What CGIAR Centres Do?
1.9 Conclusion
CHAPTER 2 - GENETIC RESOURCES, CONSERVATION, EVALUATION AND GENE DISCOVERY
2.1 Programme Overview
2.2 Germplasm Conservation, Characterization, Documentation, and Exchange2.2.1 Project Goals
2.2.2 Project Evolution2.2.2.1 The International Rice Genebank Collection
2.2.2.2 INGER
2.2.2.3 The Biometrics and Bioinformatics Unit2.2.3.1 Genetic Resources Centre
2.2.3.2 INGER
2.2.3.3 Biometrics and Bioinformatics Unit2.3.1 Project Goals
2.3.2 Project Evolution
2.3.3 Achievements and Impact
2.3.4 Future Strategy and Vision
CHAPTER 3 - ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTS
3.1 Programme Goals
3.2 Programme Overview
3.3. Achievements and Impact3.3.1 Genetic Enhancement of Yield, Grain Quality and Stress Resistance
3.3.1.1 Improved inbred lines possessing high yield, multiple resistance and improved quality
3.3.1.2 Heterosis, Grain Quality and Resistance in Rice Hybrids3.3.2 Managing Resources in Intensive Rice
3.3.3 Enhancing Water Productivity in Rice Systems
3.3.4 Irrigated Rice Research Consortium
CHAPTER 4 - IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND LIVELIHOODS IN FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS
4.1 Programme Evolution and Goals
4.1.1 Unfavourable Rice Production Systems
4.1.2 Evolution of IRRI Research on Unfavourable Areas
4.1.3 Programme Goals4.2.1 Genetic Enhancement for Improving Productivity and Human Health in Fragile Environments
4.2.1.1 Germplasm Development for Rainfed Lowlands, Flood-prone Areas and Infertile Lowlands
4.2.1.2 Superior Germplasm for Infertile Uplands
4.2.1.3 Development of Aerobic Rice Germplasm
4.2.1.4 Development of Micronutrient-enriched Rice
4.2.1.5 Enhancing NARS-IRRI Partnerships4.2.2 Natural Resource Management for Rainfed Lowland and Upland Rice Ecosystems
4.2.2.1 Characterization of Environments for Research Prioritization
4.2.2.2 Crop and NRM Practices in Rainfed Lowlands
4.2.2.3 Crop and NRM Practices in Upland Rice Systems4.2.3 Consortium for Unfavourable Rice Environments
CHAPTER 5 - STRENGTHENING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
5.1 Programme Overview
5.2 Social Science Projects5.2.1 Understanding Rural Livelihood Systems
5.2.2 Enhancing Ecological Sustainability and Improving Livelihoods
5.3 Social Sciences in IRRI
5.4 Training and Country Offices
5.5 Conclusions
CHAPTER 6 - SCIENCE QUALITY AND PARTNERSHIPS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Research Quality Assessment6.2.1.1 Measures of Esteem
6.2.1.2 Staff Performance and Evaluation
6.2.1.3 Retention of High Quality Staff6.2.2 Mechanisms to Assurance Quality
6.2.2.1 Annual Planning Meeting
6.2.2.2 External Reviews of Projects and Activities
6.2.2.3 Ex ante Peer Reviews6.2.3 Quality Assurance by Division
6.2.3.1 Functional Research Units
6.2.3.2 Institutional Services6.3 Partnerships for Relevance
6.3.1 National Agricultural Research Systems, Non-Governmental Organizations and the Private Sector
6.3.2 Linkages with ARIs
6.3.3 Consortia, Networks and Bilateral Development Projects6.3.3.1 Consortia and Networks
6.3.3.2 Bilateral Development Projects
6.3.3.3 The Overall Role of Partnerships
CHAPTER 7 - GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Board of Trustees7.2.1.1 Developing and Monitoring Strategy
7.2.1.2 Recruiting Board Members
7.2.1.3 Orienting Board Members
7.2.1.4 Keeping the Board Informed
7.2.1.5 Monitoring the Board’s Own Performance7.3 Leadership and Culture
7.4 Organizational Structure and Programme/Project Management
7.5 Planning, Priority Setting and Monitoring7.6 IRRI’s Administrative Support Services
7.6.1.1 Funding: Trends and Implications
7.6.1.2 Funds Management
7.6.1.3 Financial Controls and Reporting
7.6.1.4 The Auditing Function7.6.2 Administration and Human Resources
7.6.2.1 Human Resources
7.6.2.2 Physical Plant Services and Computer Systems
7.6.2.3 Space Planning and Utilization
7.6.2.4 Materials Management
7.6.2.5 Safety and Security
8.1 The Challenges Facing IRRI
8.2 IRRI’s Responses to the Challenges8.2.1 IRRI Among Other Actors in Rice Research
8.2.2 Fulfilling IRRI’s Mission8.2.2.1 Poverty Alleviation
8.2.2.2 Conservation and Analyses of Germplasm for the Rice World8.2.3 Responding to the Intellectual Property and Regulatory Issues
8.2.4 How Should IRRI Organize Its Research to Deliver Its Mission?
8.2.5 Should IRRI Work More on Africa?
8.2.6 Governance and Management
8.2.7 Financial Resources
APPENDIX I Panel Composition and Biographical Information
APPENDIX II Terms of Reference for External Programme and Management Reviews of CGIAR Centres
APPENDIX III Guidelines for External Programme and Management Reviews of CGIAR Centres
APPENDIX IV Itinerary of the EPMR Panel
APPENDIX V List of Documents Provided to the Panel
APPENDIX VI IRRI's Response and 2003 Update to the Recommendations of the Fifth External Programme and Management Review, and the 6th EPMR Panel's Observations
APPENDIX VII List of Acronyms