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Book (stand-alone)Report of the First External Review of the HarvestPlusChallenge Program - CGIAR 2008
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No results found.The goal of HarvestPlus CP is to reduce micronutrient malnutrition among poor populations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, by breeding and disseminating nutrient‐dense staple food crops thereby improving food and nutrition security in vulnerable populations. HarvestPlus focuses on iron, zinc, and vitamin A; these nutrients are widely recognized by the UN system, multi‐ and bilateral development agencies as the key micronutrients given the high prevalence of deficiency and their impa ct on population health and well being. The causal web for this form of malnutrition includes inadequate access to food of sufficient quality or quantity, limited access to health and inappropriate caring practices; affecting close to 2 billion people, especially women of reproductive age and preschool children. The impact of these deficiencies in terms of the burden of death and disability is staggering; with direct impact on human capital formation, restricting economic growth, human and social development. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the First External Review of the Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA) - CGIAR 2008
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No results found.The Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA) was the fifth Systemwide Initiative (SWI) approved by TAC in the 1990s. The PRGA Program traces its origin to a six‐day international seminar and planning workshop in 1996 with stakeholders from more than 50 institutions (IARCS, NARS, and NGOs). CIAT was designated as the Convening Center and the proposal from the planning workshop was co‐sponsored by CIMMYT, ICARDA, and IRRI. The Program began to implement its work plan in April 1997. Throughout its existence, the PRGA has been guided by its programmatic goal “to improve the ability of the CGIAR system and other collaborating institutions to develop technology which alleviates poverty, improves food security, and protects the environment with greater equity” and its programmatic purpose “ to assess and develop methodologies and organizational innovations for gender sensitive participatory research, and operationalize their use in plant breeding, cro p and natural resource management.” -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the Third External Program and Management Review (EPMR) of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - CGIAR 2008
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No results found.The world faces a growing list of challenges associated with the management of its scarce water resources. Those challenges largely arise because of temporal, spatial and social variations in the supply of water as the demands for water for agricultural, domestic, industrial and environmental purposes steadily grow. Addressing the challenges requires research effort at multiple levels: local through global, basic through applied, upstream through downstream, private through public, etc . In this multi dimensional space, IWMI has identified its research niche as being holistic and hence interdisciplinary, international, basin‐scale focused and public good orientated. This niche has evolved considerably since the last EPMR under the guidance of the current Director General. IWMI has taken into account changes in the research community’s understanding of the issues underpinning the world water challenge, the strategic direction taken by the CGIAR, funding circumstance s and the capacities and requirements of its partners.
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