Documents provided by the TAC Secretariat
Review Processes in the CGIAR, 1988.
Report of the Third External Programme Review of IRRI, 1990.
A Review of CGIAR Priorities and Strategies: Parts I and II, 1992.
A Possible Expansion of the CGIAR (AGR/TAC:IAR/90/24), 1990.
Sustainable Agricultural Production: Implications for International Agricultural Research, 1989.
CGIAR Policy on Plant Genetic Resources, 1989.
Support by the CGIAR for Work on Plant Genetic Resources: Operations and Technical Issues and their Policy Implications, 1988.
The Role of Biotechnology in the CGIAR, 1989.
Documents Provided by the CGIAR Secretariat
Report of the First External Management Review of IRRI, 1987.
Overview of Management in the CGIAR Centers, 1990.
CGIAR - The Boards of Trustees of the International Agricultural Research Centers.
Roles, Relationships and Responsibilities of Trustees of International Agricultural Research Centers, 1984.
Some Thoughts Toward Ensuring the Successful Performance of Boards in the CGIAR System, 1987.
Documents Provided by IRRI
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List A. Documents provided prior to the Panel's initial briefing in April 1992. |
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Prescription |
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1. Most recent Annual Report of the Centre. |
a) Programme Report, 1989. |
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2. The latest Board approved Strategic Plan of the Centre. |
IRRI Toward 2000 and Beyond. |
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3. The latest Medium-Term Plan of the Centre. |
Implementing the Strategy: Work Plan for 1990-1994. |
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4. The latest Programme and Budget document of the Centre. |
a) Funding Request-1991. |
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5. The current organizational Chart. |
IRRI organizational structure. |
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6. List of the agreements with other centres and institutions on cooperative activities. |
List of on-going agreements with other centres and institutions on cooperative activities. |
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7. List of on-going and recently completed contracted projects. |
List of recently completed (1991-92) and on-going contracted projects including collaborative agreement with other centres and institutions. |
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8. A paper summarizing the main achievements, constraints and impact of the programmes of the Centre during the previous five years. |
a) IRRI 1988-1992: Initiating and Responding to Change. |
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9. Summary of actions taken in response to the last External Management and Programme Reviews. |
Status report on IRRI's compliance with the 1987 External Programme Review (EPR) and External Management Review. |
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List B. Documents provided to all Panel members, at the time of the Panel's initial visit in April 1992; unless specified as: |
1. Staff list with summary of qualifications.
2. Table summarizing staffing patterns, with the number of staff in each category per programme and location for the current year, and an indication of the male:female ratio in each staff category.
3. A list of staff publications during the period under review.
4. Reports of major planning conferences, internal review, expert meetings, etc., which have had a major influence on the direction of the specific programmes on the Centre. (o)
5. Charter and other basic documents establishing the Centre, along with subsequent amendments.
6. A paper describing the evolution of the mandate of the Centre over the years.
7. Table showing composition of the Board over the last five years, along with an indication of the term of office of current members and their roles on the Board.
8. The Board Handbook (2 copies).
9. Set of minutes covering Board and Board committee meetings since the last External Review (and reports of Board committees to the full Board if not included in the minutes). (o)
10. Description of the internal management structure, including the composition and terms of reference of each committee.
11. Set of minutes of the meeting of the Director General's management committee covering the period since the last External Review. (o)
12. Staff manual or a description of current personnel procedures for international and locally-recruited staff.
13. Table showing allowances, benefits, and salary ranges for each category of staff. (m)
14. Local compensation surveys used by the Centre. (o)
15. Table showing personal data on internationally recruited staff by programme, including each job title, incumbent's location, period of tenure, gender, nationality, age, salary over the last three years, and source of funding. (Names to be excluded.) (m)
16. Table summarizing turnover of staff over the last five years by staff category. (m)
17. List of international staff vacancies and how long positions have been vacant. (m)
18. Reports of external auditors, including management letters, and financial officer's reports to the Board since the last External Review. (o)
19. Most recent internal audit reports to the Board. (o)
20. Internal management reports or reports written by consultants on aspects of the Centre's management that are of non-confidential nature. (m)
21. Brief description of the Centre's: (m)
- management information systems and procedures,
- library and documentation systems,
- archives and records management systems,
- computer and information technology systems and procedures.
22. Summary information on each administrative and finance unit to be prepared in the attached format. (m)
23. Documents related to Internal Audit (ref).
24. Documentation of the Staff Special Separation Programme (ref).
25. Newcomers Guide to Los Baños.
26. List of IRRI Projects:-
· Research Matrix and Programme/Project List Work Plan.
· International Programmes Organization Chart Work Plan, including Programme Project List.
27. Policies and Guidelines on Training (ref).
28. Master Space Plan (ref).
29. A Logical Framework for Planning Agricultural Research Programmes.
30. Report of the Third External Programme Review of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
31. Report of the First External Management Review of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
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List C. Documents provided at the time of the Panel's main phase in September 1992. ref - 1 or 2 copies, for reference only. |
1. Reports of IRRI's Peer Reviews.
2. 1991 Corporate Report Draft (ref).
3. 1991 Programme Report Draft (ref).
4. Rice Statistics Database (in diskette).
5. Documents for the Programme Report to the Board Programme Committee, September 1992.
6. Challenges and Opportunities in a Less Favourable Ecosystem: Rainfed Lowland Rice.
