THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CGIAR SECRETARIAT
Report of the Fourth External Programme and Management Review of the Centre Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
April 1998
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
TAC COMMENTARY ON THE FOURTH EXTERNAL PROGRAMME AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF CIMMYT
CIMMYT's Response to the Fourth External Programme and Management Review
A. Response to Recommendations
B. Other Comments by the Chairman, on behalf of the Board of Trustees
Introduction
Strategic Planning and Priority Setting
The Research Programmes
Impact
CIMMYT Management
CIMMYT Board
Relations with NARS
Conclusion
Recommendations
1.1 Origin, Mission and Mandate
1.2 Maize an Wheat in the Developing World Economy
1.3 Changes in CIMMYT's External Environment
1.4 CIMMYT Today
1.5 Strategic Planning, Priority Setting, and the 1998-2000 Medium-Term Plan
1.6 CIMMYT's Impact
1.7 Conduct of the Review
Chapter 2 - Commodity Programmes
2.1.1 Introduction
2.1.2. Evolution
2.1.3. Achievements and Impacts
2.1.4 CCERs and other External Reviews
2.1.5 Emerging Challenges and Future Strategies2.2.1. Introduction
2.2.2 Evolution
2.2.3 Achievements and Impacts
2.2.4 CCERs
2.2.5 Emerging Challenges and Future Strategies
2.2.6 Conclusions
Chapter 3 - Crosscutting Programmes
3.1.1 Background
3.1.2 Achievements, Impact, and Quality of Science
3.1.3 Future Challenges and Opportunities
3.1.4. Conclusions3.2.1 Staffing and Budget
3.2.2 Review of Programme Activities
3.2.3 CCERs
3.2.4 Future Challenges
3.2.5 Assessment and Conclusion3.3 Applied Biotechnology Centre
3.3.1 Introduction
3.3.2 External Evaluations and Reviews
3.3.3 Achievements
3.3.4 Assessment and Emerging Challenges3.4.1 Evolution
3.4.2 Achievements and Impacts
3.4.3 CCERs
3.4.4 Assessment and Future Challenges3.5 Programme Linkages
3.6 Regional Programmes and Networks
3.6.1 Regional Priorities
3.6.2 Programme Emphasis and Approach
3.6.3 Assessment
Chapter 4 - External Partnerships
4.1 Partnership with NARS
4.2 Training
4.3 Donor Relations
4.4 Host Country
4.5 Collaboration with Other CGIAR Centres
4.6 Private Sector
4.7 NGOs
4.8 Systemwide Programmes
Chapter 5 - Organization, Management And Structure
5.1 Overall Management Structure
5.2 Management of Research
5.3 Management of Support Services
5.4 Financial Management
5.5 Human Resources Management
5.6. Information Technology and Management Information Systems
5.6.1 Information Technology and Information Management
5.6.2 Management Information Systems5.7 Management of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 6 - Overall Assessment
6.1 Overview
6.2 Strategic Planning, Priority Setting and Medium-Term Planning
6.3 Impact
6.4 Quality of Science
6.5 Effectiveness and Efficiency Management
6.6 CCERs - An Evaluation
Annex 1: Panel Composition and Biographic Information
Annex 2: ToR of External Reviews
BACKGROUND
TERMS OF REFERENCE
TOPICS TO BE COVERED