The CGIAR at 31 : An Independent Meta-Evaluation of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Revised Edition

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dc.creatorOperations Evaluation Department
dc.date2013-08-14T14:39:05Z
dc.date2013-08-14T14:39:05Z
dc.date2004-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:36:46Z
dc.descriptionThe original mission of the CGIAR was a strategic, science-based focus on increasing "the pile of rice on the plates of food-short consumers," as characterized by a former chairman. It was to use the best science in advanced countries to develop technologies for the benefit of food deficit countries and populations. But a rapidly changing external environment has led to an expanded mission and mandate. The mission statement adopted in 1998 is "food security and poverty eradication in developing countries through research, partnerships, capacity building, and policy support, promoting sustainable agricultural development based on the environmentally sound management of natural resources." Several forces continue to influence the CGIAR's mandate. First, the rise of civil society organizations and the empowerment of marginal groups and women have increased donors' attention to social concerns. By restricting their funding to preferred programs and areas, donors are altering the composition of CGIAR activities. Second, water shortages, soil degradation, climate change, and loss of biodiversity have increased the prominence of natural resource management (NRM), policy, and social science research. The new research topics (in which proponents argue the CGIAR has developed a "dynamic comparative advantage") are downstream activities, closer to the farmer, which entail local expertise and solutions, while traditional germplasm improvement research builds on the CGIAR's historical comparative advantage. Third, the growing importance of genetic resource management, the biotechnology revolution, intellectual property rights (IPR), and private sector research call for System-level responses, strategies, and policies.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/3038487/cgiar-31-independent-meta-evaluation-consultative-group-international-agricultural-research
dc.identifier0-8213-5645-3
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15041
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5645-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407334
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Operations Evaluation Department (OED);
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD SHORTAGE
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectMARGINAL GROUPS
dc.subjectDONOR ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGE
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY LOSS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGY
dc.subjectFUNDING
dc.subjectLENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
dc.subjectCEREAL YIELDS
dc.subjectCGIAR
dc.subjectCGIAR CENTERS
dc.subjectCGIAR CHAIRMAN
dc.subjectCGIAR MEMBERSHIP
dc.subjectCGIAR SECRETARIAT
dc.subjectCGIAR SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOLA
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENE BANKS
dc.subjectGENETIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectGERMPLASM
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectNARS
dc.subjectNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPADDY
dc.subjectPLANT BREEDING
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIORITY SETTING
dc.subjectPRIVATE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectRESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectTHE CONSULTATIVE GROUP
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectUSAID
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWORLD BANK LENDING
dc.titleThe CGIAR at 31 : An Independent Meta-Evaluation of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Revised Edition

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