Report of the Study on CGIAR Commitments in West Africa

Table of Contents

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Technical Advisory Committee

TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
September 1995

AGR/TAC:IAR/94/15.1

Panel:

John McIntire (Chairman)
Bakary Ouayogode
Philip Kio, TAC Secretariat

TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
February 1995

Extract from "Summary of Proceedings and Decisions", CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting 1995, Nairobi, Kenya

Letter from TAC Chairman, transmitting the Report of the Study on CGIAR Commitments in West Africa

TAC Commentary on the Study of CGIAR Commitments in West Africa

Centre Directors Committee's (CDC) Commentary on the Report with the transmittal letter from the Chair of CDC

Transmittal letter from Panel Chairman to TAC Chairman

1. WHAT SHOULD BE THE ROLE OF THE IARCS IN WEST AFRICA?

2. THE ECONOMIES OF WEST AFRICA

2.1. The Evolution of West African Farming Systems
2.2. The Humid and Subhumid Tropics
2.3. Semiarid Tropics

3. RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

3.1. National Agricultural Research Systems

3.1.1. Small Countries
3.1.2. Nigeria

3.2. Private Sector Research
3.3. The IARCs

3.3.1. The Impact Study

4. THE ISSUES

4.1. Size of the CGIAR Commitments
4.2. Duplication and Gaps
4.3. Organization and Governance

4.3.1. The Ecoregional Approach and the Commodity Focus
4.3.2. Centralization, Administration Costs, and Staff Composition
4.3.3. Administration Costs
4.3.4. Staff Composition

4.4. An Alternative Organization?

4.4.1. A Common WARDA and IITA Board

4.5. Devolution

4.5.1. Germplasm Enhancement and Breeding

4.6. Devolution of Specific Commodities
4.7. Production Systems And Management Research
4.8. Institution Building
4.9. Training
4.10. Relations with Partners

4.10.1. Summary of NARS' Views on IARC Interactions
4.10.2. Observations of other NARS in Panel Interviews

4.11. Impact Analysis

4.11.1. Ex-ante Impact Analysis

5. RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1. The Evolution of the National Programs and the Role of the Centers
5.2. Duplication
5.3. The Ecoregional Approach and Alternative Organizations
5.4. Governance
5.5. Relations with Partners
5.6. Center-Specific Recommendations

5.6.1. IITA
5.6.2. ICRISAT
5.6.3. ILRI
5.6.4. IFPRI

REFERENCES

ANNEXES

Annex 1 - How Applicable is the WARDA Model to the Other Centers?
Annex 2 - Creating a Long-Term Perspective
Annex 3 - Systemwide Issues
Annex 4 - Terms of Reference
Annex 5 - List of Institutions Visited and Persons Met
Annex 6 - Panel Composition and Biographical Information
Annex 7 - Glossary of Acronyms