Report of the Third External Programme and Management Review of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CGIAR SECRETARIAT

TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
November 1998

SDR/TAC:IAR/98/2

Review Panel:	Dr. Samuel Paul (Chairman)
	Mr. Gerald Bourrier
	Dr. Jean-Marc Boussard
	Dr. Catherine Geissler
	Dr. Hans Gregersen
	Dr. Ammar Siamwalla
	Ms. Maureen Robinson (Consultant)
	Dr. Selcuk Ozgediz (CGIAR Secretariat)
	Dr. Guido Gryseels (Panel Secretary, TAC Secretariat)

TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
February 1998

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(a) Extract from Summary of Proceedings and Decisions, CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting 1998, Brasilia, Brazil

(b) Letter from TAC Chairman and CGIAR Executive Secretary, transmitting the Report of the Third External Programme and Management Review

(c) TAC Commentary on the Third External Programme and Management Review of IFPRI

(d) IFPRI's response to the Third External Programme and Management Review

(e) Transmittal letter from Panel Chairman to TAC Chairman and CGIAR Executive Secretary

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION OF IFPRI

1.1 Origin, Mission and Mandate
1.2 Policy Research and CGIAR Priorities and Strategies
1.3 Priorities and Strategies for IFPRI's Research
1.4 IFPRI Today
1.5 Conduct of the Review

CHAPTER 2 - IFPRI RESEARCH AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

2.1 Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD)

2.1.1 Overall Direction of the Division, 1992-1997
2.1.2 Links to Current IFPRI Priorities and Strategy
2.1.3 Outputs
2.1.4 Relevance of the Division's Work

2.2 Food Consumption and Nutrition Division (FCND)

2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 Current Research
2.2.3 Relevance of Research Topics
2.2.4 Methodologies and Disciplines
2.2.5 Comparative Advantage of FCND
2.2.6 Concluding Comments

2.3 Markets and Structural Studies Division (MSSD)

2.3.1 Origin, Mission and Mandate
2.3.2 The Direction of MSSD's Work
2.3.3 Linkages with Other Divisions and Other CG Centres
2.3.4 Output
2.3.5 Dissemination of Results
2.3.6 Assessment

2.4 Trade and Macroeconomics Division (TMD)

2.4.1 Background
2.4.2 The General Equilibrium Approach to the Analysis of the Agricultural Sector
2.4.3 Trade
2.4.4 Output
2.4.5 Conclusion

2.5 Outreach Division (OD)

2.5.1 Programmes - An Overview
2.5.2 Panel Assessment of IFPRI Outreach: Suggestions and Recommendations

2.5.2.1 Issue 1: Closer Integration of Outreach with Research:
2.5.2.2 Issue 2: Facilitating Mechanisms in Partner Countries

2.6 The 2020 Vision Initiative

2.6.1 Context
2.6.2 Outputs and Achievements
2.6.3 Future Developments

CHAPTER 3 - CROSS-CUTTING THEMES

3.1 Priorities and Priority-Setting
3.2 Quality of Research

3.2.1 The Selection of Research Inputs
3.2.2 The Quality of Research Methods at IFPRI
3.2.3 The Quality of Published Research Output: Internal and External Quality Control
3.2.4 The Incentives for Quality at IFPRI

3.3 Relevance and Impacts of IFPRI's Work - What for Whom

3.3.1 IFPRI's Overall Work in Impact Assessment
3.3.2 IFPRI's Impacts
3.3.3 Impacts on Capacity Strengthening in Developing Countries
3.3.4 Case Studies of Impacts on Policy Decisions in Developing Countries
3.3.5 Concluding Comments

3.4. Research Environment

3.4.1 The Characteristics and Motivation of IFPRI's Research Staff
3.4.2 The Constraints on Individual Researchers
3.4.3 Interactions among Researchers

3.5 Institutional and Scientist Linkages

3.5.1 IFPRI Linkages with Other CGIAR Centres: Systemwide and Other Joint Activities
3.5.2 Systemwide Activities
3.5.3 Other Inter-Centre Joint Activities
3.5.4 IFPRI Linkages with Non-CGIAR Advanced Institutions
3.5.5 IFPRI Linkages with Institutions and Individuals in Developing Countries

CHAPTER 4 - GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

4.1 Governance
4.2 Leadership
4.3 Organization and Structure
4.4 Finance and Administration

4.4.1 Finance
4.4.2 Human Resources
4.4.3 Computer Services
4.4.4 Administrative Services

CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSIONS AND EMERGING CHALLENGES

5.1 Conclusions
5.2 IFPRI in the 21st Century: Emerging Challenges

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

APPENDICES

Appendix I - IFPRI's 1998 RESPONSE TO 1990 EPMR
Appendix II - IFPRI's RESPONSE TO INSTITUTE SPECIFIC POLICY STRIPE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
Appendix III - PANEL COMPOSITION
Appendix IV - IFPRI PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Appendix V - ToR OF EXTERNAL REVIEWS
Appendix VI - ACRONYMS