Report of the Fifth External Programme and Management Review of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)

CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
SCIENCE COUNCIL AND CGIAR SECRETARIAT

SCIENCE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
January 2004
 

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This document comprises:

a) Extract of Summary of Proceedings and Decisions, CGIAR Annual General Meeting, October 28-31, 2003, Nairobi, Kenya.

b) Letter from iSC Chair and CGIAR Director, transmitting the Report of the Fifth External Programme and Management Review of IPGRI.

c) iSC Commentary on the Fifth External Programme and Management Review of IPGRI.

d) IPGRI's response to the Report of the Fifth External Programme and Management Review.

e) Transmittal letter from Panel Chair to iSC Chair and CGIAR Director.

f) Report of the Fifth External Programme and Management Review of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI).

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CGIAR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 2003 (AGM03)

PREFACE

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CHAPTER 1 - BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

1.1. The Global Need for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
1.2. Mission and Evolution of IPGRI
1.3. Managing Global Genetic Resources in a Changing Environment: The Challenges for IPGRI
1.4. IPGRI’s Mode of Operation
1.5. Responses to the Recommendations of the 1997 IPGRI EPMR
1.6. Framework of this Review and Major Issues

CHAPTER 2 - GENETIC RESOURCES RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

2.1. Introduction
2.2. Crop Oriented Genetic Resources Research

2.2.1. Major Changes Over the Evaluation Period
2.2.2. Priority Setting
2.2.3. Activities
2.2.4. Performance
2.2.5. Overall Assessment
2.2.6. Recommendation

2.3. Forest Genetic Resources Research

2.3.1. Introduction
2.3.2. Changes Over the Evaluation Period
2.3.3. Achievements
2.3.4. Assessment
2.3.5. Recommendations

2.4. The Musa Programme

2.4.1. Introduction
2.4.2. Major Changes Over the Evaluation Period
2.4.3. Priority Setting Process and Identified Priorities
2.4.4. Activities
2.4.5. Performance
2.4.6. Overall Assessment
2.4.7. Recommendations

CHAPTER 3 - POLICY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

3.1. Context and Strategy

3.1.1. Priority Setting
3.1.2. Balancing Emphasis on Policy and Law
3.1.3. Strengthening Science and Policy Interface

3.2. Socio-economic Research: Examples of Activities and Achievements
3.3. Policy Research at IPGRI
3.4. Recommendations

CHAPTER 4 - REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

4.1. Overview
4.2. The Americas

4.2.1. Introduction
4.2.2. Strategy and Priority Setting
4.2.3. Activities and Outputs
4.2.4. Assessment

4.3. Asia, Pacific and Oceania

4.3.1. Introduction
4.3.2. Strategy and Priority Setting
4.3.3. Activities and Outputs
4.3.4. Assessment

4.4. Europe

4.4.1. Introduction
4.4.2. Strategy and Priority Setting
4.4.3. Activities and Outputs
4.4.4. Assessment

4.5. Sub-Saharan Africa

4.5.1. Introduction
4.5.2. Strategy and Priority Setting
4.5.3. Activities and Outputs
4.5.4. Assessment

4.6. Central & West Asia and North Africa

4.6.1. Introduction
4.6.2. Strategy and Priority Setting
4.6.3. Activities and Outputs
4.6.4. Assessment

4.7. Overall Assessment of IPGRI’s Regional Activities
4.8. Recommendations

CHAPTER 5 - IPGRI’S SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

5.1. Documentation, Information and Training

5.1.1. Introduction
5.1.2. Developments
5.1.3. Priority Setting Process and Identified Priorities
5.1.4. Activities
5.1.5. Performance
5.1.6. Overall Assessment

5.2. The CGIAR Genetic Resources Support Programme

5.2.1. Introduction
5.2.2. Systemwide Genetic Resources Programme
5.2.3. SINGER
5.2.4. Funding
5.2.5. Global Conservation Trust

CHAPTER 6 - INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

6.1. Introduction
6.2. Partnerships and Networks
6.3. Letters of Agreement
6.4. Relations with Institutional Partners

6.4.1. Other CGIAR Centres
6.4.2. Food and Agriculture Organization
6.4.3. Non-governmental Organizations
6.4.4. Private Sector
6.4.5. Host Country

6.5. Stakeholders' Assessment of IPGRI's Performance
6.6. Summary

CHAPTER 7 - GOVERNANCE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

7.1. Introduction
7.2. Organization

7.2.1. Functioning
7.2.2. Relationship with Management
7.2.3. Effectiveness

7.3. Selection Procedures and Performance
7.4. Cost Effectiveness

7.4.1. Meeting Schedule

7.5. Governance Issues

7.5.1. Financial Oversight
7.5.2. Use of CCERs

7.6. Recommendation

CHAPTER 8 - PROGRAMME ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

8.1. Introduction
8.2. Senior Management

8.2.1. Functioning
8.2.2. Effectiveness

8.3. Governance of the Global Conservation Trust
8.4. Recommendations

CHAPTER 9 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

9.1. Human Resource Management

9.1.1. Staffing Profile
9.1.2. Human Resources Management Processes
9.1.3. Performance Management
9.1.4. Professional Development
9.1.5. HR Issues

9.2. Financial Resources

9.2.1. Senior Financial Management and Budget Process
9.2.2. Overhead Recovery
9.2.3. Unrestricted Versus Restricted Funding
9.2.4. Reserve Policy
9.2.5. Internal Audit
9.2.6. Management of Expanding Budget

CHAPTER 10 - STRATEGIC PLANNING, QUALITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT

10.1. Context for Strategic Planning

10.1.1. Strategic Planning at Different Levels
10.1.2. Assessment

10.2. Quality of IPGRI’s Activities

10.2.1. Scientists at IPGRI
10.2.2. Quality Assurance
10.2.3. IPGRI Publications
10.2.4. Other Outputs
10.2.5. Assessment

10.3. Impact Assessment

CHAPTER 11 - CONCLUSIONS

11.1. Major Challenges for IPGRI
11.2. The Future for IPGRI

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

APPENDICES

Appendix I - Composition of the Panel and Biographical Information
Appendix II - Terms of Reference for External Programme and Management Reviews of CGIAR Centres
Appendix III - Itinerary of the EPMR Panel
Appendix IV - People Contacted by the Panel
Appendix V - List of Documents Provided to the Panel
Appendix VI - Assessment of IPGRI’s Response to the Recommendations of the 4th EPMR
Appendix VII - List of Acronyms

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