Stakeholder reactions: Ibrahima Bamba

Ibrahima Bamba is Post-Doc for Rice Policy at the Africa Rice Center and a member of Working Group 2 (partnerships). What does he think about the level of stakeholder engagement in the change process so far?
Just about everyone agrees that partnerships have to be a key part of the CG’s future. An important aspect [...]

Meeting concludes

The final session saw rapporteurs present a summary of discussions on the three key issues of concern identified during the morning, which related to funding, performance contracting, and ensuring effective partnerships. Participants covered a lot of ground and reached a general consensus. We all know that change is difficult but there is a strong will [...]

Engaging stakeholders

A final message on the IRRI Change Retreat from Kathy Sierra, CGIAR Chair:

So far, so good…

As a result of stakeholder feedback and discussion sessions, the CST has been able to synthesise the activities of the Working Groups to produce ‘foundation pieces’ or best elements that can be used to build the reform model. These will put a stronger focus on program-based working and funding. Of course, further discussion is needed [...]

Stakeholder reactions: Ruth Haug

Ruth is Head of the Department of International Environment and Development Studies at Noragric, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She is also a member of the CST and has been part of several change processes in the past. How is this one different?
I am very optimistic. Past processes I’ve been involved with have not [...]

Stakeholder reactions: Lene Lange

You have already added a comment to this blog (in response to Kathy Sierra’s initial message) in your capacity as Board Chair of CIMMYT. How do you feel now you have spoken to your colleagues during this meeting?

I have been very encouraged to find that other Center DGs and Board Chairs share CIMMYT’s sense of [...]

Feedback from core stakeholders

Participants have spent the day discussing the findings and recommendations proposed by three of the Working Groups (partnership, governance, and funding). Coming together in plenary at the end of the afternoon, the danger of running parallel sessions became apparent when an envoy had to run downstairs to recall members of the Alliance and ensure full [...]

Stakeholder reactions: Yemi Katerere

We asked Yemi Katerere, Deputy Director General of CIFOR, what’s the feeling from the scientist community at CIFOR about the Change Management process?
There is overall agreement that change is needed since we have identified several constraints and problems. Some scientists do not feel fully engaged in the change process and there is anxiety on some [...]

Stakeholder reactions: Juergen Voegele

As a donor (Director of Agriculture and Rural Development at the World Bank), Juergen Voegele is very interested in all aspects of the CGIAR’s change management process:
This change management process IS different to what has gone before. Real change can only be achieved when there is a crisis. The bad news is that we have [...]

Stakeholder reactions: Stephen Hall & Dennis Garrity

On September 6, there was some discussion surrounding whether the Centers feel fully engaged in the change management process. Stephen Hall, Director General of WorldFish and Dennis Garrity, DG of the World Agroforestry Centre, air some thoughts:
The change management process has been a genuine attempt to engage with many different perspectives, conduct analyses, and debate [...]