The new CGIAR vision emphasizes a more programmatic approach to agricultural research for development. When setting up the new “mega” programs, the CG would do well to build on the experience gained during the past six years of the Challenge Programs, says Pamela George, Program Manager of the CP for Water and Food.
The CPs have yielded a lot of useful lessons about adopting a partnership approach to working, including the best ways to scale up and out, maintain relevance and obtain buy-in from all the partners. They have also developed innovative ways to conduct impact assessment and have experience in working through performance-based contracts.
What is missing at the moment, she says, is an effective mechanism to capture and share this valuable experience with the rest of the CG system.
Filed under: CGIAR AGM08, CGIAR Change Management, Stakeholder Reactions on CGIAR Change Management
