TMT Journal Update #9 from Mark Holderness

Dear Colleagues,
The Transition Management Team held a brief teleconference to prepare for its face-to-face meetings later this week in Washington, D.C. We discussed the need to continue to engage stakeholders in the reform process to ensure that we understand their concerns and the key issues that must be resolved in the coming months. 
 
The reform process [...]

TMT Journal Update #8 from Jonathan Wadsworth

Dear Colleagues,
I’d like to update you on some of the developments related to the change in the CGIAR and outcomes from the last few Transition Management Team (TMT) teleconferences.
Independent Science and Partnership Council
Earlier this year, the TMT commissioned an independent task group to offer recommendations to the TMT on the role and structure of the [...]

Research for Development: the GCARD

The Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) will be radically different from previous CGIAR annual meetings. Its overall purpose is to ensure agricultural research delivers development value. Rather than a ‘one-off’ event, GCARD encompasses a six-year process of comprehensive review of regional research priorities and development needs. This process will work in tandem [...]