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CGIAR Center Direcctors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: E. Hartmans by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Other topics recorded in the minutes relate to long range plans, plant breeders rights and free access to germplasm, plant nutrition and pest management research in the CGIAR, ensuring the competitiveness of international staff salaries, IFPRI’s role in policy research and its interface with other centers, policies and programs of ISNAR, coordination of center activities in Southern Africa and the decision to launch an award for scientific work done at IARCs in 1982.…”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: E. Hartmans by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Discussions with the CGIAR Chair on the selection process for appointment of the CG Executive Secretary and TAC Chair, and discussions with the CG Chair, TAC Chair and Executive Secretary on funding shortfalls, new undertakings in an adverse financial climate, across the board reductions versus selective reductions, strategic resource allocation, invocation of the stand-by committee, are given extensive coverage. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: R. Havener by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Discussions range from placing emphasis on the scientific base of the system rather than the financial aspects, to the role of TAC as a buffer between donors and centers, development of budgets with technical input from TAC and a closer relationship between TAC and the CG Secretariat in the process. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: R. Havener by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Minutes of the Center Directors Meeting of November1982 provide information about the launching of an initiative for collective purchase of computer software, establishment of a mechanism for increasing public relations and information generation, procedure for selecting future chairmen of the Center Directors, safe movement of germplasm and the initiation of collaboration with FAO in this regard. …”
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Twentieth Consortium Board Meeting by CGIAR Consortium Board

“…This report presents the official record of the meeting including the 10 decisions adopted by the Board, as set out in full text in Annex 1. Participants. The participant list is set out at Annex 2. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: M. Nour by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Other topics covered include discussion with the Executive Secretary CG nominees to center boards and donor relations, CG sponsored fellowships for recruitment of young scientists, international status and acquisition of tax exempt status (501 C-3) under US law. …”
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Twentyfirst Consortium Board Meeting by CGIAR Consortium Office

“…This report presents the official record of the meeting including the 2 decisions adopted by the Board, as set out in full text in Annex 1. Participants. The participant list is set out at Annex 2. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: W. Gamble by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Minutes of the Center Directors Meeting of November 1984 provide a detailed analysis of and agreements reached at Eastern and Southern Africa Farming Systems Workshop on specific center responsibilities aimed at facilitating inter-center cooperation and enhancing work with national programs. …”
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CGIAR Research Program Portfolio report 2014 by CGIAR Consortium Office

“…The 15 CRPs report against the four overarching objectives (or System Level Outcomes, ‘SLO’) in CGIAR’s 2010: 2015 Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) as follows: SLO 1 - Reduction of rural poverty; SLO 2 - Improved food security; SLO 3 - Improved nutrition and health; SLO 4 - Improved management of natural resources.…”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: J. Williams by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Under new issues, the minutes record a report on the ISNAR organized seminar on women and agricultural technology, an inter-center seminar on biotechnology, a proposal to recruit an agricultural communication specialist to act as coordinator for information needs of African centers, management training, a CGIAR-wide annual report with contributions from centers, the role of co-sponsors and a meeting on sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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CGIAR Annual Report 2014: Featuring Nutrition and Health by CGIAR Consortium Office

“…As CGIAR undertakes important governance changes and develops an ambitious portfolio of new research programs to tackle major global development challenges, this 2014 annual report takes stock of the lessons learned and progress made: scientifically, operationally and financially: that will enable us to harness new opportunities, generate climate-smart innovations and more effectively serve the poor over the next few years. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: J. Williams by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…The Miinutes of the 26th Center Directors Meeting, October 1995, provide center directors approval to proceed with the cataloguing and microfiche project for the system, present a lengthy discussion on training in Africa, a decision to develop a position paper on seeds detailing IARC activities in this area, budgets and the need for closer linkage between programming and budgeting and the first CGIAR management training course for centers to be conducted by O’Hare and Associates. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: P.Brumby by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…In a meeting with the CG Secretariat on the stabilization fund there is general agreement that in addition to compensating centers for exchange losses and price changes, the stabilization fund might be available for operations in instances of funding shortfalls. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: P. Brumby by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…The meeting culminates with a joint session between center directors and center board chairs that record discussions related to an audit survey conducted by Arthur Anderson, the statement of TAC goals, the role of Trustees in the CG system and the length of staff appointments.…”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: J. Mellor by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…The Minutes of the Center Directors’ Meeting of May1987 summarize the center directors approach to the CD meeting with co-sponsors and the results of that meeting. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: J. Williams by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…A report by the Africa Committee covers the inventory of CGIAR activities in sub-Saharan Africa and collaborative projects such as the CGIAR initiative on mid-elevation maize-based systems, the West Africa Study on Maize and Cassava, a comprehensive analysis between NARS priorities and IARC activities, and an initiative for the Sahel.…”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: J. Mellor by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…These include a meeting of training officers for the purpose of learning and working together more effectively, highlights of a center-wide genetic resources meeting calling for enhanced collaboration with NARS, as well as storage and maintenance of collections, duplication of materials and work on wild species. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: A. Gray by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Other matters covered in the minutes relate to preparations for the mid-term meeting that focus on leadership issues in the CGIAR, specifically the criteria and time tables for inclusion of additional centers in the CG System, the future of the CGIAR System—what it would look like in 2000 AD in terms of governance, management, membership and scope…”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: A. Gray by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Special attention is give to preparation of an agreed statement by center directors on the Expansion of the System. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: A. Gray by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Other topics contained in the minutes include preparation for joint discussions with TAC on the CGIAR priority assessment, the role of CG center in the global context, sharing of responsibilities between CGIAR and NRS, CGIAR policy on plant genetic research and review processes in the CGIAR, the position paper on seed research and seed sector improvement, the agroecology position paper, plant quarantine concerns and research programs on sustainability. …”
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