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Media contact: Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG)
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CGIAR
Performance Assessment Ranks ICARDA
"Outstanding" |
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| In the performance
assessment for 2005, conducted by the CGIAR Secretariat and the Science
Council, in collaboration with the World Bank, ICARDA emerged as an
'outstanding' Center. Only two of the 15 CGIAR Centers were rated
'outstanding.' The following key performance indicators were used, among others, in the assessment: percentage MTP output targets achieved in 2005; Science Council rating of Center outcome statements; SC/SPIA rating of the overall impact assessment; SC/SPIA rating of two impact studies carried out during 2003-05; quality and relevance of current research; institutional health; financial health; staff diversity; and stakeholder perceptions. For more information contact: Dr William Erskine |
About
ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.org)
serves the entire developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil,
and faba bean; and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management
of water, improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants
(sheep and goats), and rehabilitation and management of rangelands. In
the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible
for the improvement of durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage
legumes and farming systems; and for the protection and enhancement of
the natural resource base of water, land, and biodiversity.
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) is a strategic alliance of countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting15 international research centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable development by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition and health, and protecting the environment.