CGIAR Fund

The 5th CGIAR Fund Council Meeting took place July 6-8, 2011 in Washington, DC.  The meeting was by invitation only.

  Summary of Proceedings (Aug. 18, 2011)

Meeting Documents

Provisional Agenda

Annotated Agenda

AGENDA ITEM 1

Fund Office and follow-up from previous Fund Council Meeting

Report from the CGIAR Consortium Board Chair

Trustee Report on the CGIAR Fund

AGENDA ITEM 2

2011 Financial Results and 2011 Financial Status Update

• Report on financing status from the Consortium office
• Annexes
• Presentation 

AGENDA ITEM 3

Cash flow Projection

• Trustee Presentation to the Fund Council: CGIAR Fund: Financing Challenges

AGENDA ITEM 4

Brainstorming session: achieving efficiency gains in the whole of CGIAR including CRPs/Centers

• Background note

AGENDA ITEM 5

CRP 3.1:  WHEAT- Global alliance for Improving Food Security and the Livelihoods of the Resource-poor in the Developing World 

• Consortium Board approval letter
• Full Proposal (large file: 4.6MB)
• CRP Financial Summary
• ISPC commentary
• Fund Council Members' comments 
• Presentation: Addressing ISPC feedback and FAQs (July 6,2011)

AGENDA ITEM 6

CRP 1.3: Harnessing the Development Potential of Aquatic Agricultural Systems for the Poor and the Vulnerable

• Consortium Board approval letter
• Full Proposal (March 2011)  (large file 3.74MB)
• CRP Financial Summary
• ISPC commentary
• Fund Council Members' comments

AGENDA ITEM 7

CRP 5: Water, Land and Ecosystems

AGENDA ITEM 8

CRP 3.7: More Meat, Milk and Fish by and for the Poor

AGENDA ITEM 9

Report on the Establishment of CGIAR Independent Evaluation Arrangement

• Report
• Appendix B: Background and Concept Note on Evaluation in the CGIAR
• Annexes

AGENDA ITEM 10

CRP 4: Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health

• Consortium Board approval letter
• Full Proposal - revised May 6, 2011 (large file: 4MB)
• CRP Financial Summary
• ISPC commentary 
• Fund Council Members' comments
• Presentation: commentaries by ISPC on CRP 4

AGENDA ITEM 11

CRP 3.4: Roots, Tubers and Bananas for Food Security and Income

• Consortium Board approval letter
• Full Proposal - revised, April 8, 2011 (large file: 4MB)
• Annexes 1, 3, 4 and 5 to Proposal
• Annex 2.1- Theme 1: Conserving and accessing genetic resources
• Annex 2.2 - Theme 2: Accelerating the Development and Selection of Cultivars with Higher, More Stable Yield and Added Value
• Annex 2.3 - Theme 3: Managing priority pests and diseases
• Annex 2.4 - Theme 4: Making available low-cost, high-quality planting material for farmers
• Annex 2.5 - Theme 5: Developing tools for more productive, ecologically robust cropping systems
• Annex 2.6 - Theme 6: Promoting postharvest technologies, value chains, and market opportunities
• Annex 2.7 - Theme 7: Enhancing impact through partnerships
• CRP Financial Summary
• ISPC Commentary
• Fund Council Members' comments
• Presentation on CRP 3.4

AGENDA ITEM 12

CRP 2: Policies, Institutions and Markets

Letter from IFPRI to Consortium Board dtd. May 19, 2011
Email from Consortium Board Chair to Fund Council Chair dtd. May 20, 2011
Full Proposal (May 2011) (large file: 2.95MB)
Response to Comments by Fund Council, ISPC, and GFAR on original proposal presented at FC4 (April 5, 2011) 
CRP Financial Summary
ISPC Commentary on revised proposal
Fund Council Members' comments on revised proposal
Presentation on CRP 2

AGENDA ITEM 13

CGIAR Guiding Principles on Management of Intellectual Assets

• Draft CGIAR guiding principles

AGENDA ITEM 14

Decision session

• Summary of CRP budgets
• CRP budget pie charts