The King Baudouin Award 2008

In 1980, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) received the King Baudouin International Development Prize from the King Baudouin Foundation "for its contribution to the qualitative and quantitative improvement of food production in the world." The following year, after consultations with the Kingdom of Belgium, and using funds received from the King Baudouin International Development Prize, the CGIAR established its own biennial King Baudouin Award to acknowledge and stimulate agricultural research and other activities relevant to the System and to recognize an achievement stemming from the work of a Center and its partners.

Nomination is invited from each Center, in accordance with the following guidelines:

Criteria:
1. Direct or indirect, actual or potential impact on resource poor farmer and low-income people

This covers the contribution made to poverty alleviation and improving food security, lowering costs of food production, improvement in quality of products and nutritional status of beneficiaries, with special emphasis on the equitable distribution of research results, particularly to women.

2. Direct or indirect, actual or potential impact on sustainable production systems
This covers the contribution made to the successful management and utilization of resources for agriculture, forestry, or fisheries to satisfy present or future human needs without degrading the environment or the natural resource base.

3. Innovation in science
This covers aspects such as the degree of innovation and scientific achievement with regard to problem identification, research methodology, generation of new knowledge and impact of research outputs on other areas of research and development.

4. Partnership/collaboration
This covers collaboration with national agricultural research systems (NARS), other international agricultural research centers, and other partners with respect to problem identification, conduct of research, and achievement of outcome.

Nomination Requirements:
Nominations should include information relevant to the award criteria as described above and contained in a brief narrative of up to 2000 words. It should also include as an attachment a list of publications or other scientific products or outputs resulting from the research work. Reprints of publications should not be included unless requested by the Evaluation and Selection Panel.

Supporting documents may be attached to the online nomination form which is available by clicking on the link below.

A Center should make only one submission. A submission with other Centers or other partners could also be made.