Stakeholder Meeting / Science Forum : Global Agricultural Science for Local Impact

The CGIAR Stakeholders Meeting / Science Forum took place on Tuesday December 6 and the morning of Wednesday December 7, 2005.

Highlights included:

• Latest developments in Moroccan Science for Development
• State of the World's Science for Agriculture
• Biannual Overview of the World Food Situation
• CGIAR Priorities and Links to Global Science
• Ministerial Session on Science and Technology
• State of the CGIAR Allliance
• Presentation of CGIAR Science and Communications Awards
• Sir John Crawford Memorial Lecture 2005

Speeches and presentations:

Opening speech by Ian Johnson, CGIAR Chair
Presentation by Francisco Reifschneider, CGIAR Director, on the State of the CGIAR
Presentation by Adel El Beltagy, Director General ICARDA "Welcome to CWANA" (large file)
Presentation by Willie Dar, outgoing Alliance Executive Chair (large file)
Presentation by Joachim Voss, incoming Alliance Executive Chair (large file)
Presentation by Francois Bourguigon, World Bank Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, on Scientific Capacity Building and Economic Growth

Summary Record of Proceedings (dated January 23, 2006)

Meeting Documents:

Agenda Item 1. Opening Session

• Timed Draft Agenda - dtd. November 23, 2005

Agenda Item 2. A Conversation with Ministers

Agenda Item 3. Global Science and CGIAR Priorities

• Science for Agricultural Development: Changing contexts and new opportunities---Executive Summary
• Summary Report on System Priorities for CGIAR Research 2005-2015
• Full Report of CGIAR System Research Priorities 2005-2015 (revised report dated November, 2005)

Agenda Item 4. CGIAR Priorities: Science for the Poor

Parallel Sessions

(a) Sustaining biodiversity

• Conservation of Indigenous Livestock: Sustaining Biodiversity for Current and Future Generations

(b) Genetic improvements

• Genetic Enhancement of Selected Species (revised November 15, 2005)

(c) Agricultural diversification and high-value commodities and products

• Increasing Income through Fruit and Vegetable Production Opportunities and Challenges

(d) Sustainable management of water, land and forest resources

• Integrated Land, Water and Forest Management at Landscape Level

(e) Improving policies and facilitating institutional innovation

• Poverty Traps and Agricultural Research: Improving Policies, Institutions and Technologies to Support Sustainable Poverty Reduction

Agenda Item 5. Strengthening Research-for-Development Capacities

Parallel Sessions

(a) Farmers as research and technology transfer partners

• Decentralized-participatory Plant Breeding

(b) Local, regional and global science capacity

• Strengthening Research for Developing Capacities: National, Regional and Global Science Capacity

(c) Embedding research in a system of innovation

• Embedding Agricultural Research in a System of Innovation

(d) Evaluation of CGIAR training

(e) Scientific capacity and economic growth

Agenda Item 6. Summary of Key Messages from Parallel Sessions (Agenda Item 4 'CGIAR Priorities: Science for the Poor," and Agenda Item 5 "Strengthening Research-for-Development Capacities")

Agenda Item 7. Strengthening Partnerships for Agricultural Development

• Central and West Asia and North Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
• Strengthening Partnerships for Agricultural Development: Perspective from GFAR

Agenda Item 8. 2005 CGIAR Awards

• 2005 CGIAR Awards

Agenda Item 9. Science in Action