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ICARDA
Rated 'Superior' in CGIAR Evaluation
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| ICARDA has
been rated 'Superior', in CGIAR evaluation of 2006 performance of
all 15 CGIAR Centers. The rating is based on the results of the performance
measurement system developed by the CGIAR and the World Bank, which
considers several factors: research outputs, impact, quality and relevance
of research, institutional and financial health, and stakeholder perceptions
of each Center's contributions. The evaluation comes with incentives
attached: ICARDA will receive an additional core grant of US$ 0.90
million from the World Bank, for 2007. "We have every reason to be proud of this achievement," said Dr Mahmoud Solh, Director General of ICARDA. "This is well-deserved recognition of the hard work of the entire ICARDA family - scientists, support staff, management, and the Board of Trustees." |
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.