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Changes at CIMMYT

Changes at CIMMYT. February 2011. Overview. A new strategy for MAIZE and WHEAT Growth - budgets and staff CIMMYT program and units The challenges of growth Involving partners Better planning Staff evaluation, recognition & promotion Infrastructure development Fundraising

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Changes at CIMMYT

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  1. Changes at CIMMYT February 2011

  2. Overview • A new strategy for MAIZE and WHEAT • Growth - budgets and staff • CIMMYT program and units • The challenges of growth • Involving partners • Better planning • Staff evaluation, recognition & promotion • Infrastructure development • Fundraising • Any other topics

  3. Rising Maize & Wheat Prices

  4. 3 IPCC Climate Models • Increasing Heat Stress (wheat) • 17-38% Reduction in High Potential Zone

  5. 3 IPCC Climate Models • Increasing Heat Stress (wheat) • 17-38% Reduction in High Potential Zone 750 - 900 million people affected

  6. Global Challenges Summarized - For food prices to remain constant, annual yield gains would have to increase • From 1.6% to 2.4% for maize • From 0.9% to 1.5% for rice • From 1.1% to 2.3% for wheat • On essentially the same land area, with less water, nutrients, fossil fuel, labor and as climates change • The more we delay investments, the steeper the challenge • Time to act is now • Need for coordinated investment

  7. A Revised CIMMYT Mission Statement Sustainably increase the productivity of maize and wheat systems to ensure global food security and reduce poverty.

  8. 10 Point Action Agenda for WHEAT • Technology targeting for greatest impact • Sustainable wheat-based systems • Nutrient- and water-use efficiency • Productive wheat varieties • Durable disease and pest resistance • Enhanced heat and drought tolerance • Breaking the yield barrier • More and better seed • Seeds of discovery – tackling the black box of genetic resources • Strengthening capacities

  9. The Grand Challenge - WHEAT • To dramatically boost wheat productivity, while renewing and fortifying the crop's resistance to globally important diseases and pests, enhancing its adaptation to warmer climates, and reducing its water, fertilizer, labor and fuel requirements.

  10. 10 Point Action Agenda for MAIZE • Socioeconomics and policies for maize futures • Sustainable intensification and income opportunities for the poor • Smallholder precision agriculture • Stress tolerant maize for the poorest • Towards doubling maize productivity • Integrated postharvest management • Nutritious maize • Seeds of discovery – tackling the black box of genetic resources • New tools and methods for NARS and SMEs • Strengthening local capacities

  11. The Grand Challenge - MAIZE • To double the productivity, and significantly increase the incomes and livelihood opportunities from more productive, resilient and sustainable maize-based farming systems on essentially the same land area, and as climates change and the costs of fertilizer, water, and labor increase.

  12. Stagnating yield growth Stagnating investments in agricultural R&D Source: WDR 2008

  13. CIMMYT Revenue (2007-2010) and Budget (2011) Development (in ‘000)

  14. CIMMYT IRS Development • DG's office & Corporate Services (*) • MASAGRO Program Leader and Coordinator • New Intl Director positions (3):Finance, Human Resources, ICT

  15. Programs and Units

  16. The Challenge of Growth – Staff Training • Induction to CIMMYT - April 5-6 and June 21-22 • New- (and Old-) comers to CIMMYT • From Mexico & Regional Offices; IRS & Senior NRS/LRS • Location: Mexico • Program and Project Management Training - June 20-22 • MC members and Project Leaders • From Mexico & Regional Offices ; IRS • Location: Mexico • Administrative Week – April 7-12 • Program and Project Administrators and Assistants • From Mexico & Regional Offices ; Senior NRS/LRS • Location: Mexico • Program-specific meetings (2011) and Science Week (2012)

  17. The Challenge of Growth – Involving Partners Issues • Perceptions and realities: “CIMMYT is a research center full of foreigners who do not appreciate and respect national talent” • We do not know it all !!! • We cannot continue to grow/add staff at >20% even though resources may be available

  18. The Challenge of Growth – Involving Partners • Norman Borlaug’s success was as much about partnership, concern about others and respect, as it was about science.

  19. The Challenge of Growth – Involving Partners • Increase our appreciation of partners commitment, work and excellence • Work with the best international partners • Option 1: We provide our resources - they provide their resources • Option 2: Contracting • Work with the best national partners • Take an interest in national partners’ activities • Involve national partners as peers while building their capacity • “Collaboration and capacity building for delivery” • The role of agreements

  20. Better Planning of Partner Involvement

  21. Better Planning of CIMMYT Staff Involvement

  22. 2011 Staff Evaluation – Simpler, more effective, awarding best performance

  23. 2011 Staff Evaluation – Simpler, more effective, awarding best performance Part 2: more deliverables, higher salary increases, more rapid promotion Part 1: Expectations are that project deliverables are met; desirable range: > 80% - 100%; if significantly less, it will affect salary increase Part 3: publicly awarded if top in the organization, privately & financially rebuked if at the bottom of the organization

  24. Infrastructure Investment • Boximo (replacing Toluca): purchase, land and station development • Borlaug Institute for South Asia • El Batan lab refurbishment, greenhouses, self contained transgenic facilities • New office complex in Nairobi (ILRI campus) • El Batan – refurbishing of offices • El Batan - new housing

  25. Facilities at El Batan

  26. Borlaug Institute for South Asia Global germplasm Wheat and maize for biotic, abiotic, and quality traits CA-precision agimplements Decision support tools incl. cellphone • International staff • IRS • Visiting scientists • South Asian scientists • Post-docs • Students • Visiting scientists • State-of-the-art labs • Hi-thruput-genotyping • Transgenics • Double haploids • Bioinformatics-GIS • Climate change • Precision instruments • Legal-regulatory unit Ready to use material for product development and technologies for testing and use Participatory testing and adaptive trials on ecosystem/technology platforms for scaling out and wider adoption • Total investment: USD 55 million infrastructure; USD 28.5 million equipment

  27. New Fundraising New people in Corporate Communication • Chris Cutter: External communication strategy • Cherae Robinson: Fundraising, non-conventional donors • Michelle Defreese: Corporate presentations New strategy • Look after our donors => timely delivery, project renewals and expansion (programs, PMU) • Fundraising for distinct institutional investments (BISA, El Batan), targeted at distinct donors (eg South Asia & Mexican philanthropists, foundations, private sector) • Non-conventional donors to support our core agenda • Our strategy (MAIZE, WHEAT) sets the priorities

  28. THANKS !!! Any other topics Q & A

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