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Preface and Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Taking up the challenge for the future: A new mission for CIMMYT (402 KB)
  The context for CIMMYT’s strategy
  Understanding the shifting landscape in which we work
  Maize and wheat in the developing world
  CIMMYT’s enduring strengths
  CIMMYT’s core values
  Conclusion: A new mission
Chapter 2. Putting people at the heart of our strategy (334 KB)
  Poverty and livelihoods
  Where and who are the poor?
  A holistic approach to understanding livelihood systems
  Systems in which maize and wheat underpin food and nutritional security in rural households
  Systems in which maize and wheat generate income, foster economic growth, and alleviate poverty
  Conclusion: Framing new research programs, partnerships, and ways of sharing knowledge
Chapter 3. Towards a new agenda for innovation (432 KB)
  Structuring CIMMYT’s global research program
  The agenda is a work in progress
  Roles of the programs and disciplinary research groups
  Programs and partnerships
  Program 1: Genetic resources
  Program 2: Global and strategic research
  Program 3: Sustaining African livelihoods
  Program 4: Rainfed systems
  Program 5: Tropical ecosystems
  Program 6: Irrigated, high-potential maize and wheat systems
  Conclusion: Focusing on major issues in new ways
Chapter 4. Global partnerships and knowledge sharing: The foundation for innovation and impact (403 KB)
  Building on a strong network of partnerships
  Renewing public-sector partnerships
  Partnering to support a renewed CGIAR
  NGOs, farmer groups, and community and self-help groups
  Partnering with private foundations
  Strategic partnerships with the private sector and advanced research institutes
  Other international and regional development organizations
  Science-based advocacy for developing and delivering public goods
  Working as a global innovation network: A systemic approach to knowledge management
  The strategic shift towards catalyzing innovation
  The elements of a global knowledge system
  Conclusion: Committing to change
Chapter 5. Next steps: Preliminary views on implementing the strategy (320 KB)
  Implementing change
  Setting priorities and allocating resources
  Developing an implementation plan
  Recreating CIMMYT as an integrated network of research locations
  Measuring CIMMYT’s impact and progress towards implementing the strategy
  Accountability and governance
  Financing the research agenda
  The learning organization: Anticipating and adapting to change
References and Appendix 1-2
Appendix 1. A starting point for addressing research resource allocation
Appendix 2. Approaches and tools to accelerate improvements in the livelihoods of maize and
wheat farmers and consumers
Acronyms and abbreviations

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August, 2004