Achievements

Achievements
(i) Institutional level InfoSys+, an ARD information management system for Europe; As the largest grouping of donors to the CGIAR (45% of CGIAR budget), EIARD has strongly promoted the need for reform of the CGIAR system, and contributed actively to the reform process through EIARD position papers and its representation on all key governance bodies of the CGIAR. In particular, on-going structural and programmatic alignment in Africa; the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR); The European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) European states' contributions to the Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT), a $250 million fund to provide long-term sustainable support for important genetic resources collections; Endorsement of the ICRA's 2004 strategy (ii) Policy level The "Strategy for EIARD 2005-2010" which provides a strategy to guide the ARD investments of EIARD members; The "Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - Strategy Pointers (2000)" to guide the EC's financial support for the CGIAR; "Implementing the Commission's Strategy for the CGIAR (2000)" to provide guidance on how to put the "Strategy Pointers" into effect; The development and adoption of the 2005 & 2006 development policies and strategies on development and Africa. The 2008 EC Guidelines on Agricultural Research for Development The 2008 Information Note for EU Delegations on Agricultural Research for Development. (iii) Programme level Peer-reviewed article on M&E contributions to the successful re-negotiation of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, and the subsequent International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; Being instrumental in the adoption by the CGIAR of the Challenge Programme; and the two Regional MTPs in Africa. Continuing to raise the awareness of decision-makers of the essential contributions of ARD to food security and poverty elimination, and maintaining the aggregate level of European support for ARD more or less constant over the last five years. The design of the international dimension of the EC's 5th and 6th Framework Programme (FP5 & FP6). Under FP6, promoting and facilitating : ERA-ARD (ERA-NET on ARD). A Strategic Alliance between FARA and EFARD (PAEPARD) The development and adoption of the Food Security Thematic Programme (233 millions € for ARD for 2007-2010).


(i) Institutional level

InfoSys+, an ARD information management system for Europe;
As the largest grouping of donors to the CGIAR (45% of CGIAR budget), EIARD has strongly promoted the need for reform of the CGIAR system, 
  and contributed actively to the reform process through EIARD position papers and its representation  on all key governance bodies of the CGIAR. 
In particular, on-going structural and programmatic alignment in Africa;
the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR); 
The European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD)
European states' contributions to the Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT), 
  a $250 million fund to provide long-term sustainable support for important genetic resources collections; 
Endorsement of the ICRA's 2004 strategy

(ii) Policy level

The  "Strategy for EIARD 2005-2010" which provides a strategy to guide the ARD investments of EIARD members; 
The "Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - Strategy Pointers (2000)" to guide the EC's financial support for the CGIAR;
"Implementing the Commission's Strategy for the CGIAR (2000)" to provide guidance on how to put the "Strategy Pointers" into effect;
The development and adoption of the 2005 & 2006 development policies and strategies on development and Africa.
The 2008 EC Guidelines on Agricultural Research for Development
The 2008 Information Note for EU Delegations on Agricultural Research for Development.

(iii) Programme level

Peer-reviewed article on M&E
contributions to the successful re-negotiation of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, 
  and the subsequent International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
Being instrumental in the adoption by the CGIAR of the Challenge Programme; and the two Regional MTPs in Africa.
Continuing to raise the awareness of decision-makers of the essential contributions of ARD to food security and poverty elimination, 
and maintaining the aggregate level of European support for ARD more or less constant over the last five years.
The design of the international dimension of the EC's 5th and 6th Framework Programme (FP5 & FP6).
Under FP6, promoting and facilitating :

    ERA-ARD (ERA-NET on ARD).
    
    A Strategic Alliance between FARA and EFARD (PAEPARD)

The development and adoption of the Food Security Thematic Programme (233 millions € for ARD for 2007-2010).