| Abstract |
CIMMYT´S mission is to improve livelihoods through maize and wheat science. We will achieve this through excellent science for impact, carried out by partnerships with strong emphasis on capacity building. “ONE CIMMYT” is our integrating philosophy, which ensures that we work towards a shared mission and vision. It is a powerful unifying concept for our Strategic Plan to 2022. This strategic plan aligns CIMMYT’s work with the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework 2016-2030 and outlines our contribution to 10 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Growing challenges, such as climate change and global fnancial and food crises, have created an opportunity to reframe the global development agenda, so that it addresses the linkages between the economic and environmental drivers behind our efforts to achieve sustained poverty reduction. To support this global effort, CGIAR has developed an agenda for reform that will enhance the ability of the entire CGIAR System to strengthen linkages between research and development, creating even more impact in farmers’ felds. Our strategic plan incorporates fndings from internal and external consultations that took place between June 2015 and July 2016. The process began with a variety of online and face-to-face consultations with donors and partners, and culminated in facilitated workshops with staff. Beyond CIMMYT’s “core research,” this strategic plan assigns higher priority to reducing malnutrition, empowering female farmers and sharing knowledge with partners and farmers. It also marks a shift in our focus from commoditybased research to an integrated approach centering on agri-food systems – a change that we believe is critical for working more effectively to strengthen food security, reduce poverty and enhance human nutrition. Our strategic plan is a living and evolving document, which ensures that we are constantly adapting and reacting to the changing environment around us and to the needs of the poor. |
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