An announcement of new postings to the CGIAR website http://www.cgiar.org http://www.cgiar.org/copyright.html en-us 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST cgiar@cgiar.org http://www.cgiar.org/i-banner/banner15.jpg http://www.cgiar.org Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Read this report online. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/cgiar@40_final_LOWRES.pdf 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST 2011 marks the CGIAR's 40th year. Read about the organization's impact. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/Forty-findings-CGIAR%20_March2011.pdf 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST Read the November 2010 issue of CGIAR E-News online. http://www.cgiar.org/enews/november2010 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST Read the new annual report online. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/annual/cgiar-annualreport2010/cgiar-annualreport2010/ 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST The September 2010 issue of Enews focuses on Agricultural Biodiversity. Read it online. http://www.cgiar.org/enews/september2010/ 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute, warns that the goal of halving hunger enshrined in the first MDG runs the risk of not being achieved. He urges the global community to adopt a “business as unusual” approach to get back on track. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/september_15_2010.html 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Find out who the winners are and watch some short videos. http://www.cgiar.org/newsroom/scientific.html 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST At a biotechnology conference held recently in Guadalajara, Mexico, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, disputes about genetically modified crops were notably absent, as a diverse group of participants – including CGIAR scientists – engaged in a timely and productive research-based dialogue about the wide range of biotechnologies now in use. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/march2010.html 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Did government negotiators leave Copenhagen “without any clothes on,” as sustainable development pioneer Gro Harlem Brundtland put it, referring to the incompetent emperor of the Hans Christian Andersen tale? http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/december2009_january2010.html 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Visit the blog and contribute to the discussion on the climate change agenda. http://cgiarclimatechange.wordpress.com/ 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST As government leaders gather for the World Food Summit in Rome during November, they would do well to consider the case of East Timor – viewing it as an instructive microcosm of global efforts to achieve food security. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/november2009.html 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR at the Forefront of Science, In the Words of CGIAR Stakeholders, CGIAR Impact, Financial Status of the CGIAR, CGIAR in the News, Performance Measurement in the CGIAR, CGIAR Change Management Initiative http://www.cgiar.org/publications/index.html 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST In recent weeks, farmers in Mexico have faced the country’s worse drought in 60 years; India’s agriculture has struggled to contend with a damaging delay in the monsoon; while the failure of rains in eastern and southern Africa has pushed millions of poor pastoralists and farmers to the brink of humanitarian disaster. Unfolding just before the Ninth Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD), held on September 21 to October 2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, those developments demonstrate forcefully why it is urgent to halt desertification in dry areas today, as a prelude to dealing with climate change tomorrow. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/october2009.html/ 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST This issue has a thematic focus on climate change and also includes a special tribute to Dr. Norman Borlaug. The articles in this edition are an inspiring sampling of work underway by CGIAR supported Centers and Challenge Programs along with our partners to tackle this mounting global problem. http://www.cgiar.org/enews/september2009/ 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Read the report online http://www.cgiar.org/publications/annual/pub_ar2008/cg_ar09_final_files/index.html 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST The International Potato Center / Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) in Peru has posted several job adverts. Please click on the link above for more information. http://www.cipotato.org/cip/jobs.asp 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST The researchers who chose the name for an improved wheat variety – Solh-02 (meaning “peace”) – released in Afghanistan during 2003 had a pretty good idea of the true meaning of this word for the country’s mostly rural people. More than a cessation of hostilities, peace also means a chance to revitalize agriculture, which provides livelihoods for some 80 percent of the population. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/august2009.html 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST The Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and their partners generate a wealth of knowledge that can better enable rural people in developing countries to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts. The purpose of this blog is to help bring such knowledge to light, so it can better serve global efforts to cope with climate change. http://cgiarclimatechange.wordpress.com/ 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST A new study carried out by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and its partners provides compelling evidence that paying to conserve billions of tons of carbon stored in tropical forests could also protect orangutans, pygmy elephants and other wildlife at risk of extinction. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/july2009.html 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Read the latest edition of Embracing Change highlighting ExCo's green light to move forward with the transition. http://www.cgiar.org/changemanagement/embracingchange/embracing_change_june_16_2009.html 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST As the world's governments raced to deal with a looming flu pandemic in late April 2009, World Health Organization (WHO) officials confirmed that the world is better prepared than ever before to deal with a pandemic, thanks largely to 6 years of research and preparations to battle bird flu and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/june2009.html 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST Read the latest issue of "Embracing Change" and find out about the lastest in the reform process. http://www.cgiar.org/changemanagement/embracingchange/embracing_change_june2009.html 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST At about this time last year, a massive wave of concern over drastic increases in global food prices crested and then seemed to recede, as storm clouds gathered on the wider economic horizon. Does that mean the food crisis is over? Or has concern about food security simply been swamped by greater fears over the consequences of a prolonged global economic recession? http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/may2009.html 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR website newsroom sports a new look. Check out the new features, including an enhanced photo gallery and CGIAR YouTube Channel and on online registration for news bulletins. http://www.cgiar.org/newsroom/index.aspx 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EST Read the April 2009 issue of Embracing Change. Embracing Change provides information on progress in developing the key elements of the new CGIAR, notably the Fund, Consortium of CGIAR Centers, the Strategic Results Framework, Accountability and the Global Conference on Agriculture for Development. http://www.cgiar.org/changemanagement/embracingchange/embracing_change_april2009.html 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EST A new study by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) highlights the effect of limited availability of high-performance seeds on maize production in eastern and southern Africa. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/april2009.html 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST Read “Embracing Change” the electronic newsletter about the transition to a New CGIAR. Embracing Change provides information on progress in developing the key elements of the new CGIAR, notably the Fund, Consortium of CGIAR Centers, the Strategic Results Framework, Accountability and the Global Conference on Agriculture for Development. http://www.cgiar.org/changemanagement/embracingchange/embracing_change_feb2009.html 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST In a new effort to halt the rapid degradation of soils in sub-Saharan Africa, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) has embarked on the development of a digital soil map – called the African Soil Information Service (AfSIS) – which will cover all 42 countries of the region. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/february2009/ 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST Read Change Brief no. 6 focusing on the approval of the reform proposal and the transition phase. http://www.cgiar.org/changemanagement/briefs/change_update-emailer_dec08.html 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Read the latest issue of ENEWS featuring AGM08. http://www.cgiar.org/enews/december2008/ 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Read CGIAR's new book on how farmers and researchers are finding solutions to Africa's hunger. The book is available in English, Portuguese and French. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/secretariat.html 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST A joint publication by the CGIAR Secretariat and the SGRP Secretariat highlighting the role of the 11 genebanks of the CGIAR. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/pub_genebanks_2008.pdf 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Kenyan and Ugandan journalists emerge winners in continental agricultural journalism awards http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/agm08/agm08_press_JournalistAwards%20Release%20FINAL.pdf 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Collaborative program to revive food production in post Soviet Central Asia and Caucausus region receives prominent agricultural research award http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/agm08/media_AGM08_CG_Baudouin_Release_Final.pdf 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Top innovations and achievements in global agricultural research honored on December 2nd, 2008. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/agm08/media_AGM08_Awards_Release_FINAL.pdf 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Experts: Targeted agricultural investments will yield high results, slash poverty in Africa http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/agm08/media_agm08_main_release_english.pdf 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST In declaring 2008 the International Year of the Reef, its sponsors called, not just for increased awareness of the value of coral reefs and associated ecosystems, but for simple actions that benefit them. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/december2008.html 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR Challenge Programme “Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security” (Climate Change Challenge Programme, CCCP) is a major collaborative endeavour between the CGIAR and its partners, and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). It is aimed at overcoming the additional threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food security, enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management in the developing world. http://www.cgiar.org/impact/challenge/cccp.html 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST A Fresh Look at Bushmeat: An upsurge in hunting of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians for ”bushmeat” in Central Africa’s tropical forests is unsustainable and poses a serious threat to the food security of poor forest inhabitants, who rely largely on this meat as a source of protein. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/october2008.html 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST Making the Most of Musa: As consumers throughout the world face higher food prices, CGIAR scientists and their partners are moving on many fronts to strengthen food security, including unprecedented efforts to enhance the production and marketing of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/september2008.html 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST Read the 2008 CGIAR Annual Report "Research within Reach" online. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/annual/pub_ar2007/index.htm 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Nominations are now open for the 2008 CGIAR Science Awards, including Agricultural Journalism in Africa and Excellence in Communications. http://www.cgiar.org/awards/awardsindex.html 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST AGM08 will be held in Maputo, Mozambique from December 1 to 5, 2008. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm08/agm08_index.html 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST While there was minimal discussion at the World Food Summit of the alarming decline over the last few decades in the availability of water, participants acknowledged the importance of breeding high yield crop varieties that require less water but did not address the critical question of where the extra water for more productive and efficient food, fiber and energy crops will come from. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/july_august2008.html 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST A nearly 8-year effort to redress a notorious act of biopiracy finally achieved its objective on April 29, 2008, when the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced it was definitely rejecting all patent claims for a yellow-seeded variety of common bean named "Enola". http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/june2008.html 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Read CGIAR E-NEWS online. http://www.cgiar.org/enews/may2008/ 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Dramatic recent increases in basic cereal prices have aroused intense concern worldwide about the impact on poor consumers in developing countries. This serious threat to food security has put the CGIAR on high alert, and the international research Centers it supports are responding vigorously on several fronts http://www.cgiar.org/risingfoodprices/index.html 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST In recognition of the potato’s global importance as a staple food, the United Nations has designated 2008 as the International Year of the Potato, or IYP. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/april2008.html 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST Read Jock Anderson's new report. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/CGIAR_AligningAnderson_r2.pdf 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST The emerging revolution in biofuels has opened up new prospects for developing countries – stronger energy security, new sources of wealth and reduced greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from fossil fuels – which, even a few years ago, seemed almost unimaginable. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/march2008.html 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST Read the new publication online in English. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/china_voices_2007_english.pdf 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST During the 13 th UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, CGIAR Chair Katherine Sierra, speaking at a press briefing on December 8, announced a new strategic initiative for stepping up CGIAR-supported research aimed at confronting the disastrous impacts of global climate change. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/december2007.html 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST The 2008 World Development Report (WDR), “Agriculture for Development,” recently brought renewed attention on the role of agriculture as a catalyst for development when it was released on October 19 th, 2007. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/november2007.html 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST Read the partnership book online in Italian http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/2007_partnership_cgiar_italy_ITALIAN.pdf 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST Read the partnership book online in English http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/2007_partnership_cgiar_italy_ENGLISH.pdf 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) will welcome some of the world's leading agricultural research experts to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Beijing, China, from December 3 to 7, 2007. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm07/index.html 5 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST Inhabitants of poor communities situated around the Jabbul Sabkhah, a saline wetland in northern Syria, until recently, had little reason for optimism about the fate of the fragile ecosystem that supports their livelihoods. It was difficult for them to imagine how they or anyone else could repair the damage caused by decades of pollution from nearby industry and agriculture. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/october2007.html 4 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is calling for immediate, practical steps to preserve developing countries’ dwindling wealth of animal genetic diversity, which is vital for enabling livestock production to meet new challenges, such as climate change and emerging animal diseases. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/september2007.html 4 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST The 2006 Annual Report is now online. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/annual/pub_ar2006.html 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST Scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developed a safe and effective method for biological control of aflatoxins. These are toxic chemicals of fungal origin, which contaminate maize and other major food crops, posing a chronic threat to human health in sub-Saharan Africa. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/july_august2007.html 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST Submissions are now invited for pre-proposals http://www.cgiar.org/impact/challenge/cp_cycle2.html 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST Given the tremendous importance of fish for human welfare as well as the huge pressures on this resource, what can we do to ensure that we will have fish tomorrow? http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/june2007.html 1 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST ExCO12 summary record of proceedings is now online. http://www.cgiar.org/corecollection/docs/exco12_sop.pdf 1 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST No one understands better than farmers how the weather, especially when it takes a turn for the worse, can affect people and their land. That’s why farmers around the world have always talked and worried about the weather obsessively http://www.cgiar.org/impact/global/climate.html 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EST Scientists working to improve the grain legume pigeonpea – Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. – announced recently that the new hybrid ICPH 2671 produces nearly 50 percent more grain than the popular Indian cultivar Maruti, definitively breaking the yield barrier that has had them and farmers frustrated for many years. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/may2007.html 3 May 2007 00:00:00 EST Ren Wang will join the CGIAR in July 2007. http://www.cgiar.org/who/director.html 3 May 2007 00:00:00 EST Read about the future of Central Africa's forests. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/april2007.html 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST The new revised Charter is now online. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/charter.html 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR hosted a parallel session during the PNoWB meeting in Cape Town. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/pnowb2007/index.html 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST Read the lecture by Anne-Marie Lizin online in French or in English. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/sirjohn/index.html 8 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST Extending the Reach of Rural Institutions http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/march2007.html 5 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR Challenge Programs: Gaining Momentum http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/february2007.html 5 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR has launched a new competitive grants program designed to cultivate stronger relationships between civil society organizations and the CGIAR in agricultural research for development. http://www.cgiar.org/csos/cso_cgiar_grant_program.html 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST An update on the CSO-CGIAR Forum at AGM06 http://www.cgiar.org/csos/cso_agm06_main.html 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST Several photo galleries for AGM06 are now available on the web site. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm06/agm06_galleries.html 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST Read up about the 2006 CGIAR Awards. http://www.cgiar.org/newsroom/scientific.html 6 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST The E-version is now available online in both French and English http://www.cgiar.org/publications/france_cgiar2006/index.html 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST Visit the new Gateway to global agricultural knowledge. http://vlibrary.cgiar.org Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR Annual Report 2005 is now online. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/annual/pub_ar2005.html Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST Registration and detailed information about the AGM06 events are here. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm06/index.html Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST Get instant access to research on agriculture, hunger, poverty, and the environment using a valuable new resource: the CGIAR Virtual Library. http://vlibrary.cgiar.org Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST Read the September story online http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/september2006.html Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST All versions in English with either French or Germans translations http://www.cgiar.org/publications/secretariat.html Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST Read about the CGIAR Genebanks http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/july2006.html Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST Meeting information and documents http://www.cgiar.org/impact/global/tropicalagr.html Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST Read the latest issue of E-NEWS http://www.cgiar.org/enews/june2006/ Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, of Senegalese nationality, was apppointed the incoming Director General of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) . http://www.warda.org Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST The Board of Trustees of the Center for International Forestry Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Frances Seymour as the Center’s next Director General. http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/docs/_ref/media/release/index.htm Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST Pearl Millet: A Hardy Staple for the World's Drylands http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/june2006.html Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST A Call to Action against the Threat of a Stem Rust Pandemic in Wheat http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/may2006.html Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 EST Modern Science Helps Combat a Farmer's Foe http://www.cgiar.org/impact/global/desertification.html Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 EST Online reading in both Chinese and English. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/secretariat.html Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) hosted the second Media Workshop for Science Communications http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/china_mediaworkshop/index.html Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST Boosting the Returns from China's Growing Investment in Agriculture http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/april2006.html Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST Visit our new section in Chinese http://www.cgiar.org/china/index-CHINESE.html Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST Apply online for the Science Council Chair position http://www.cgiar.org/cgnominations/index.cfm Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST Read the March 2006 edition of CGIAR E-News http://www.cgiar.org/enews/march2006/ Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST The Sweetest Thing: Sweetpotatoes http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/march2006.html Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST FHAO Newsletter March 2006 edition now online http://www.cgiar.org/who/structure/system/fhao/fhae_news_march2006.html Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST Recognizing the severity of the problem, the United Nations has declared 2006 as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification http://www.cgiar.org/desertification/index.html Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Five developing countries to test new crop-boosting technique http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/feb2006.html Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Read these stories about the lives and work of scientists at the CGIAR Centers http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/pub_scientistsofthecgiar_2005.pdf Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST The Scientific Recognition page has been updated and now includes the 2005 awards presented at AGM2005. http://www.cgiar.org/newsroom/scientific.html Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Our bilingual publication is now available online. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/secretariat.html Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST The list of participants at AGM2005 is now available http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/agm05/participantslist_agm05_short.pdf Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Guidelines for preparing the Medium Term Plans 2007-2009 and 2007 Financing Plans are now available http://www.cgiar.org/publications/finguide/index.html Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST CGIAR Sets New Research Agenda http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/january2006.html Tue, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST The December 2005 edition of E-News is now available. http://www.cgiar.org/enews/december2005/ Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST Hot Spots¨for Dry Regions in the Developing World : A new genomic map that applies to a wide range of maize breeding populations should help scientists develop maize more tolerant to drought. http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/december2005.html Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST The November 2005 edition of E-News is now available. http://www.cgiar.org/enews/november2005/ Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST The timed agenda for Centers and Members Day (Dec. 5) has now been posted. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm05/centersmembersday.html Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST Read up about Sweden and the CGIAR Day http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/sweden2005/index.html Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST The Schedule of Events for AGM2005 has now been posted. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm05/calendar_events.html Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST Ask a question or send a request to the CGIAR network of libraries. http://www.cgiar.org/vic/index.html Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST CGIAR is pleased to provide the full text of the 2004 Annual Report in PDF format. http://www.cgiar.org/publications/annual/pub_ar2004.html Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST The corporate text in french has been updated. http://www.cgiar.org/languages/lang-french.html Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST This year's Sir John Crawford Memorial Lecture will be presented by Dr. (Ms.) Zohra ben Lakhdar. Dr. ben Lakhdar is a Professor of Physics at the University of Tunis. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm05/crawford.html Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST A new publication on CGIAR and the Millenium Development Goals, available as a full text PDF file. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/cgiar_mdgs_brochure_2005.pdf Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST A new publication on the Sweden-CGIAR partnership. http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/sweden_cgiar_2005.pdf Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST The CGIAR's annual meeting will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, Dec 5-9, 2005. The web pages are being updated daily. http://www.cgiar.org/meetings/agm05/index.html Mon, 3 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST