| In writing this book, our primary objective has been to highlight the unique role and accomplishments of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and to contribute to mobilizing resources for agricultural research to address the challenges of food security, poverty eradication, and sustainable natural resource management in the developing countries. |
| We wish to thank our colleagues of the CGIAR Third System Review Panel, whose report and advice contributed immeasurably to this book: Bruce Alberts, Kenzo Hemmi, Yolanada Kakabadse, Klaus Leisinger, Whitney MacMillan, Bongiwe Njobe-Mbuli, Emil Salim, and M.S.Swaminathan. |
| We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Mary Hager who worked closely with us in drafting several key chapters. Her outstanding writing, attention to detail, and thoughtful comments were tremendously helpful. |
| The authors wish to acknowledge the many insightful and constructive comments and criticisms of CGIAR Center Directors General: Shawki Barghouti, Stein Bie, Lukas Brader, Ronald Cantrell, Adel El-Beltagy, Hank Fitzhugh, Geoffrey Hawtin, Kanayo Nwanze, Per Pinstrup-Anderson, Tim Reeves, Pedro Sanchez, Jeffrey Sayer, Grant Scobie, David Seckler, Meryl Williams, and Hubert Zandstra. |
| We express our appreciation to a number of colleagues who provided detailed critiques and substantive suggestions: Paramjit Sachdeva, Dennis Avery, Jock Anderson, Shirley Geer, Selcuk Ozgediz, Philip Pardey, Ravi Tadvalkar, and Donald Winkelmann. We owe a special thanks to David Kinley who shepherded the book through the writing and production phases. |
| The encouragement and guidance of Ismail Serageldin and Alexander von der Osten were invaluable. The CGIAR made available critical information and provided logistical support throughout the entire process. |
| We appreciate the contribution from many corners of the World Bank and are especially grateful to James D. Wolfensohn for originally recommending a "popular" version of the CGIAR System Review. |
| The views expressed in this book are solely those of the authors and should not be ascribed to the persons mentioned above or to the CGIAR or the World Bank. Needless to say we remain solely responsible for any errors and omissions. |
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