Mission,
vision, and values
Mission
To reduce hunger and poverty, and improve human health
in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency
of agriculture.
Vision
CIAT will engage its key scientific competencies to achieve
significant impact on the livelihoods of the poor in the tropics.
Interdisciplinary and applied research will be conducted through
partnerships with national programs, civil society organizations,
and the private sector to produce international public goods
that are directly relevant to their users. These goods include
improved germplasm, technologies, methodologies, and knowledge.
Values
- Excellence
High quality outputs are achieved through efficient work
processes.
- Scientific integrity
Research is carried out with integrity and transparency,
and according to an agenda that is socially and environmentally
responsible.
- Innovation, creativity, diversity, and continuous learning
Innovative approaches in research and organizational activities
are pursued by taking advantage of gender and cultural diversity,
and applying effective approaches for knowledge sharing
and learning.
- Impact orientation
Research and related activities are demand driven, and are
monitored and evaluated for social and environmental impact
and relevance.
- Teamwork and partnership
Internal and external teams are proactively built and strengthened
through collaborative activities.
Board of Trustees
Further details of each Board member can be found at www.ciat.cgiar.org/about_ciat/board.htm
Gordon MacNeil
(Board Chair)
Canada
Emilia Boncodin
Philippines
Anthony Cavalieri
USA
Ruben G. Echeverría
(ex officio)
Director General
Uruguay
Andrés Fernández
(ex officio)
Colombia
Fina Opio
Uganda
Juan Lucas Restrepo
Colombia
Arturo E. Vega
(ex officio)
Colombia
Pietro Veglio
Switzerland
Luis Fernando Vieira
Brazil
Moisés Wasserman
(ex officio)
Colombia
Donors
CIAT receives funds through the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
or under specific projects from countries and organizations.
The Center also receives, from a growing number of institutional
clients, funds for research and development services, which
are provided under contract. We gratefully acknowledge their
commitment and contributions. A list of donors can be accessed
at www.ciat.cgiar.org/about_ciat/donors.htm
Partners
In carrying out its mission, CIAT works with a large array
of diverse partners. We take this opportunity to sincerely
thank our partners for their collaboration and dedication
in the many projects on which we work together.
An alphabetical list of partners, together with their links,
can be accessed at
www.ciat.cgiar.org/about_ciat/pdf/partners_collaborators.pdf
Institutional
performance
CIAT performed at the top end of CGIAR centers in the Performance
Measurement exercise of 2007 (conducted and announced in 2008).
The combined score of outputs, outcomes, and impacts placed
CIAT in fifth position among the 15 centers. Figure 1A shows
the Center's composite score, relative to the maximum and
minimum scores achieved by other CGIAR centers.
CIAT ranked third in the publication measurement exercise,
with respect to peer-reviewed journal articles, coming in
above the CGIAR average for the two publication indicators,
as illustrated in Figure 1B. When the Science Council took,
as a trial, the impact factor of the journals, CIAT would
have ranked first.
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Figure
1. CGIAR performance indicators reported and evaluated
in 2008.
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Other
performance indicators
Capacity
strengthening
CIAT continues to play an important role in the capacity
strengthening of institutions and individuals. In 2008, more
than 300 young researchers were engaged in research and training
activities at headquarters. About the same number of young
researchers also benefited from working alongside research
staff in Africa and Asia.
During its 42 years of existence, the Center has trained
well over 10,000 professionals from different parts of the
world. They participated in all kinds of capacity strengthening
activities, as indicated in the following table.
Most training activities are carried out at the Center's headquarters.
An array of training modalities is offered, including conferences,
laboratory practices, fieldwork, and individual training during
thesis work.
Trainees come from a broad range of local, national, international,
development, and nongovernmental institutions, whether public,
private, or mixed in nature.
As to be expected, CIAT's host country benefited most from
these training activities, with almost 5000 researchers trained
(about 46% of all trainees). Many of their training events
were made possible through financial support from national
entities such as the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development, COLCIENCIAS, ICETEX, CORPOICA, national
federations and research centers, and international organizations
based in Colombia.
Awards
CIAT was again successful in attracting several prestigious
awards during 2008, including those listed below:
- 2008 National Scientific Merit Award, category
Technological Innovation, granted by the Colombian Association
for the Advancement of Science (ACAC)
to Hernán Ceballos in recognition of the research
carried out to identify cassava varieties with enhanced
nutritional qualities and increased productivity for Colombia's
industrial sector.
- 2007 Distinguished Researcher Award, granted by
the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC)
to Reinhardt H. Howeler, Watana Watananonta, and
Tran Ngoc Ngoan, for the development of effective soil conservation
practices, which were widely adopted by cassava growers
in Asia.
- Honorary Doctorate Award, granted by the Faculty
of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences at the Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences to André Bationo
in recognition of his research, writing, and teaching in
relation to agronomy in Africa.
- Certificate of Appreciation, granted by the Ethiopian
Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
to CIAT, for its work on beans in that country.
A complete list of awards, starting 1990, can be accessed
at www.ciat.cgiar.org/about_ciat/awards_2006.htm
Publications
In 2008, CIAT researchers again published widely, with 141
articles in refereed journals and another 135 documents in
other sources. A list of these and other documents published
in the last 10 years can be accessed at www.ciat.cgiar.org/biblioteca/articles2008.htm
A collection of over 13,000 documents published by CIAT researchers
in the Center's 42 years of existence can also be retrieved
through CIAT's electronic library catalog at http://ciat.catalog.cgiar.org/ciat_bibliography.html
CIAT
principal staff and offices
Principal Staff 2008*
Geoffrey Hawtin, Director General
Albin Hubscher, Deputy Director General for Corporate Services
Douglas Pachico, Deputy Director General for Research
Research Leaders
Stephen Beebe, Beans
Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano, Coordinator, CGIAR PRGA Program
Hernán Ceballos, Cassava
Daniel Debouck, Genetic Resources Unit
Alonso González, Linking Smallholder Farmers to Growth
Markets
Jeroen Huising, Sustainable Land Management in the Tropics,
Kenya
Andrew Jarvis, Agroecosystems Resilience
Roger Kirkby, People and Agroecosystems, Uganda
César Martínez, Rice
Michael Peters, Multipurpose Forages
César Sabogal, Coordinator, CGIAR Amazon Initiative
Program, Brazil
Nteranya Sanginga, Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF),
Kenya
Joseph Tohme, Sharing the Benefits of Agrobiodiversity
Bernard Vanlauwe, Integrated Soil Fertility Management in
Africa, Kenya
Regional Coordination
Robin Buruchara, Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda
Rod Lefroy, Coordinator for Asia, Lao PDR
Axel Schmidt, Coordinator for Central America and the Caribbean,
Nicaragua
Research Support
Edith Hesse, Corporate Communications and Capacity Strengthening
Kathryn Laing, Grant Management and Donor Relations
Carlos Meneses, Information Systems Unit
Administration and Finances
Germán Arias, Internal Legal Adviser
Luz Stella Daza, Internal Audit
Andrés Palau, Central Services
Jorge Peña, Budgeting
Gustavo Peralta, Human Resources
Mario Rengifo, Treasurer
CIAT Offices**
Headquarters
Apartado Aéreo 6713
Km 17, Recta Cali-Palmira
Cali, Colombia
Phone: +57 (2) 4450000 (direct) or +1 (650) 8336625
(via USA)
Fax: +57 (2) 4450073 (direct) or +1 (650) 8336626
(via USA)
E-mail: ciat@cgiar.org
Internet: www.ciat.cgiar.org
CIAT Regional Office-Central America and the Caribbean
Residencial San Juan de Los Robles
Del Restaurante La Marsellaise, 2 cuadras al lago, Casa #303
Apartado Postal LM-172
Managua, Nicaragua
Phone: +505 2709965
Fax: +505 2709963
E-mail: ciatnica@cablenet.com.ni
/ a.schmidt@cgiar.org
CIAT Regional Office-Africa
CIAT Africa Coordination
Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute
13 km Gulu Road
P.O. Box 6247
Kampala, Uganda
Phone: +256 (414) 567259, 566089, 567670, or 567116
Fax: +256 (414) 567635
E-mail: r.buruchara@cgiar.org
/ ciat-uganda@cgiar.org
TSBF Institute of CIAT (TSBF-CIAT)
ICRAF Campus
UN Avenue, Gigiri
P.O. Box 30677-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 (20) 7224766, 7224755, or 7224770
Mobile: +254 711 034000
Fax: +254 (20) 7224763
E-mail: tsbfinfo@cgiar.org
CIAT Regional Office-Asia
c/o NAFRI Compound
Dong Dok, Ban Nongviengkham
P.O. Box 783
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Phone: +856 (21) 770090
Fax: +856 (21) 770091
E-mail: r.lefroy@cgiar.org
*
Countries are only indicated for staff working outside Colombia.
**
In addition, CIAT has staff posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Honduras,
Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe
(for further details see
www.ciat.cgiar.org/about_ciat/staff.htm).
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