Board of trustees
Notes from the chair
The international community has emphasized their intention to support the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and we in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) can contribute to many of the targets set within those goals. Currently the Science Council of the CGIAR is setting priorities for the CGIAR System to address them in a systematic manner, with the intention that the donor community will support them and give a strong foundation for long term research to prosper and produce Global Public Goods. The International Potato Center (CIP) has agreed on a new vision which addresses these MDGs, but vision in itself is not enough, we are now actively embedding this within the institution both in programs and with our staff.
The Board of Trustees has been active in ensuring we have the highest standards of governance. In 2004 the Board of the Alliance of the Future Harvest Centers of the CGIAR initiated board orientation and training courses to improve standards of governance at all centers, CIP has been an active participant in this. It is through good governance that the Board exercises its responsibilities to provide leadership, direction and oversight that are rightly required by our stakeholders. Indeed in 2004 this leadership was demonstrated when the Board selected a new Director General, Dr. Pamela K. Anderson to succeed Dr. Hubert Zandstra when he retires in 2005. A planned and controlled change of Director General creates a stable environment in which our work can flourish. The Center has again achieved its financial targets whilst at the same time ensuring our research output is both relevant and productive.
I express my thanks to my Board and all the staff at CIP for making this another successful year for the International Potato Center.
This Annual Report will give you an insight into the high quality of work that takes place at CIP and demonstrates we have real outputs and outcomes that improve the lives of many of the poorest people in the world.
Jim Godfrey
Chairman
Mr. James Godfrey (Chair)
United Kingdom
Dr. Alexander Boronin
Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia
Dr. Ruth Egger
Intercooperation
Switzerland
Dr. Keiji Ohga
College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
Japan
Dr. Kim, Kang-kwun
College of Natural Science, Konkuk University
Republic of Korea
Dr. Orlando Olcese
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Peru
Dr. Eija Pehu
World Bank
USA
Dr. Carlos Antonio Salas
(January)
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria
Peru
Ing. Alfonso Pablo Huerta
(February - September 15)
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria
Peru
Dr. Victor Palma
(September 15 to date)
INCAGRO
Peru
Dr. Theresa Sengooba
(January - March)
Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute
Uganda
Dr. Pauline Kuzwayo
(March to date)
Medical University of Southern Africa
South Africa
Dr. G. Edward Schuh
(March to date)
Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
U.S.A.
Dr. Madhura Swaminathan
Indian Statistical Institute
India
Dr. Song Jian
Chinese Academy of Engineering
China
Dr. Hubert Zandstra
International Potato Center
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