ICRISAT Strategic Plan to 2020: Inclusive Market-Oriented Development for Smallholder Farmers in the Tropical Drylands

Abstract

The ICRISAT Strategic Plan to 2020 describes what the Institute will do and why over the decade 2011–2020. ICRISAT’s Business Plan (2011–2015) describes how we will fulfill these commitments, for the first five years of the decade. A three-year Medium-Term Plan, updated annually, will provide additional ‘how’ detail, indicating expected yearly milestones at the activity level. This Strategic Plan is intended for both internal (ICRISAT) and external audiences desiring a broad understanding of the Institute’s priorities and directions. The Business Plan will be most useful for guiding the Institute’s own management and operations with a fiveyear horizon, including mechanisms for monitoring and assessing progress. The Medium- Term Plan’s main purpose is for internal annual activity planning (with a rolling threeyear horizon) and for reporting to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)