In compliance with the CIAT Executive Council’s decision made at its meeting of April 22, 2012, in Santiago de Chile, the Working Group organized for preparing the 2013-2017 CIAT Strategic Plan proposal met at the CIAT Executive Secretariat headquarters on September 10-13.

The working agenda included the review and analysis of the 2010-2013 Strategic Plan, the Annual Operational Plan – A.O.P. (its relationship and importance); Reports submitted by the E.S., as well as contributions received from the CIAT member countries which served as basis for preparing the 2013-2017 Strategic Plan.

The members of the Working Group were specialists from Barbados, Mr. Martin Cox; Ecuador, Mr. Bernard Gambarrotti; United States of America, Mr. Raúl Pertierra; France, Mrs. Isabelle Gaetan; Italy, Mr. Stefano Gesuelli and Kenya, Mr. Joseline Ogai.

The CIAT 2013-2017 Strategic Plan Proposal prepared by the Working Group will be presented to the Executive Council at the CIAT Technical Conference in Amsterdam, by the CIAT Director of Planning and Institutional Development, Mr. Socorro Velazquez.

Participants of the Working Group Meeting for Preparation of the CIAT 2013-2017 Strategic Plan Proposal