Recognising the FARA vision for agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa and
acknowledging that there is an approved CG Strategy for sub-Saharan Africa, the
FARA/CGIAR consultation concluded that:
! The CGIAR Centres and their partners are committed to integration of research
activities in SSA based on work currently undertaken in the two-subregions of WCA
and ESA.
! Programmatic integration will be developed in the context of established sub-regional
priorities.
! Programmatic integration must be based upon partnership between NARS/SROs and
the Centres.
! Appropriate final modalities for implementing integration will depend on evolving
circumstances, and options need to be fully examined.
! Consensus was reached on steps to be taken and a timetable to move the whole
process forward in a manner that ensures congruence between the subregions.
! It is expected that this process of integration will lead to increasing convergence in the
visions and future research agenda of the NARS, FARA and the Centres to better
serve national and regional needs in Africa.