As indicated by the Group at AGM2002, there is urgency for the CGIAR to formulate new research Priorities and implementation Strategies to inform the individual Center, Systemwide and Challenge Program decisions on the aggregate CGIAR research portfolio. These priorities and strategies will move the System from the agreed CGIAR goals and the seven strategic planks of the Vision and Strategy adopted at AGM 2000 into an action plan for implementation in the short and medium term