Consortium Coordinating Unit

Consortium Coordinating Unit

The Consortium Coordinating Unit is composed of (1) IRRI staff, which include the program leader and the project team leaders of IRRI’s Research Program 3 on Improving Productivity and Livelihood for Fragile Environments; and (2) a NARES representative, who is the current SC Chairman. The unit is administratively recognized as Project 9 in IRRI’s Research Program 3.

The unit functions as the secretariat of the Consortium and provides the general coordination of Consortium-wide activities. It facilitates the initiation and establishment of interdisciplinary and multi-institutional WGs. The unit functions on behalf of the Consortium in (1) ensuring smooth and efficient functioning of the Consortium in implementing its research agenda so that its overall objectives are met; (2) overseeing implementation of WG work plans and facilitating communication among WG; (3) managing Consortium funds in accordance with donor and member institution requirements; and (4) monitoring progress and coordinating program reporting.

The unit is headed by a Consortium coordinator, who is the project team leader of IRRI’s Project 9.

Program 3. Improving Productivity and Livelihood for Fragile Environments
Program Leader: Dr. Mahabub Hossain

Project 7. Genetic enhancement for improving productivity and human health in fragile environments
Project team leader: Dr. John Bennett

Project 8. Natural resource management for rainfed lowland and upland rice ecosystems
Project team leader: Dr. Kong Luen Heong

Project 9. Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE) [Established in 2002]
Project team leader: Dr. Mahabub Hossain

Project 7 Outputs
Genetic enhancement for improving productivity and human health in fragile environments

1. Superior germplasm developed for rainfed lowlands 2. Superior germplasm developed for flood-prone areas and infertile lowlands 3. Superior germplasm developed for infertile uplands 4. Aerobic rice germplasm developed for water-scarce tropical environments 5. Micronutrient-enriched rice developed to combat malnutrition in fragile environments 6. NARES-IRRI partnerships in rice breeding enhanced
IRRI scientists involved:
Gary Atlin John Bennett - PTL Darshan Brar Melissa Fitzgerald Glenn Gregorio Philippe Herve Sigrid Heuer Gregory Howell Abdelbagi Ismail Edwin Javier Nobuya Kobayashi	Hei Leung Zhikang Li David Mackill Graham McLaren Thelma Paris Georges Reversat Rachid Serraj RK Singh Casiana Vera Cruz Parminder Virk Fangming Xie

Project 8 Outputs Natural resource management for rainfed lowland and upland rice ecosystems
1. Crop and natural resource management practices for improved livelihood in rainfed lowlands developed and evaluated 2. Crop and natural resource management practices for improved livelihood in upland rice systems developed and evaluated
IRRI scientists involved:
Francois Affholder Roland Buresh Stephan Haefele Kong Luen Heong - PTL Robert Hijmans Mahabub Hossain Abdelbagi Ismail	Gary Jahn David Johnson JK Ladha Sushil Pandey Thelma Paris To Phuc Tuong

Project 9 Outputs Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE) (established in 2002)
1. Superior germplasm developed for rainfed lowlands 2. Superior germplasm developed for flood-prone areas and infertile lowlands 3. Superior germplasm developed for infertile uplands 4. Aerobic rice germplasm developed for water-scarce tropical environments 5. Micronutrient-enriched rice developed to combat malnutrition in fragile environments 6. NARES-IRRI partnerships in rice breeding enhanced
IRRI scientists involved:
John Bennett Stephan Haefele Kong Luen Heong Mahabub Hossain - PTL Abdelbagi Ismail	Edwin Javier Sushil Pandey RK Singh Casiana Vera Cruz