Acknowledgements

The process for arriving at this strategic plan involved many people, both within and outside the institute. The various groups were:

Board–Management Committee on Strategic Principles

Neville Clarke (co-chair), Hank Fitzhugh (co-chair), Charan Chantalakhana, John Donelson, Cees de Haan, Margaret Gill, Jean Hanson, Tony Irvin, Hugo Li-Pun, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Ana Sittenfeld, Michael Smalley, John Vercoe

Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Jean Hanson (chair), Habib Ibrahim, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Jimmy Smith, Kathy Taylor, Philip Thornton

focus groups

Improvement of Feed Utilisation and Animal Nutrition

Salvador Fernandez-Rivera (chair), Richard Bishop (rapporteur), Shirley Tarawali (rapporteur), Abdel Ghaffar Ahmed, John Brooker, C. Devendra, Jean Hanson, Pierre Hiernaux, Hans Joachim Jung, Hugo Li-Pun, Leendert 't Mannetje, Agnes Odenyo, Pascal Osuji, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Zinash Sileshi, Jimmy Smith, William Thorpe, Timothy Williams, Vo-Tong Xuan, Ercole Zerbini

Improvement of Sustainable Production Systems: Improving Livestock Productivity and Natural Resource Management

Timothy Williams (chair), Mohamed Saleem (rapporteur), Abdel Ghaffar Ahmed, C. Devendra, Jean Hanson, Pierre Hiernaux, Hugo Li-Pun, Victor Mares, Paul Neate, Don Peden, Robin Reid, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Jimmy Smith, Henning Steinfeld, Shirley Tarawali, William Thorpe, Vo-Tong Xuan

Improvement of Animal Health

Brian Perry (chair), Tom Randolph (rapporteur), Leyden Baker, Richard Bishop, Liz Carpenter, Paul Coleman, Guy d'leteren, Rob Eley, Stuart Hargreaves, Denis Hoffman, Tony Irvin, Joseph Katende, David Kennedy, Henry Kiara, Bob King, Niall MacHugh, Susan MacMillan, Phelix Majiwa, John McDermott, Travis McGuire, Declan McKeever, Bea Mertens, Subhash Morzaria, Noel Murphy, Tony Musoke, Duncan Mwangi, Jan Naessens, Vish Nene, Amos Omore, Andrew Peregrine, Prachak Poomvises, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Keith Sones, Paul Spooner, Evans Taracha, Kathy Taylor, Alexander Trees

Application of Genomics and the Conservation and Use of Genetic Resources

Ed Rege (chair), Helen Leitch (rapporteur), Keith Ballingall, Leyden Baker, Richard Bishop, Ismail Boujenane, Guy d'leteren, Rosemary Dolan, Olivier Hanotte, Jean Hanson, Fuad Iraqi, Tony Irvin, Ramni Jamnadass, Patti Kristjanson, Sahr Lebbie, Phelix Majiwa, Declan McKeever, John Mugambi, Noel Murphy, Vish Nene, Onesmus ole-MoiYoi, Thomas Randolph, John Rowlands, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Kathy Taylor, William Thorpe

Integrated Systems Analysis: Livestock Policy Analysis, Decision Support Systems and Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment

Robin Reid (chair), Mohamed Jabbar (rapporteur), Steve Staal (rapporteur), Abdel Gaffar Ahmed, David Cumming, Simeon Ehui, Patti Kristjanson, John Lynam, Nancy McCarthy, John McDermott, Margaret Morehouse, Were Omamo, Jim Ryan, Kimsey Savadogo, Bruce Scott, William Thorpe

Capacity Building, Strengthening Partnerships and Knowledge Brokering to Improve Livestock Productivity

Rob Eley (chair), Ian Moore (rapporteur), Anne Nyamu (rapporteur), Sourou Adoutan, Mukles Amarin, Jane Asaba, Normand Demers, Airedem Goncalves de Assis, Habib Ibrahim, Willem Janssen, Magdallen N. Juma, Sahr Lebbie, Jean Ndikumana, Paul Neate, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Zinash Sileshi, Michael Smalley, Vo-Tong Xuan

Management Services

Margaret Morehouse (chair), Chris Hinson (rapporteur), Normand Demers, Getachew Engida, Helen Leitch, Susan MacMillan, Declan McKeever, Ian Moore, Jacob Quaye, Jim Ryan, Bruce Scott, Antonio Silla, Steve Staal, Aguibou Tall, Kathy Taylor, Christine Thuranira, Kumar Tumuluru, Victor Umunna

External Reviewers

Eric Bradford, John Brooker, David Cumming, Paddy Cunningham, Airdem Goncalves de Assis, Willem Jansen, Lovell Jarvis, Samuel Jutzi, Peter Little, Anton Mangstl, Travis McGuire, Cyrus Ndiritu, Christie Peacock, Carlos Sere, Zinash Sileshi, Lucia de Vaccaro, Michael Young

Priority Assessment Criteria Working Group

Patti Kristjanson, Russ Kruska, Andrew Odero, Were Omamo, Philip Thornton, Tom Randolph, Robin Reid, Jim Ryan

Special thanks to Guido Gryseels, Sarah Holden, Tim Kelley, Henning Steinfeld for providing data and comments on the analysis of livestock systems and links to poverty reduction.

External Programme Management Review (EPMR)

Samuel Jutzi (chair), Robert Blake, Patricio Faylon, Guido Gryseels, Joan Joshi, Don Plucknett, Carlos Pomareda, Pammi Sachdeva, Louise Setshwaelo, Andrew Tait, Vo-Tong Xuan

Appreciation goes to the External Programme Management Review Panel and to the Technical Advisory Committee and the TAC Secretariat for their comments and recommendations on ILRI's programmes, management and strategic planning process.

ILRI Board of Trustees

John Vercoe (chair), Neville Clarke (chair to September 1999), Charan Chantalakhana, John Donelson, Belay Ejigu, Hank Fitzhugh, Margaret Gill, Cees de Haan (to September 1999), H. Joachim de Haas, Tetsuro Komiyama, Wilfred Mwangi, Paul-Pierre Pastoret, Amrita Patel (to September 1999), Jan Philipsson, Ana Sittenfeld

James G. Ryan, Hank Fitzhugh, Jean Hanson, Ralph von Kaufmann and Bruce Scott drafted the Strategic Plan, with assistance from Keith Sones and with inputs from the focus groups, the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, the Priority Assessment Criteria Working Group and the Board–Management Committee on Strategic Principles. Helen van Houten provided the technical editing.