v
The members of the Steering
Committee will consider some of the suggestions for adding new
key sites for the possibility of an appropriate reorientation
without losing the framework of the objectives of the consortium.
If there is a need for extension in the current key sites,
CURE is open to the cooperation of other NARS institutions to
collaborate and participate in CURE meetings and activities.
v
The
Steering Committee approved the inclusion of Arakan Valley in
Southern Mindanao, Philippines as a key site in Working Group
6.
Organization and operation
v
There
is a need to consolidate working groups and create sub-working
groups. However, the time is not right to make the
thematic and organizational change.
Therefore, status quo will be maintained at present in
order to maintain focus, impact, and specialization.
v
CURE
will serve as a lamppost - the NARES are needed in generating
technologies in a holistic manner, and the working groups should
be in constant touch with the national programs.
Working Group Leaders and Co-Leaders
v
Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail will be the Working
Group 2 Leader effective immediately.
v
The new director of the Central Rice
Research Institute (CRRI) will be asked to assume the leadership
of Working Group 3 effective immediately.
v
The
IRRI Co-coordinators for WGs 3 and 5 would be Dr. Glenn Gregorio
and Dr. Edwin Javier, respectively.
Summary table of working group sites, working
group leaders, and site coordinators
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Drought-prone lowland
WG1 |
Submergence-/flood-prone
WG2 |
Salinity
WG3 |
Hilly,
Shifting cultivation
WG4 |
Permanent cultivation/short rainy season
WG5 |
Permanent cultivation/long rainy season
WG6 |
|
WG Leader |
G. Atlin |
A. Ismail |
SG Sharma/GGregorio |
S. Pandey |
PK Sinha/
E. Javier |
N. Vera Cruz |
|
Bangladesh |
Rajshahi
(BRRI)
MA Mazid |
Rangpur
(BRRI)
MA Mazid |
Satkhira
(BRRI)
MA Salam |
|
Kushtia
(BRRI)
MS Islam |
|
|
India |
Raipur
(IGAU)
MN Shrivastava |
Faizabad
(NDUAT)
PC Ram
Cuttack
(CRRI)
JN Reddy |
Cuttack
(CRRI)
DP Singh
Faizabad
(NDUAT) |
Shillong
NP Singh |
Hazaribagh
(CRURRS)
PK Sinha |
|
|
Indonesia |
|
Telang
(CRIFC)
MOA Manikmas |
|
|
|
Lampung
(CRIFC)
Edi Soenarjo |
|
Laos |
Savannakhet
Phoudalay |
|
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Luang Prabang
(to be identified) |
|
|
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Philippines |
|
|
|
|
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Arakan Valley
(USM)
Edwin Hondrade |
|
Thailand |
Ubon
(URRC)
Poonsak Mekwattanakarn |
Prachinburi
(RRI)
Wilailak Sommut |
|
Samoeng
(SPES)
Waree Chaitep |
|
|
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Vietnam |
|
Soc Trang
(CLRRI)
BC Buu |
Hai Fung
TD Toan |
Bac Can
(TNU)
NH Hong |
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Red: Key site
Red: NARES-supported key site
Black: Satellite site Black: NARES-supported satellite site
Funding
v
In
seeking funding, CURE will emphasize on themes, collaboration,
technical content, capacity building, research management, and
will also consider private sector involvement.
New members
v
Membership from Cambodia, Myanmar,
and Nepal is welcome. A
formal letter expressing interest for membership to CURE should
be written by the authorities of their government addressed to
the Chairman of the CURE Steering Committee in order to demonstrate
their commitment.
v
Advanced Research Institutions (ARIs)
wanting to be considered as key partners of CURE may write a formal letter expressing their interest signed
by the Head of the organization
addressed to the Chairman of the CURE Steering Committee.
Next SC meeting
v
The chairman of the next steering committee
meeting will be Dr. Leo Sebastian, Executive Director of the Philippine
Rice Research Institute.
v
The venue of the next steering committee
meeting will be Indonesia.
Task to be completed by the working group leaders
v
Upon coming back to their institutions,
the working group leaders should come up with a good technical
program to be compiled by the CURE Secretariat and to be sent
to each steering committee member before the next meeting.
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