The Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project will be administered by the Office of International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (IP/CALS) at Cornell University. The Director of IP/CALS, Dr. Ronnie Coffman, will serve as the Principal Investigator and Director for the project and supervise the coordinating staff.
Objective 10: Project Management
| Activities |
Outputs |
Outcomes
(Short- and Long-Term) |
| Activity 10.1 Establish project management unit |
Staff hired;
Program and financial management systems established and implemented |
Overall program coordination and management; Leadership for advocacy efforts and liaison with BMGF;
Appropriate and accessible financial and management reports. |
| Activity 10.2 Negotiate subcontracts and assess implementation at periodic intervals |
International subcontracts negotiated and task orders issued; Quality assured through periodic assessment. |
Project subcontractors in place with directives; |
| Activity 10.3 Programmatic development |
EPAC identified;
Meeting held in Australia with Activity Leaders;
Second-phase proposal developed and completed (in support of Objective 1);
Advocacy plan developed and implemented (in support of Objective 2). |
Program developed and implemented with input from scientific and activity leaders. |
| Activity 10.4 Project management |
Management website online;
Annual report submitted for period January – September 2008;
Annual report submitted for period October 2008 – September 2009;
Annual meeting. |
Project progress and outputs communicated to stakeholders. |
| Activity 10.5 Special Initiatives |
Gender strategy developed by consultant outlining opportunities across the project for the engagement of women is agreed by Cornell and BMGF program officer;
Roadmap in place for strengthening Ethiopia’s wheat improvement and seed sector for rapid upgrade of Ethiopian wheat to varieties with multi-genic resistance |
Within 10 years Ethiopia has an efficient variety replacement
system benefiting all wheat growers, losses to stem rust are minimal;
The process and outcomes of this project had positive effects on
gender issues in development |
