Science Council Brief Nro 17: Natural Resource Management Research by the CGIAR: Evidence of Impacts

Over the past 20 years, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has become a major provider of natural resource management research (NRMR). In principle, NRMR, which covers a broad spectrum of topics relevant to the management of land, soils, water, and biodiversity, should generate knowledge that gives rise to a range of technologies for enhancing the productivity and sustainability of ecosystems.
But does it actually do so?