About the Consortium
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Consortium Management Structure
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Regional Steering Committee  
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Regional Technical Coordination Committee
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Facilitation Unit  
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The Regional Steering Committee (RSC) consists of the Chief Executives of the NARS and the Convening Center, has been established to promote integration of national and regional efforts. The RSC may invite resource persons to participate at their meetings if required.
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The RSC has the following key responsibilities:
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  • Provide policy guidance and direction for the overall Initiative.

  • Select the Facilitator and commission an international research agency which would be responsible for providing the logistical support for the Facilitation Unit and the administration of funds provided for supporting the Initiative.

  • Endorse research priorities, work programs, and budgets for the collaborative work as prepared by the RTCC.

  • Monitor the effectiveness of the Initiative in achieving its goal of improving the cost-effectiveness of the research effort to develop technologies for enhancing the sustainable production of Rice-Wheat based cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic region.

  • The RSC meets once in a year under the Chairmanship of the host country for each meeting. The Chairman retains this responsibility until the appointment of the next Chairman at the subsequent meeting of the RSC.

 

The current composition of the RSC is:

Chairman of RSC
Dr Panjab Singh, Secretary (DARE) and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
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Members
1. Dr Nural Alam, Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Bangladesh
2. Dr Badaruddin Soomro, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Pakistan.
3. Dr R.P Sapkota, Executive Chairman, Nepal Agricultural Research Council,  Nepal
4. Dr Masa Iwanaga, Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico
5. Dr R.P Cantrell, Director General, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

6.Dr. Shawki barghout, Research Advisor, World Bank, Washington, USA ( Donar Support Group Representative)
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Member Secretaries
Dr R.K Gupta, Regional Facilitator, Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains, New Delhi
Dr. Craig A. Meisner, Co-Facilitator, Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains , Agronomist CIMMYT  Bangladesh
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Regional Technical Coordination Committee (RTCC)
The Regional Technical Coordination Committee (RTCC) consists of one senior representative (Coordinator) from each of the four NARS, one representative each of IRRI, CIMMYT, IIMI, ICRISAT, CIP, and Cornell University staff assigned to Rice-Wheat activities in the region and the Facilitator. The RTCC may invite other resource persons to participate. The RTCC has the following main responsibilities:

  • Review and discuss the national agricultural research programs, their deficiencies and constraints as presented by the national conveners.

  • Develop collaborative programs in research and related activities to strengthen the cost-effectiveness of the research effort.

  • Prepare and approve, subject to endorsement by the RSC, the work plan and budget for collaborative activities in areas such as research, training, and workshops.

  • Develop ways to strengthen and promote linkages between national programs and ensure the integration of collaborative activities among the national programs.

  • Serve as a forum for exchange of information between the key participants in the Initiative, and seek ways to facilitate the exchange of know-how and research results across the region, and

  • Identify and bring to the attention of the RSC issues relating to the collaboration that may arise from time to time, and provide feedback to the RSC on the effectiveness of the ongoing work.

The current composition of the RTCC is:
NARS Representatives
1. Dr M Shahidul Islam, Director (Research), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh
2. Dr R.L Yadav, National Co-Ordinater (RW),NATP, Cropping Systems, India
3. Dr D.S Pathic, Director (Crops), Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal
4. Dr M Salim, Principal Scientific Officer, National Agricultural Research Center, Pakistan.
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International Organizations
1. Dr J.M Duxbury, Head, Department of Soils, Crops, and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, USA
2. Dr S Illangantilake, Regional Representative-South and West Asia, CIP, India
3. Dr S.Pande, Principal Scientist, ICRISAT, India
4. Dr S Prathapar, Director (Pakistan Program), IIMI, Pakistan
5. Dr J.K Ladha, Soil Scientist, IRRI, Philippines
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Facilitation Unit
The Facilitation Unit (FU) acts as the nodal point of the Consortium. FU is located in the India Office of CIMMYT (Convening Center) and is headed by an internationally recruited scientist and is assisted by a small group of support staff. The FU performs the coordination activities of the Consortium and the broad functions are:

  • Act as the communication node among the participating institutions

  • Organize the Technical and Steering Committee meetings of the Consortium

  • Publish the newsletter and Consortium Paper Series of publications

  • Plan and organize technical workshops, conferences, and training programs in the region

  • Procure and distribute equipments, lab supplies, etc. to the national systems using project funds

  • Design, develop, and maintain the web site of the Consortium

  • Assist the national programs to develop project proposals on thematic areas

  • Provide backstopping to the participating organization's programs in the region

  • Provide flow-through funds to the national programs

The FU operates using the funds allocated by the Regional Steering Committee on an yearly basis. In addition to the above listed activities, FU is also in the process of developing a Project and Research Information System Module for the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Contact the FU at:
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Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains
C/o. CIMMYT- India/ RWC, 
CG Centre Block
National Agricultural Science Center (NASC) Complex 
DP Shastri Marg, Pusa Campus,
New Delhi-110012,India

Tel  + 91 (11) 582-7432,582-2940
Tel  + 91 (11) 582-2938
Visit us on Internet at http://www.rwc-prism.cgiar.org
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Contacts: Raj K Gupta, Facilitator
. Craig A. Meisner Co-Facilitator