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Table 3. Tentative engagement of partners in collaborative implementation of MAIZE Strategic Initiatives.
Strategic
Initiative
Partner type
Partner roles
Across MAIZE Top universities in Africa, Asia and Latin America Co‐supervision of PhD students for "sandwich programs"
Have or adopt MAIZE research topics as a major research theme
Select and source or provide stipends for top students
SI 1. Socioeconomics
and
policies for maize
futures
NARESs in Africa, Asia and Latin America
CIMMYT and IITA
IFPRI and universities
Universities (e.g. Cornell, Gottingen, Michigan State,
Stanford, UMB‐Norway) and top universities in Africa, Asia
and Latin America
Regional and global policy research institutes, networks and
commissions (e.g. FANRPAN, COMESA), sub‐regional
organizations and Ministries of Agriculture and Finance
MAIZE collaborators engaged in other Strategic Initiatives;
decision makers in MAIZE and the CGIAR
Socio‐economic, value chain and gender analysis and targeting, and
development of institutional innovations within‐country but for regionally
relevant/prioritized systems
MAIZE‐specific coordination, facilitation and state‐of‐the‐art socio‐economic,
value chain and gender analysis and targeting, and development of
institutional innovations at the regional and international level; capitalize on
interdisciplinary linkages and know‐how of technical and social scientists
Cross‐sectoral, cross‐commodity knowledge, tools, methods and experiences
for socio‐economic and value chain analysis and targeting, institutional
innovations and drivers of change; linkages to policy networks
Co‐supervision of PhD students for "sandwich programs"
Have or assume selected priority research topics in SI 1 as a major research
theme
Linkages to policy implementation; important clients of outputs of SI 1
Important clients of outputs of SI 1
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