An introduction to ZILZIL’s profile and programmeThe reporting period from January <strong>2006</strong> to June 20<strong>07</strong> wascharacterised by two major developments: Firstly, thepreparation and implementation of the new contractbetween ZIL and SDC (phase V, April <strong>2006</strong> to March 2010),and secondly the merger of ZIL with its sister institutionNIDECO (Network for International Development andCooperation) to become the <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> of the <strong>ETH</strong>Zurich. Therefore, this is the last ZIL<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> in its present form.Barbara Becker,Executive ManagerIn March <strong>2006</strong>, ZIL formally concluded thethree-year funding phase IV, althoughmost of the individual research projectsstill continued into 20<strong>07</strong>. The new phaseV contract with SDC came into force inApril <strong>2006</strong>, and for the first time it coversa four-year period, until March 2010. Thisis a great sign of the SDC’s confidence inZIL, permits longer-term planning, and ismore in line with the average duration ofdoctoral projects.The most important feature of the newcontract was the condition that ZIL secured the structural andfinancial commitment of the <strong>ETH</strong> Zurich for its managementand administration within the first two years of the contractperiod. ZIL achieved this objective by merging with NIDECO tothe <strong>North</strong>-<strong>South</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>, effective at the beginning of July 20<strong>07</strong>.ZIL research programmeLivestock systems research in support of poor peopleIn 2005, the ZIL constituency decided to continue its researchprogramme on “Livestock systems research in support ofpoor people” into the new SDC contract phase. In a series ofinternal and external consultations, ZIL members and theirpartners and advisors concluded that the need for livestocksystems research was as great as when ZIL started this programmethree years earlier. The animal sector remains thefastest growing agricultural activity in developing countries,undergoing rapid structural changes. Therefore, research hasto address technologies, institutions, and policies for povertyalleviation, environmental sustainability, and public health.The structural changes go along with the concentration ofanimal production in large industrialised units (mainly periurban),with changes in consumer behaviour and demand(urbanisation and “supermarketisation”), and the expansionof ruminant production into marginal areas. The environmentaland social impact of these changing patterns of animalproduction has to be addressed at different system levelsand on different scales, and has to take into accountcross-sectoral effects. In order to face these challengingresearch topics, ZIL has adjusted its programme structure tothese emerging issues by giving greater emphasis to environmentalaspects (diagramme on p. 24).In a further step, ZIL developed a project document with alogical framework for its intended activities over the nextfour-year contract period. Beyond specifying the livestocksystems research programme, this document linked the ZILprogramme to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),and presented the institutional development of ZIL as thecomplementary component of its contract with SDC.New research projectsBased on these considerations, ZIL launched two calls for projectproposals for the new funding phase V, one in December 2005and one in July <strong>2006</strong>. The selection procedure remained the4
An introduction to ZILThe ZIL project framework links the programme components to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)same as in the preceding phase, with three to four independentpeer reviews of each project, and a final recommendation ofthe Selection Committee.* The ultimate decision on project selectionwas with the ZIL Board. The composition of the SelectionCommittee has remained the same since the beginning of thelivestock systems research programme in 2002. This has provedvery valuable, because of the positive group dynamics andthe institutional memory in this body . Beyond the quality ofscience, main criteria of the Selection Committee were developmentrelevance and programme coherence.Five projects were submitted on the first call, four in the livestocksystems programme, and one independent project. InMarch <strong>2006</strong>, three of these projects were accepted with minorrevisions, one was returned for re-submission, and one wasrequested to re-orient its focus. The ZIL Board followed theserecommendations with the exception of the last one, and suggestedthat the applicants get in touch with the SelectionCommittee to discuss the re-orientation in more detail. Thisinteraction finally proved very constructive and yielded a fullyconvincing proposal in the second call which could evenmobilise additional resources for a complementary projectcomponent.Six projects were submitted at the second call, four in the livestocksystems programme – among them the resubmissionand the re-oriented proposal of the first call – and two independentproposals. In October <strong>2006</strong>, the Selection Committeerecommended five proposals for funding – partially with minorrevisions – and rejected one project. The ZIL Board unanimouslyfollowed these recommendations. However, due to the limitationof remaining funds, all accepted projects of the second* The Selection Committee is composed of Klaus Apel (IPW, former member of the <strong>ETH</strong> research commission), Barbara Becker (ex officio), Giancarlo de Picciotto(Agronomist, Latin America Section, SDC), Mathias Egloff (ZIL Programme Facilitator, ex officio), Felix Escher (Chair, ZIL President), Irene Hoffmann (Chief, FAO AnimalProduction Service), Rolf Kappel (NADEL, former member of the <strong>ETH</strong> research commission), and Fritz Schneider (Livestock expert, Director of Research, SHL, Zollikofen).5
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