1995 Financial Report - CGIAR Library

l Investment in “protecting the environment” and “saving biodiversity” continued to increase in1995, although at a lower rate, after sharply rising in 1993 and 1994.. Investment in “increasing productivity” continued to be the major thrust of CGIAR activities. Thedecline noted in earlier years appeared to have reversed with a slight increase in 1995. Cropscontinued to be the major focus, accounting for 73 percent of the investments, followed bylivestock at 18 percent, forestry at 8 percent, and fish at 2 percent.. Investment in “strengthening NARS” declined. However, in 1995 there appeared to be a shiftwithin this activity area, with training receiving more resources at the expense of information anddocumentation activities.By RegionThe 1995 allocation of CGIAR resources by the developing regions of the world is shown inChart 7. This allocation has remained broadly stable, as indicated in Table 1. CGIAR expenditureson research targeted to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continued to increase in dollar and percentageterms in 1995, consistent with the Lucerne Declaration. Although investments for other regions‘stabilized in percentage terms, they continued to increase in dollar terms for all regions except WestAsia and North Africa (WANA). As shown in Annex Table 111-7, almost all Centers had activitiesaimed at Sub-Saharan Africa in 1995, with four Centers-IITA, ILRI, ICRAF, and ICRISAT-accountingfor over two-thirds of the resources committed. The pattern was similar in Asia. A majority ofthe Centers carried out activities in Asia in 1995, and four Centers-IRRI, ICRISAT, CIMMYT, andCIP-accounted for the bulk of the investments. On the other hand, over two-thirds of the investmentsmade in WANA continued to be made by ICARDA, while CIAT accounted for about half of theinvestments made in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).Chart 7. 1995 CGIAR Expenditureby RegionWANAAsla32%By Objectof ExpenditureThe trend in reduced spending on personnel, noted in 1994, continued in 1995. While actualdollar amounts spent on personnel increased in 1995, the rate of increase in spending was lower than theoverall spending rate. This was also confirmed by staffing numbers, which continued to decline inabsolute terms for both internationally and nationally recruited staff. As shown in Chart 8, personnel8