ABSTRACT
From its inception, the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) was meant to do things differently. In 2002, the CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) created three Global Challenge Programs (GCPs) to respond directly to pressing global development concerns. The GCPs were envisioned as pilot programs for the “reinvention of the business model of the CGIAR” (CPWF Consortium, 2002, p. vii). They were to be characterized by their focus on specific outputs, reliance on new partnerships and an inclusive approach to priority setting (CDMT, 2001, p. 6). The CPWF was born into this environment of anticipated change and learning.
