Since its adoption in 2012, ICBA’s Strategy 2013-2023 has been the guiding force behind the center’s work. The strategy has been informing ICBA’s research and development programming for the past six years. During this period, the strategy has proven an important tool for devising actions in response to the needs of a wide range of stakeholders in different regions. However, the global research and development landscape has considerably changed.
ICBA at a glance
ICBA is an international, non-profit agricultural research center established in 1999 through the visionary leadership of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The findings of ICBA’s inaugural external stakeholder assessment conclude that ICBA has a solid track - record in critical aspects of partnership management. Individuals from 40 global funding, research and project implementation partners provided comprehensive feedback and information necessary to determine ICBA’s baseline score on partnership success as measured by the defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
As ICBA concluded its second strategic phase, it embarked on a round of strategic planning exercises with stakeholders and partners The resulting ICBA Strategy 2013-2023 is the product of six months of deliberations and consultations with a wide range of stakeholders As part of this process, ICBA and stakeholders cast the net for new ideas, then considered the pressing needs that ICBA is best placed to address At a foresight symposium, in November 2012, participants explored alternative futures for ICBA and selected the best – the most robust and the most valuable – innovative ideas to take