As new Megaprograms were being finalized, research defined, new partnerships forged for a new more impactful agriculture research agenda… as the texture, the vital structure of the new CGIAR was being defined it became apparent that communication and knowledge sharing related issues were “missing in action”…. but not everywhere… signs that there was a growing awareness of the value of knowledge sharing in research became apparent… the heads of communication of the various CGIAR centers started to make noise around the fact communication and knowledge sharing were being neglected… so these topics made it back to the “must be there” list in a Megaprogram.