SDR/TAC:IAR/98/16
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
August 1998
Opening Session
External Programme and Management Reviews
a) Fourth External Programme and Management Review of CIMMYT
b) Third External Programme and Management Review of IFPRI
c) Fifth External Programme and Management Review of IRRI1999 Research Agenda
First External Review of the Systemwide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP)
Centre Commissioned External Review (CCERs)
CGIAR Logframe and Activity Classification
Reports from the Biotechnology Panels
a) Report of the CGIAR Panel on Proprietary Science and Technology
b) Report of the CGIAR Panel on General Issues in BiotechnologyCGIAR Study on Marginal Lands
Future Reviews
Future Meetings
Other Business
Opening Session (Agenda Item 1)
Fourth External Programme and Management Review of CIMMYT (Agenda Item 2a)
TAC Commentary on the Fourth External Programme and Management Review of CIMMYT
Third External Programme and Management Review of IFPRI (Agenda Item 2b)
TAC Commentary on the Third External Programme and Management Review of IFPRI
Fifth External Programme and Management Review of IRRI (Agenda Item 2c)
TAC Commentary on the Fifth External Programme and Management Review of IRRI
The 1998 Research Agenda (Agenda Item 3)
Implications of Centre Proposals for CGIAR Priorities
TAC Commentary on Centre ProposalsFirst External Review of the Systemwide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP) (Agenda Item 4)
Centre Commissioned External Reviews (CCERs) (Agenda Item 5)
CGIAR Logframe and Activity Classification (Agenda Item 6)
CGIAR Panel Reports on Biotechnology (Agenda Item 7)
a) Report of the CGIAR Panel on Proprietary Science and Technology
TAC Commentary on the Report of the CGIAR Panel on Proprietary Science and Technology
b) Report of the CGIAR Panel on General Issues in Biotechnology
TAC Commentary on the Report of the CGIAR Panel on General Issues in Biotechnology
CGIAR Study on Marginal Lands (Agenda Item 8)
Future Reviews (Agenda Item 9)
Future Meetings (Agenda Item 10)
Other Business (Agenda Item 11)
a) Climate Change
b) The Central Asia Proposal
c) The 1998 King Baudouin Award
d) ICRISAT's Progress in the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Fourth External Review
TAC Commentary on ICRISAT's Response to the Recommendations of the Fourth External Review
Annex 1 - List of participants
Annex 2 - Agenda
Annex 3 - List of Documents