Report of the Sixty-Third Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee













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CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 21-27 March 1994)

TAC SECRETARIAT

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

July 1994


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SUMMARY

CGIAR Responsibilities for Genetic Resources
Future Reviews and Dynamics of the Review Process
Centres' Medium-Term Plans 1994-98: Priorities Among Ecoregional and Systemwide Initiatives
Livestock Research in the CGIAR
Future Structure of the CGIAR
Future Meetings

RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Opening Session (Agenda Item 1)

Opening Remarks
Adoption of the TAC 62 Report
Adoption of the Agenda
Report from the CGIAR

CGIAR Responsibilities for Genetic Resources (Agenda Item 2)

TAC Commentary on the Stripe Study of Genetic Resources

Future Reviews and Dynamics of the Review Process (Agenda Item 3)

IIMI
CIP
CIAT
IITA
Mid-Term Review of ICLARM
External Reviews in 1996
Inter-Centre Reviews
Progress on Improving the External Review Process

Centres' Medium-Term Plans 1994-98: Priorities Among Ecoregional and Systemwide Initiatives (Item 4)
Livestock Research in the CGIAR (Agenda Item 5)

TAC Commentary on the Draft Strategic Plan for a New CGIAR Global Livestock Research Institution

Future Structure of the CGIAR (Item 6)
Other Matters (Agenda Item 7)

(i) Progress Report by the Centre Directors on Intellectual Property Rights
(ii) Information Management: Progress Report by the Centre Directors' Sub-Committee on Information and Documentation
(iii) Information Management: Presentations by FAO and CABI

Future Meetings (Agenda Item 8)

ANNEXES

Annex 1 List of Participants
Annex 2 Agenda
Annex 3 List of Documents