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

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CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

SDR/TAC:IAR/96/1

TAC SECRETARIAT

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

May 1996

SIXTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TO THE
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
(ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya, 4-9 December 1995)

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SUMMARY

Opening Session
Priorities and Strategies for Soil and Water Aspects of Natural Resources Management Research in the CGIAR
Strategic Study of Institution Strengthening Research and Services
Perspectives on Policy and Management Research in the CGIAR
Study of Roots and Tubers Research in the CGIAR
CGIAR Priorities and Strategies
Medium-Term Resource Allocation Process (1998-2000)
Proposals for Systemwide Initiatives
Future Reviews
External Review Process
ICLARM Research Agenda
Future Meetings
Other Business

RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Opening Session (Agenda Item 1)
Priorities and Strategies for Soil and Water Aspects of Natural Resources Management Research in the CGIAR (Agenda Item 2)
Strategic Study of Institution Strengthening Research and Services (Agenda Item 3)

TAC Commentary on the Future Role of the CGIAR in Development of National Agricultural Research Systems: A Strategic Study of Institution Strengthening Research and Services

Perspectives on Policy and Management Research in the CGIAR (Agenda Item 4)

TAC Commentary on Perspectives on Policy and Management Research in the CGIAR

Study of Roots and Tubers Research in the CGIAR (Agenda Item 5)

TAC Commentary on the Inter-Centre Review of Root and Tuber Crops Research in the CGIAR

CGIAR Priorities and Strategies (Agenda Item 6)
Medium-Term Resource Allocation Process (1998-2000) (Agenda Item 7)
Proposals for Systemwide Initiatives (Agenda Item 8)

TAC Commentary on Development of the Systemwide Livestock Initiative (SLI) and Funding Proposals for 1996: Feed Resources and Utilization
TAC Commentary on ICLARM Proposal on Coastal Environments - A CGIAR Inter-Centre Initiative
TAC Commentary on Systemwide Initiative on Water Management

Future Reviews (Agenda Item 9)

Centre Reviews
Strategic Studies

External Review Process (Agenda Item 10)
ICLARM Research Agenda (Agenda Item 11)

TAC Commentary on ICLARM'S Proposed Agenda for Additional Research into Living Aquatic Resources Management, with Emphasis on Africa and West Asia

Future Meetings (Agenda Item 12)
Other Business (Agenda Item 13)

Cotton Research
King Baudouin Award
IIMI Research Agenda: Request for Increase in IIMI Core Funding

TAC Commentary on IIMI's Request to TAC for Assistance

IPGRI Request for CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Support
Reports on Meetings
Other TAC 68 Activities

ANNEXES

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