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Report of the TAC meeting held in Rome from 4 to 8 February 1974, TAC Chairman Sir John Crawford presiding. TAC endorsed the recommendation of its working group on the Near East and North Africa to create a new IARC devoted to farming systems in the region, but not yet in its staff or site. John ...

Report on the conclusions of the Working Group on Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources meeting at the USDA Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, March 1972. Contains a proposal for creation of a network. Agenda item at the TAC 3rd meeting April 1972, and at the CGIAR meeting, November 1972.

Report on the findings of a meeting of a TAC Ad Hoc Working Group held at the USDA Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland in March 1972. The working group was asked to provide advice on an action program for the conservation of plant genetic resources. It recommended a global network of genetic ...

CGIAR Secretariat paper prepared at the request of the CGIAR meeting in November 1978, exploring the desirability of establishing a CGIAR committee. This could either be a Standby Committee to be called together by the Chairman in case of need as approved by the Group in the first system review, ...

Document summarizing the research challenges faced by the Latin America and Caribbean Region prepared on behalf of the Regional Forum for Agricultural Research in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is based on the full action plan for that region, which is also included in the record. The shorte...

Presentation on the world food situation to the CGIAR meeting in October-November 1986 by the Director of IFPRI, John Mellor. This was the second such, following a recommendation by the first external review of IFPRI that the Institute's director should make a presentation to the CGIAR every othe...

CGIAR Secretariat note on IARC collaboration with advanced research institutions (ARIs) engaged in mission-oriented basic research, and the reliance of IARC applied research on basic research. At issue are IARC requirements for basic research in the future, and how well present arrangements with ...

FAO Forestry Department summary of the development of the Global Programme for Improved Use of Forest Genetic Resources, including a proposal for a CGIAR contribution to it and an illustrative IBPGR project. A covering TAC secretariat note solicits guidance for the IBPGR on the relative importanc...

The present review was commissioned by CIMMYT at the request of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) of the Rice-Wheat Consortium (RWC). The goal of the review was todetermine the changes in research priorities, organization and methods that will be required for the RWC to continue to make a sig...