Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Technical Advisory Committee
TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
June 1997
SDR/TAC:IAR/96/5
TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
April 1996
Extract from "Summary of Proceedings and Decisions", Mid-Term Meeting 1996, Jakarta, 20-24 May 1996
TAC Commentary on the Strategic Study of Harvest and Postharvest Research
Transmittal Letter from Panel Chairman to TAC Chairman
1. The Need for International Research
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The Changing Perspective of Productivity
1.3. Linking Research to Development
1.4. Identifying Needs1.4.1. Links with National Research Systems and Other Organizations
1.4.2. Location-specific Problems1.5. Types of Research Problems
1.5.1. Urban Consumers
1.5.2. Limited Demand
1.5.3. Limited Shelf-life
1.5.4. Limited Supply
2. Research by the CGIAR Centres
2.1. Contributions in the Past
2.2. Current Research2.2.1. Product Quality
2.2.2. Harvest and Storage
2.2.3. Utilisation and Marketing
2.2.4. Policies and Institutions
3.1. Possible Roles for the CGIAR
3.2. Priorities
3.3. Research Strategies3.3.1. Critical Mass
3.3.2. Socioeconomic and Policy Research
3.3.3. Collaboration with Manufacturers and Advanced Research Organizations3.4.1. A Change of Emphasis
3.4.2. Centre Strategies
3.4.3. Inter-Centre Collaboration
3.4.4. A Systemwide Strategy3.5. Implications for the CGIAR Mission Statement
3.6. Conclusions
3.7. Recommendations
ANNEX I - TERMS OF REFERENCE AND CONDUCT OF THE STUDY
The Questionnaire
The Replies
ANNEX III - OVERVIEW OF HARVEST AND POSTHARVEST RESEARCH IN THE CGIAR
CIAT
CIMMYT
CIP
ICARDA
ICLARM
ICRISAT
IFPRI
IITA
ILRI
IRRI
ISNAR
WARDA