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Document No.: SDR/TAC:IAR/98/6.1 |
Mid-Term Meeting,
1998 May 25 - 29, 1998
Brasília, Brazil
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Attached is the Report of the CGIAR Panel on General Issues in Biotechnology together with the transmittal letter from the Chairman of TAC to the Chairman of the CGIAR and TAC's commentary on the Report.
This report is issued as background to the agenda item on Biotechnology - Report of the CGIAR Panel on General Issues in Biotechnology.
The Report, which will be introduced by the Panel Chair in plenary session, will be discussed in parallel session. The Chair of the parallel session will report the outcome of the discussions to the Group for decision making.
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
April 1998
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TAG COMMENTARY ON THE REPORT OF THE CGIAR PANEL ON GENERAL ISSUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
1. 1. Background
1. 2. Consultation
2. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE CGIAR MISSION
2.1. Biotechnology, Bioethics and Biosafety
2.2. Developments and Prospects in Genetics
2.3. The Overriding Need for a Balanced Approach
2.4. Relevant Applications of Biotechnology
2.5. The Application of Molecular Genetics to Crop Improvement
3. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE
3.1. The need for New Approaches
3.2. A New CGIAR Strategy
3.2.1. The Basic Framework
3.2.2. Global Collaboration
3.2.3. International Networks for Biotechnological Research
3.2.4. Centre Roles and Capacities
3.2.5. Administrative Implications for the CGIAR
1. Terms of Reference
2. Programme of Work
3. The Panel
Salient Points from Responses to the Panel's Ten Questions
List of Those Who Responded
Applications of Biotechnology Relevant to the CGIAR Mission
References
Executive Summary of Global Status of Transgenic Crops in 1997
The Rockefeller Foundation's International Programme on Rice Biotechnology
Executive Summary of US National Plant Genome Initiative