The CGIAR and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS)













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Concept Note For TAC Deliberations on Collaborative Relationships

Hans Gregersen

Consultant's Report to TAC
TAC Secretariat
FAO, 00100 Rome, Italy

SDR/TAC:IAR/99/4
TAC Working Document
(Not for Public Citation)

CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Seventy-Sixth Meeting, FAO Hqs., Rome, 22 - 26 March 1999

TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
February 1999


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Foreword

Conclusions and Suggestions

Conclusions
Options for Further Work by TAC
Recommendation to TAC

Introduction

Defining The Alternative Collaborative Modalities Used By The CGIAR System

NARS and CGIAR Perceptions of Benefits and Costs of Collaboration

Dealing with a Continuum of NARS and Relationships

Assessing CGIAR-NARS Relationships: Historical Context

CGIAR-NARS Relationships since the 1991 TAC Study
Regional Fora and the Global Forum
The NARS Steering Committee

Assessment of Questions and Options that TAC Might Address

The Context for Defining TAC's Involvement
The Strategic Questions

Concluding Comment and Recommendation to TAC

Acknowledgements

References

Annex 1. Recommendations of the System Review Relevant for the TAC Assessment of CGIAR-NARS Collaborative Relationships