Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - CGIAR
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Jaap Hardon (Chair) |
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Lindsay Innes |
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Jean-Yves Maillat |
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V.L. Chopra |
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Shimwaayi Muntemba |
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Amir Kassam (TAC Secretariat) |
TAC SECRETARIAT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
August 1998
SDR/TAC:IAR/98/17
THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CGIAR SECRETARIAT
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - CGIAR
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Document No: SDR/TAC:IAR/98/17 |
International Centers Week 1998
October 26 - 30
Washington D.C.
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Shaping the CGIAR's Future |
First External Review of the Systemwide Genetic Resources Program (SGRP)
Attached is the Report of the Panel which conducted the First External Review of the SGRP. The transmittal letter from the TAC Chair and the CGIAR Executive Secretary to the Chairman of the CGIAR, TAC's Commentary on the Review, and the response of the Inter-Centre Working Group on Genetic Resources (ICWG-GR) to the Review Report are being distributed separately.
This Report will be discussed in parallel session in accordance with the streamlined procedure for considering such reports. Members are asked to indicate whether discussion by the full Group (following the deliberation in parallel session) is necessary. Should this be the case, every effort will be made to create time on the agenda for a fuller debate.
During the parallel session, TAC will summarize the conclusions of the Review and suggest action to be taken by the CGIAR. The Panel Chair and SGRP representatives will be available to respond to questions. At the conclusion of the discussion, the session chair will summarize the decisions reached.
Ministry of Agriculture Nature Management and Fisheries
Centre for Plant Breeding
and Reproduction
Research (CPRO-DLO)
Centre for Genetic Resources
The Netherlands
Droevendaalsesteeg 1
P.O. Box 16
NL-6700
AA Wageningen
The Netherlands.
Telephone: +31.317.47.70.00
Fax: +31.317.41.80.94
1.1 Background
1.2 CGIAR Systemwide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP)
1.3 Reviewing SGRP
1.3.1 Institutional Complementarity
1.3.2 In situ Conservation
1.3.3 Ex situ Conservation
1.3.4 Utilization
1.3.5 Cross Cutting Issues
CHAPTER 2 - POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOR GLOBAL GENETIC RESOURCES
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Convention on Biological Diversity
2.3 FAO
2.4 Global Plan of Action
2.5 World Trade Organization - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)
2.6 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
2.7 The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
CHAPTER 3 - PAST REVIEWS OF GENETIC RESOURCES ACTIVITIES IN THE CGIAR
3.1 Overview
3.2 Third IBPGR (IPGRI) EPMR, 1991
3.3 Stripe Review, 1994
3.4 External Review of the CGIAR Genebank Operations, 1996
3.5 Fourth IPGRI EPMR, 1997
CHAPTER 4 - ASSESSMENT OF THE SGRP
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Origin of the SGRP
4.3 Mission and Objectives
4.4 Strategy and Scope
4.5 Organization and Governance
4.5.1 Genetic Resources Policy Committee
4.5.2 Inter-Centre Working Group on Genetic Resources
4.5.3 SGRP Leadership and Coordination4.6 Budget and Funding
4.7 Accomplishments
4.7.1 Linkages with the Global System/Policy Environment
4.7.2 Information Management
4.7.2.1 SINGER
4.7.2.2 Documentation of Indigenous Knowledge
4.7.2.3 ICIS4.7.3 Gender
4.7.4 Training and Capacity Strengthening
4.7.5 Other SGRP-Funded Projects
CHAPTER 5 - OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIONS
5.1 CGIAR Mission
5.2 Positioning the CGIAR in Genetic Resources
5.3 Defining Genetic Resources in the Context of SGRP
5.4 Stakeholders' Views on the Role of the CGIAR in Plant Genetic Resources
5.5 Future Demands on the CGIAR
5.6 Alternative Structures for the SGRP
5.6.1.1 SGRP Board or Steering/Policy/Oversight Committee
5.6.1.2 SGRP Technical Committee
5.6.1.3 SGRP Programme Leadership and Coordination
5.6.1.4 Costs5.6.2 Alternatives
5.6.3 Genetic Resources Expertise in CGIAR Governance
Appendix I Composition of the Panel and Biographical Information
Appendix II Terms of Reference
Appendix III Itinerary of the External Review Panel
Appendix IV Activities Funded by SGRP
Appendix V Documents Provided to the Review Panel
Appendix VI Glossary of Acronyms