Report of the Third Meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee

Report of the third meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee, held at CIMMYT headquarters in El Batán, Mexico, August 19-20, 1996. The Committee had a discussion of common interests with the TAC Chairman. It reviewed the results of a survey of the IARCs. It appointed a working group to prepare a statement of the private sector perspective on the status and needs of global agricultural research The Committee agreed in principle to hold a private sector summit on agricultural research, to be further considered at the next meeting. The mission statement for the Committee was revised, and would also be further considered.Agenda document, CGIAR International Centers Week, October-November 1996.