International Consultation on the NARS Vision of International Agricultural Research

Declaration, conclusions, and recommendations of a consultation among representatives of national agricultural research systems (NARS) in developing countries convened by IFAD in Rome in December 1994. The NARS representatives identified six areas in which improvements were required to improve the functioning of both national and international agricultural research. These were setting the research agenda, developing partnerships, improving capacity building, developing participatory governance between NARS and the CGIAR, exploring funding support, and sustaining momentum.The document was distributed at the CGIAR Ministerial-level Meeting in February 1995 and discussed at TAC 66 in March 1995.