Report of the Fourth Meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee

Report of the fourth meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee, held at World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC, October 26 and 27, 1996 just prior to ICW96. The chairman reported orally on this meeting to ICW96. The written report was circulated later The Committee interacted with the CGIAR Chairman, and with the CGIAR NGO Committee. It advanced plans for a high level private sector conference on agricultural research. The private sector perspective paper was discussed, and would be revised by the CGIAR Secretariat for presentation at MTM97.The Committee reviewed five presentations to be made at ICW96 on its behalf. The report on its survey of centers is attached. The Committee's mission statement was approved without further change.