Message from the Director

摘要

The meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) and the Governing Board (GB) of the CGPRT Centre for the year of 1996 were held at the Centre in Bogor, Indonesia, from 26 to 28 November and from 3 to 5 December 1996, respectively. The TAG meeting was attended by nine members from nine countries and one officer representing the ESCAP Secretariat. The Centre invited a new member from the Republic of Korea this year. The Centre reported its activities in programmes of research and development, and human resources development and information services during 1996 and those planned for 1997 and beyond. The TAG acknowledged the achievements of the research projects and recommended further activities on women's role, impact analysis of trade policiesand agricultural sustainability. The TAG expressed interest in the proposed projects related to the effect of trade liberalization and a dynamic atlas of Asian monsoon agriculture.