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It is a great honour for the Ministry of Agriculture and for me personally to host the Prague OECD Conference “Challenges for Agricultural Research”. The conference held from 6 to 8 April 2009 during the Presidency of the Czech Republic (CR) of the EU is among the most important events of the agricultural sector, supporting the Presidency. Its importance is underlined by the participation of the CR Ambassador to the OECD, Mr. Karel Dyba.
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The OECD Co-operative Research Programme: Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CRP) was established in 1979 to strengthen co-operative efforts among research scientists and institutions. Its main objective is to strengthen scientific knowledge and provide relevant scientific information and advice to inform policy decisions related to the sustainable use of natural resources in the areas of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
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On 7 and 8 April 2008 the Management Committee of the Co-operative Research Programme: Biological Resource Management of Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CRP), upon the request of the Governing Body, met in Budapest to consider a “Vision for the Future” for the CRP programme, with a view to contributing to the preparation of the CRP’s mandate for 2010-2014. In addition to members of the Management Committee, Tony Burne (former Chair of the Governing Body), Yvon Martel (Vice-Chair of the GB), Peter Keet (GB) and Jim Lynch (former Chair of the Management Committee) participated in the deliberations.
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