Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development - EIARD (1997)

The European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) was presented

to the Research Council on 10 March 1995 and 9 June 1995. The Commission announced

that it would prepare a Communication on the Initiative in 1996. This Communication sets

out the background, the context, the purpose and the role of EIARD, and its organization

and management. The EIARD currently encompasses the 15 Member States of the Union,

Norway, Switzerland and the European Commission.

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