Completed The Centre for Tropical Agriculture expressed a desire to retain NRI personnel as a member of the Advisory Committee of the EU Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation representing the interests of DFID. 1. To attend the annual plenary meeting in Wageningen.2. Occasional involvement in the Centre for Tropical Agriculture led activities. The future of the Committee is uncertain in the light of the Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CTA) potential role post-Lomé, though DFID representation remains. The annual meeting of the Committee was held in Wageningen in June 1998.

Completed A new local strain of Plutella virus found and identified to be passed on to IITA for evaluation as a possible biocontrol agent. REPORTS:Report to DFID on: (1) 4th African Elephant Range State Dialogue Meeting; (2) 43rd CITES Standing Committee Meeting; (3) CITES 11th Conference of the Parties; 5-23 April, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya. (by Nigel Hunter) - received May 2000

Completed At a time of increasing urbanisation, dwindling agricultural resources, increased food insecurity and an accelerating deterioration in the quality of life for those living in the urban environment, it is now urgent to inform policy makers, city planners, agricultural and urban development institutions, farmers' associations, NGOs and community-based organisations of the potential, costs, benefits and pitfalls involved in urban agricultural development.

Completed Although the Code of Conduct has been adopted by all Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) members states it is apparent that there is a dearth of material which can be used to promote, disseminate and implement the code particularly in less developed countries. Feed back and indications from FAO member countries are that many are unable to promote the code without external assistance and FAO Fisheries Department is in the process of establishing the TRAINFISH Programme as an integral part of the implentation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.

Completed A decision has been made by DFID to attend the 16th session of the FAO committee on Agriculture (COAG). If DFID advisers are to make a significant contribution to the meeting, the DFID representatives need to be appraised of the important issues, particularly how those issues impact on DFIDs agenda and the IDTs.

Completed This international symposium is organised by TRIALOG, Humbolt University and HABITAT, and aims to explore the link between urban agriculture researchers, practitioners, trainers and supporters, emphasising the integration of agronomic, socio-economic and planning, housing and landscape issues. The paper will draw on research work carried out in South Africa and Zimbabwe (EU 4th Framework funded project entitled Methodologies and Design criteria for Soil and Water Resource Management and Policy Formulation in Peri-urban Farming Systems in Southern Africa.).

Completed Following a seminar for English-speaking participants from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries on obsolete pesticides in Harare (Zimbabwe), 17-20 December 1996, a further workshop was arranged by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for delegates from francophone, mainly West African, countries, in Dakar, 16-19 March 1999.

Completed To participate in the three day meeting organised by the World Bank on 'Education for Agriculture and Rural development - identifying strategies for meeting future needs' 1-3 December 1999. Prof. Garfield would contribute to the deliberations of the meeting as a recognised professional in the field and, in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the DFID/WB collaborative program in Rural Development, consider recommendations for DFID to work together with the Bank and other partners in follow-up action. DFID will formally be represented.

Completed To fulfil a request for Market Information. To supply information to the Department for International Development (DFID) on the extent to which up-to-the minute agricultural marketing and price data are produced and disseminated in Europe and the US as a public good and free of charge, the alternative being that they are published with a cost attatched. New activity.

Completed Although the Code of Conduct has been adopted by all Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) members states it is apparent that there is a dearth of material which can be used to promote, disseminate and implement the code particularly in less developed countries. Feedback and indications from FAO member countries are that many are unable to promote the code without external assistance and FAO Fisheries Department is in the process of establishing the TRAINFISH Programme as an integral part of the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.