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September 10, 1987

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into and executed this 10th day of September, 1987, by and between:

The INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, with its principal office in the Hague, Netherlands, represented in this Memorandum of Understanding by its Director General, Mr. Alexander von der Osten, and hereinafter referred to as ISNAR;

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The PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT with its principal office at Los Baños Laguna, Philippines, represented in this Memorandum of Understanding by its Executive Director, Dr. Ramon V. Valmayor, and hereinafter referred to as PCARRD.

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, ISNAR, a non-profit international organization supported by the Consultative Group of International Research, is mandated to strengthen national agricultural research capabilities in developing countries, to help improve national agricultural research systems so that the can better plan, organize, carry out, and evaluate agricultural research using their own human, physical, and financial resources, through scientific and technical collaboration.

WHEREAS, PCARRD is charged with the responsibility of promoting a systematic approach in the planning, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of research and development programs and related activities for agriculture and natural resources; establishing, managing and fully supporting the national network of research and development centers and station that implement various commodity research and development programs; and, establishing, a repository of research and development information in agriculture, and natural resources.

NOW, THEREFORE, ISNAR and PCARRD, inspired by their common objectives to promote and accelerate the progress in the management of research and development in agriculture, have reached a mutual understanding as set forth in the following paragraphs:

ARTICLE I

The two parties hereby agree to promote, subject to the availability of funds, cooperation through:

1. exchange of scientific/technical literature, information and methodology;

2. participation in scientific/technical activities of mutual interest, joint symposia or conferences;

3. establishment of mutual relations between the scientific and technical divisions of the organization of the respective parties;

4. encouraging the direct liaison and scientific cooperation between institutes and universities; and

5. other activities which both PARTIES would agree to undertake collaboratively.

ARTICLE II

ISNAK as well as PCARRD may name any member of its staff to work out the practical details of cooperation between the two organizations and in general to ensure proper and effective implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding.

ARTICLE III

The implementation of this cooperation shall be based on annual work plans agreed upon by both parties. These work plans, which shall include budget a necessary to implement such plans, shall be developed and modified through planning meetings or through correspondence. The meetings shall be held in a place and time to be mutually agreed upon.

ARTICLE IV

The sending of scientist(s) by one party is subject to the approval by the other party. The essential background of the nominated scientist(s) shall be forwarded to the host Party in sufficient time. Not later than two months following receipt of such nomination, the receiving Party shall inform the sending Party as to the acceptability of the proposed visitor, the suggestions for the program and the period of the visit, including institutions and places to be visited. The sending Party shall inform the receiving Party not later than 30 days in advance the exact date foreseen for the departure. Departure of scientist(s) shall only be made after confirmation of the receiving Party.

ARTICLE V

Both parties agree that results of collaborative undertaking in research management of research and development projects shall be published in the public interest as mutually agreed upon. The publication may be joint or separate as determined in each specific case. Either Party publishing any findings from collaborative project shall give appropriate credit to the other Party's contribution but would at the same time be entirely responsible for the conclusions and interpretations reported.

ARTICLE VI

The Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding may, by mutual consent, add, modify, amend or delete any words, phrases, sentences or articles in memorandum.

ARTICLE VII

The Memorandum of Understanding, shall be effective on the date of signature by both parties, and shall remain in force until either Party serves notice on the other of its intention to terminate it, in which event, said termination takes effect six months after notification.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this 10th day of September 1987 at The Hague, The Netherlands

SIGNED IN THE.PRESENCE OF:

(Sgd.) H. ELLIOTT
  Deputy Director General Research & Training