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Table 1 DEVELOPMENT OF CAPGERNET PROGRAMME OF WORK 1999-2002
Thematic Area	Project Proposal	Crop/Area	Activity	Countries / Institutions Implementing	Output	Deadline for Proposal	Person Responsible
TRAINING	In vitro conservation and safe movement of germplasm (OAS-donor)	PGR Management	Six-week training course for 10 technicians and professionals at CIAT	CIAT, IPGRI, CATIE, CAPGERNET	At least 1 qualified prof. /network country qualified in PGR mgt.	Lobbying OAS ASAP	RC, IICA working with ES
	PGR Management (Darwin Initiative)	PGR Management (general)	3 short courses over 3 years – 20 people/YEAR	T&T, Barbados, Jamaica, UWI, CATIE	" "	20,000/yr. Commonwealth Secretariat to be lobbied.	PROCICARIBE Secretariat (es)
	Conservation and Sustainable Management	PGR Management	1 ten-day courses each years over 3 years; 1 three-month course each year over 3 years	Cuba, Belize, Dominica, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Barbados	" "	Proposal by 30 September (US$70,000,/yr.) Finalise proposal and find a donor.	Cuba NC
	Post Grad. Training	PGR Management	Option within MSc programme	UWI, DR, UPR, CATIE (UMPHU)	" "	30 September 1999	UWI
INFORMATION SYSTEMS		All crops and areas	Inventory of expertise, monitoring PGR activities & exchanging Information. Inventory of PGR activities (including strengths and weaknesses) of national programmes Inventory of PGR activities (including strengths and weaknesses) of national programmes Access regulations on movement of germplasm Newsletter (PROCICARIBE News) Web page www.procicaribe.org Training in Documentation System (PCGRIN and CSEGRIN)	CAIS All countries	Improved means for sharing information/ knowledge across the network.	Proposal by 30 September 1999 Implementation by 30 June 2000	Information Officer (Dr. Cyril Roberts – recommended, Joan Norville – alternate)
				CAIS, UWI, , USVI, RC, Adams	" "	" "	Adams
				All countries	" "	" "	Adams, UWI
				All countries	" "	Continuous – 3 editions per year	Information Officer (Roberts)
				All countries	" "	Continuous	Information Officer (Roberts)
				All countries	" "	Request to IPGRI by 30 Sept. (workshop)	RC
GERMPLASM MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE		Hot pepper	Cataloguing existing collections. Characterization and evaluation of gaps. Assessment of the impact of PGR On post-production and marketing.	Jamaica, Barbados, T&T, Dominica, Guyana, Belize, DR, St. Kitts/Nevis, Antigua	Updated inventory & catalogue of hot pepper & pineapple	Workplan by 30 September	RC
GERMPLASM MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE		Pineapple	Cataloguing existing collections. Characterization and 9evaluation of gaps. Assessment of the impact of PGR On post-production and marketing.	Guyana, Cayene, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Martinique, Antigua, PR, DR	" "	15 December 1999	Guyana
POLICY ON ACCESS TO GERMPLASM		Hot pepper & pineapple	Development of a network agreement for germplasm exchange Development of a network position on GMOs.	All countries	Sustainable access to germplasm diversity among network members.	February 2000	PROCICARIBE Secretariat (ES)