AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (CAAS), BEIJING, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND
THE INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TRWICS (ICRISAT), PATANCHERU,
INDIA
WHEREAS,
sorghum,
p e a r l m l l l e t , groundnut,
farming
systems research presents tremendous p o t e n t i a l i n t h e c u r r e n t
pulse
crops
and
dryland
e f f o r t s at upgrading Chlnese a g r i c u l t u r e , and with
WHEREAS t h e Chinese Academy o f A g r i c u l t u r a l Sciences (CAAS) Its
headquarters
In
B e l j l n g , People's Republic o f Chlna,
is charged
w i t h t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n and o v e r a l l d l r e c t i o n the
Agrlcultural
of
Research Program I n t h e People's Republic o f China,
and WHEREAS t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Crops Research ' I n s t l t u t e f o r Troplcs
(ICRISAT)
autonmous, sponsored
with
I t s headquarters i n Patancheru,
non-prof It maklng and
funded
by
the
research
and
Consultative
tralnlng Group
A g r l c u l t u r a l Research (CGIAR) and has, as I t s major conduct o f research on Improvement o f sorghum, plgeonpea,
and groundnut as w e l l as i n
farm resou r c e management
farming
Semi-Arld
India,
I s an
organi'zation
on I n t e r n a t i o n a l objectives:
pearl m i l let, systems
for
the
chickpea, optimum
.
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NOW#Thereforer t h e Chinese Academy o f A g r i c u l t u r a l Sciences, , '
30 B a l Shl Q i a o Road, B e i j i n g r People's Republlc o f China ( h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o as CAAS) and t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l for
the
Semi-Arld
T r o p l c s r P.O.
Crops
Research
Institute
Patancherur Andhra Pradosh 502324,
I n d i a ( h e r e l n a f t e r R e f e r r e d t o as ICRISAT) a r r i v e a t an agreement
for
mutual c o o p e r a t i o n as f o l l o w s :
ARTICLE 1
will
ICRISAT
provider
subject
to
and
personne
budgetary
l i m i t a t i o n s r and as may be m u t u a l l y agreed upon:
in
C o n s u l t a n t s t o a d v l s e and a s s i s t t h e research o f f o r t s of CAAS s e l e c t e d programs; .
.
O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r c o o p e r a t i v e research and i n - s e r v i c e s h o r t -
and
long-term t r a i n i n g to Chinese s c i e n t i s t s ;
Opportunities f o r research by Chinese
scientists
for
doctoral
theses guided by t h e s c l e n t l s t s o f b o t h t h e p a r t i e s i n ICRISAT;
Relevant s c l e n t l f i c l i t e r a t u r e ,
i n f o r m a t i o n and pub i c a t io n s i
Farming systems technology and
genetic
materials
which
may
be
found
germplasm
and
breedlng
u s e f u l and r e l e v a n t towards t h e
improvement o f Chinese a g r i c u l t u r e ;
Opportunities
to
Chinese
International
conferencesr
scientists workshops,
fb,-
participation
seminars
and
in
symposia,
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which w i l l be conducted b y ICRISAT a t
ICRISAT
Center
or
other
places.
ARTICLE 2
CAAS w l l l provide, t o ICRISAT, s u b j e c t t o personnel and budgetary llmltations,
(a)
and as may be m u t u a l l y agreed upon:
F a c i l l t i e s for office,
l a b o r a t o r y and
experimental
field
tests
wlthin t h e CAAS research network;
(b)
S c i e n t i f i c and necessary s u p p o r t i n g s t a f f and l o g i s t i c s c o o p e r a t i v e research p r o j e c t s
for
the
.
ARTICLE 3
(a)
B e n e f i t s such as improved breeding m a t e r i a l s , machinery, and
techniques,
designs
accrulng o r a r i s i n g f r o m ' t h i s c o o p e r a t i v e e f f o r t
may be used by e i t h e r o r b o t h p a r t i e s w i t h t h e due r e c o g n i t i o n o f each p a r t y ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n ;
(b)
Research f i n d i n g s as a r e s u l t o f t h e j o i n t the
two
partles
will
be
published
cooperative
work
of
i n t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t as
m u t u a l l y agreed upon, and
(c)
Research f i n d i n g s p u b l l s h e d by e i t h e r pe;~y w i l l g i v e the
other
party's
contribution,
credit
to
and a t t h e same time, w i l l be
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e-
for
the
conclusions
and
interpretations
reported.
ARTICLE 4 I n order t o f a c l l l t a t e
the
implementation
o
Extend I n v l t a t l o n s t o ICRISAT s t a f f workshops,
conferences,
the
cooperative
CAAS w l l l :
undertakings envisaged I n t h i s Agreement,
(a)
of
members
to
participate
in
l n v e s t l g a t l o n t o u r s and o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s
r e l a t e d t o sorghumr p e a r l mll l e t , groundnut, chickpea,
pigeonpea
and d r y l a n d farming systems technology conducted by CAAS;
(b)
A s s l s t I n o b t a l n i n g v i s a s and completion o f necessary f o r m a l l t l e s i n connectlon w l t h v l s l t s o f ICRISAT s c i e n t i s t s t o China;
,e (c)
Recommend
Chinese
workshops,
scientists
to
participate
conferences8
t r a i n i n g programsl and o t h e r c o l l a b o r a t i v e a c t i v l t i e s
m u t u a l l y agreed upon, and a s s i s t i n
0
in
going' through
the
related
from
customs
formal I t l e s ; '
(d)
According t o t h e Chinese laws8
arrange. exemption
. I
dutles
and
( Instrumentr
vehicles)
other
related
equipment, Imported
clearance
in
reagent, t e s t i n g by
ICRISAT
into
respect
materials China
of
articles
and
project
through
c o n s u l t a t i o n f o r i t s o f f i c l a l use f o r implementation of i d e n t l f i e d I n terms o f t h i s Agreement;
mutual projects
(e)
According t o t h e Chinese lawsr duties
and
other
related
arrange
clearance
exemption
supplies
or
similar
things)
s t a f f memberr assigned t o CAAS and I t s the
basis
or
other
vehicle,
Imported by an I C R I S A T
coordination
network
of t h e agreementr f o r h i s personal o r f a m i l y use.
i s understoodr howeverr t h a t such household sold
customs
o f personal and household
e f f e c t s r ( I n c l u d i n g a personal motor vehicle, household
from
w i l l
goods
not
on It
be
i n China except i n accordance w i t h t h e laws and r e g u l a t i o n s
o f t h e governments
0
( f ) According t o t h e Chinese lawsr arrange exemptlon from t h e payment i
of
any
direct
t a x e s o r o t h e r l e v i e s on moneys being s a l a r y and
o t h e r emoluments received from ICRISAT by ICRISAT
staff
members
assigned t o CAAS under t h i s Agreement.
0
(g)
Allow I C R I S A T
t h e freedom t o t r a n s f e r i t s funds t o
or
from
one
country t o another o r w i t h i n t h e c o u n t r y and t o c o n v e r t I t s funds i n t o any o t h e r currency i n discharge o f i t s research and t r a i n i n g activities;
0
(h)
Coordinate t h e Agr i c u l t u r a l
collaboration
between
Provincial
Academies
of
Sc iencesr A g r i c u l t u r a l Un iv e r s i t ies, o t h e r re1evant
o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n China and ICRISAT and b r i n g these
collaboration
a c t i v i t i e s i n t o t h e workplans between CAAS and ICRISAT;
(1)
A f t e r mutual c o n s u l t a t i o n r a u t h o r i z e ICRISAT t o with
other
international
agencies
in
p r o j e c t management and l o g l s t i c s support.
stgn
agreements
Chlna t o f a c i l i t a t e i t s
Page 6 ARTICLE 5 The p r e s i d e n t o f CAAS and t h e D i r e c t o r name
members
of
their
respective
staff
General
of
t o work o u t
ICRISAT
he p r a c t i c a l
d e t a l l s o f c o o p e r a t i o n between t h e two o r g a n i z a t i o n s andr i n to
ensure
may
general0
t h e proper and e f f e c t i v e implementation of t h s Agrement.
as agreed uponr w i l l be confirmed by exchange o f l e t t e r s
Such d e t a l l s r 1
between
CAAS
Agreement.
and
ICRISAT
and
such
l e t t e r s w i l l form p a r t o f t h i s
,
ARTICLE 6 T h i s Agreement may be supplemented by workplans t o
be
developed
Such workplans wlll r e q u i r e t h e approval and s i g n i n g o f b o t h
Jointly.
p a r t i e s f o r implementation. necessaryr
to
The two p a r t i e s w i l l meetr
discuss and s i g n t h e work plan.
as
and
when
Such meetings w l l l be
h e l d a l t e r n a t i v e l y a t B e l j i n g and Patancheru.
ARTICLE 7 The Agreement s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on t h e date o f shall
remain i n f o r c e f o r a p e r i o d o f f i v e years.
be amended by mutual consent. renewed
for
T h i s Agreement s h a l l
signing
and
T h i s Agreement may be
automatically
each subsequent p e r i o d o f f i v e years u n l e s s e i t h e r p a r t y
gives a w r i t t e n notice t o t h e other o f i t s intention t o terminate
it.
The Agreement s h a l l stand t e r m i n a t e d a t t h e end o f s i x months from t h e date o f n o t i c e .
. .
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S i g n e d ' a t Patancheru t h i s 2nd day o f May 1980, I n two i n t h e E n g l i s h language.
O r . L i u Zhicheng
e
I
O r . L.D.
Swlndale
Vice-Presfdent
D i r e c t o r General
CAAS
ICRI SAT
ortglnals,
