International Rice Commission The Commission was established
with the objective of promoting national and international
action on the production, conservation, distribution and
consumption of rice, excluding matters relating to international
trade. The Work Programme of the Commission during 1997-98
includes: * Publication of IRC Newsletters and technical
documents * Organization of the Commission's sessions, steering
committee and special meetings. * Preparation of FAO Rice
Information and databases * Support to inter-regional and
regional cooperative network on rice and related topics. *
Providing guidance and technical support to the Work Programme
of the Rice Development Programme of the Field Food Crop Group
Activities and Projects: During the period of 1997-1998, the
main activities of the IRC inlude: * Promotion of the full
participation of rice producing countries to the activities of
the Commission. * Organization of fora for exchange of
information and collaborative efforts among member countries an