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IATRC Blue Book

Objectives, Organization, Operations, and Origins (pdf)
The Blue Book
April 2010
Edition VI

The International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC or Consortium) is a unique international association of agricultural trade researchers and policy practitioners. Over the past 30 years, the Consortium has established itself as one of the premier institutions for advancing the frontiers of knowledge on agricultural trade and trade policy that has informed both policy formulation and public debate.

This is the April 2010 version, prepared by the 2008 Executive Committee and includes updated contact and financial administration information. This document outlines the objectives, organization, operations and origins of the IATRC. It updates the corresponding versions issued in June 1985 (original edition), July 1988 (Edition II), October 1991 (Edition III), October 1997 (Edition IV), and September 2007 (Edition V) by incorporating decisions taken at meetings of the general membership and the Executive Committee since that time. Separate occasional documents and the IATRC website present historical and upcoming plans for the IATRC meetings.