The concept of the Crucible II Project was initially endorsed in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1998, by a
diverse assembly of people with backgrounds in northern and southern private industry, government,
civil society organizations, indigenous peoples organizations, universities, multilateral institutions,
universities and the CGIAR.1 Based on their own experiences, these people felt it would be useful to
sponsor a series of informal meetings between representatives of key ¿stakeholder¿ positions in the