CGIAR : Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP IS TO BRING THE RESOURCES OF MODERN BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIO ECONOMIC RESEARCH TO BEAR ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN THE TROPICS AND SUB-TROPICS WHERE NEARLY ALL THE LDCS LIE. THE GROUP SEEKS TO GIVE THE LDCS SUPERIOR VARIETIES OF ESSENTIAL CROPS AND IMPROVED SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THE OPENING CHAPTER GIVES A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THESE SUBJECTS. THE REMAINING CHAPTERS DESCRIBE THE WORK OF EACH OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES. THESE ARE: INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER, INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS, INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY FOR RESEARCH ON ANIMAL DISEASES, INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK CENTER FOR AFRICA, WEST AFRICA RICE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL BOARD FOR PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS. THIS BOOKLET IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF POLICY MAKERS, SPECIALISTS, AND INTERESTED LAYMEN WHO MAY FIND WAYS TO BENEFIT FROM OR ASSIST THE WORK OF THE RESEARCH NETWORK.