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Monographs
Donald L. Plucknett, Nigel J.H. Smith and Selcuk Ozgediz
Networking in International Agricultural Research
1990 (in press). Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-2384-8.
This book is a critical, evenhanded survey of agricultural research
networks which presents examples from the experience of international
agricultural research centers and national programs around the
world. The authors offer a workable typology and a conceptual
framework for studying network effectiveness, and they discuss
network development stages from start-up to maturity, including
such issues as funding, leadership, and motivation.
Jock R. Anderson, Robert W. Herdt and Grant M. Scobie. The World
Bank
Science and Food, The CGlAR and its Partners
1988. ISBN 0-8213-0947-1. US $14.95.
This study offers a comprehensive assessment of the contributions
that the CGlAR centers have made through their research programs
and especially through their collaboration with national agricultural
research systems in the developing world. The book surveys the
products of and achievements of the centers, including new crop
varieties, farming techniques, changes in institutions and policies,
assistance to national programs, and training.
Food Today and Tomorrow
1990. Secretariat of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research.
This policy booklet discusses major issues that touch on agricultural
sustainability in developed and developing countries. Topics covered
include resources and constraints, policy changes, and the contributions
of the international agricultural research system to sustainable
development.
An Act of Faith, Research Helps Feed the Hungry
1989. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
ISBN 0 94951 1 94 3.
Published on the occasion of the CGIAR mid-term meeting in Canberra,
Australia, this booklet described the work and achievements of
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