Resource Pointer #61
December 19, 1995
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
Global Research on the Environmental and Agricultural
Nexus for the 21st Century: A Proposal for Collaborative
Research Among U.S. Universities, CGIAR Centers, and
Developing Country Institutions, 1995. Taskforce on
Research Innovations for Productivity and
Sustainability. Proposes that U.S. universities and
donors, in coordination with CGIAR system, take
leadership role in reviving Green Revolution principles
and methodologies to address hunger, population growth
and environmental degradation. Updates Green Revolution
agenda to combine reliance on pesticides and
biotechnology with farmer participation, integrated pest
management (IPM) and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) and gender considerations. 160 pages. No charge.
GREAN, 123 Tigert Hall, P.O. Box 113225, Gainesville, FL
32611; phone (904) 392-9386; fax (904) 392-8379; email
GREAN@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu.
Biotechnology, Agriculture and Your Food: An
Introduction to the Benefits of Biotechnology in
Agriculture, 1995. Overview of biotechnology's purported
benefits to consumers and farmers, stressing increased
crop productivity, environmental protection and economic
strength of biotech industry. States that
biotechnology's use depends on public acceptance, and
industry's position that public's wariness stems mainly
from ignorance of biotechnology's benefits. 12 pages. No
charge. Ag-West Biotech Inc., 230-111 Research Drive,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 3R2; phone (306)
975-1939; fax (306) 975-1966.
The AGBIOTECH Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 12, December
1995. Ag-West Biotech Inc. Monthly newsletter monitors
developments in agricultural biotechnology from biotech
industry perspective, focusing on Canadian developments
but including information from other countries. December
issue provides brief updates on biotech conferences,
scientific papers and business and legal news. Includes
resource listing of businesses, books, reports and
online information. Subscription fee -- Canada$96.30.
Ag-West Biotech Inc. See above.
A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the
Environment: The Vision, Challenge, and Recommended
Action, 1995. International Food Policy Research
Institute. Identifies and investigates major challenges
for developing countries, including poverty, population
growth, environmental degradation, inefficient markets
and government infrastructures and a general lack of
food security. Emphasizes developing and industrial
countries need to invest in developing countries'
government infrastructures, especially in ways that
facilitate and strengthen markets, private property,
health care, education and agricultural research. 50
pages. International Food Policy Research Institute,
1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036;
phone (202) 862-5600; fax (202) 467-4439; email
ifpri@cgnet.com.
The State of World Rural Poverty: A Profile of Asia,
1995. International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD). Presents overview of poverty in Asia,
investigating extent and types of poverty, methods for
measuring poverty and proposals for poverty alleviation.
Includes data regarding population, per capita GNP, food
security, life expectancy, adult literacy rates and
infant mortality rates, and discusses country-level
strategies for overcoming poverty. IFAD, Via del
Serafico, 107, 00142 Rome, Italy; phone (39-6) 54591;
fax (39-6) 5043463; email ifad@ifad.org.
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