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100	1		_932361 _aRussell, N. _ecoordinator
245	1	0	_aCIAT in perspective 2003-2004 : _bCardinal points charting the direction of our work
260			_aCali (Colombia) : _bCIAT, _c2004.
300			_a35 pages
520			_aThe genetic diversity represented by crop varieties and their wild relatives is a treasure to be shared justly across borders. But human error, neglect, and misfortune have gravely endangered both that biological resource and the very land on which it grows. These are not isolated annoyances, amenable to local containment. They are global threats. If the diversity of Latin America’s beans, for example, were to be suddenly dealt a crippling blow, it would not be long before small farmers in Eastern and Central Africa began feeling the loss. And each of us, regardless of postal code, will have to face the consequences of faster global warming if pastures in the African and South American savannas store less carbon because they have become degraded. The constructive counterpoint here is local innovation. Like any form of creativity, this endowment cannot be minted like so many identical pennies. But it can be stimulated, documented, and emulated. This issue of CIAT in Perspective, the 2003-2004 annual report of International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT, the acronym in Spanish), is more prospective than usual. It considers collaborative strategies for addressing three global issues: conserving and using agrobiodiversity, fighting land degradation, and promoting rural innovation.
546			_aText in English
610	2	0	_95221 _aCentro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
650		7	_2AGROVOC _932359 _aAnnual reports
650		7	_2AGROVOC _95632 _aEconomic policies
650		7	_2AGROVOC _932609 _aPolitical systems
650		7	_2AGROVOC _97736 _aProduction systems
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