Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

Volume 4, Number 4                                                 September 1997

Inside this issue:

• Biotechnology in the CGIAR
  
• Progress in Research on Tropical Forests..
  
• How to Alleviate Rural Poverty
  
• Attacking the Root Causes of Instability
  
• Victory over the Cassava Green Mite
  
• Unsafe Application of Pesticide
  
• Dryland Farmers Need New Technology
  
• Tef
  
• Agriculture Fast Facts
  
• The Importance of Livestock
  
• When you Have a Dairy Cow
  
• Durum Wheat x Barley Hybrid
  
• Biotechnology in Developing Countries
  
• Egyptian Farmers Achieve High Rice Yields
  
• Watch the Color, Save the Fertilizer
  
• Desertification
  
• Internet : Free Internet Link for NARS and Genetic Resources Database on the WWW