Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

Volume 4, Number 2                                                April 1997

Inside this issue:

• Phenomenal Increase in Maize Production in West and Central Asia
  
• West Asia and North Africa: A Regional Vision
  
• How Efficient Are Modern Cereal Cultivars
  
• China Will Remain A Grain Importer
  
• The International Year of the Reef
  
• Saving the Genes of Our Future Food
  
• Triticale: A Reappraisal
  
• Sustainable Crop Protection: An Update on the System-Wide Program on Integrated Pest Management
  
• Box 1: CGIAR Policy Statement on Integrated Pest Management
  
• Box 2: Statement on Insecticides
  
• A Few Soundbytes from the Heated Debate on IPM
  
• The World Water and Climate Atlas for Agriculture: A New Technology