AGRICOLA IND 88006859, On 419ha in the south of the USA a wide range of agricultural crops, techniques, equipment, produce and inputs is being demonstrated at 'Agricenter International'. The author, who is President of the project, describes the aims, financing and facilities of the centre, where virtually every US crop except citrus is being grown. The establishment has been built up from a green site over the past seven years, and its international nature is already being recognized in visits, conferences and demonstrations.
search through journal, CGIAR - the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, established in 1971 - is a consortium of international, national and private agencies, through which 13 international agricultural research centres and related institutions are funded. The emphasis, clearly, is on the word "international", and the centres specialise in work which needs the facilities that can best be provided by large, well equipped, international institutions - although the results of their work reach farmers through national sources. At the time of the groups' tenth anniversary, Professor Bunting considers its history and structure and assesses its achievements, its problems and its prospects.
search through journal, Most of the techniques necessary for the betterment of agriculture in developing countries are already available, but the necessary skills in their use are frequently lacking. The author describes a series of training courses which have been organized by Shell with the assistance of the Overseas Unit of Wolverhampton Polytechnic. The object had been to train extension workers in government service so that they can, in turn, most effectively pass on their skills to small farmers. Crop protection has been a central, but by no means the only, component of the courses.
