ASIAN RICE FARMING SYSTEMS NETWORK : COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON CROP - ANIMAL FARMING SYSTEMS BACKGROUND Virgilio R. Carangal1 Many rice farmers in developing countries practice mixed farming , diversifying the use of their resources to ...

Mexico The General Directorate of Plant Protection received support for the production and international trade of ... The groundwork was laid for a cooperative network on vegetable production in Central America ( IICA - AVDRC - CABEI ...

( Photo : IITA ) INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS In alley farming , food crops ... is investigating various components of production systems that reduce erosion and contribute to sustainability in Mediterranean environments ...

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research centers should also strengthen their staffs in such ... in their own research and to help local systems through better in - service training and collaborative studies .