... throughout agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean ( LAC ) . Global and national transformation in agriculture and its context push research toward sharply rising complexity and more diverse goals and organization .

FORAGRO in Latin America and the Caribbean technological dimension whereby eleven " families " of technologies that ... among the National Agricultural Research Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Bogota , Colombia .

FORAGRO in Latin America and the Caribbean technological dimension whereby eleven " families " of technologies ... and the two new mechanisms described above , in support of cutting - edge agricultural research , both at national as ...

Challenges for the research and transfer institutions . The trends and conditions in the overall food system of LAC point to a decline in the importance of food production as a source of food availability within the region .

... I. INTRODUCTION: STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE SETTING FOR INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH New winds are blowing change throughout agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Global and national transformation in agriculture ...

Support to the Latin American and Caribbean Federation of Agricultural Research Systems for Development ( IFARD ... for Latin America and the Caribbean ( IFARD - LAC ) , continued in 1988 to work to bring together national research ...

The agricultural research carried out in the region , mainly in the public sector , in national agricultural research systems and universities , does not generally focus sharply on problems connected with connected with agroindustrial ...

The problems of poverty have worsened in Latin America and the Caribbean , especially since the crisis of the 1980s . ... system The international agricultural research system has made a significant impact on national research programs ...

Participants included the Ministers of Agriculture and of Science and Technology of Central America , Mexico and the Dominican Republic . The conference revealed that investment in technology is essential to improving agricultural ...

PERSPECTIVES Animal production in Latin America and the Caribbean must face the new challenges concerning the fragility of ... agricultural research , development , and education will have to undergo profound changes , making these ...