Support for international agricultural research: Current status and future challenges

New Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 565-572

  Zeigler, Robert S ^a   Mohanty, Samarendu ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL USE; COMPLEX ROLES; CURRENT STATUS; CURRENT STRUCTURE; END-USES; FUTURE CHALLENGES; GREEN REVOLUTION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; NUMBER OF CENTERS; RESEARCH CENTER; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; YIELD GROWTH;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY;

RESEARCH;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SECURITY; FUNDING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; RICE;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC;

EID: 78649499539     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2010.08.003     Document Type: Review

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