Science for agriculture and rural development in low-income countries

• Other Authors: Roetter, R. P.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer, 2007.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Technology transfer.; Agricultural development projects > Developing countries.; Agricultural productivity > Developing countries.; Food supply > Developing countries.; Sustainable development > Developing countries.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agronomy > Crop Science. > Agriculture; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agronomy > General. > Agriculture; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary; Scholars Portal; SpringerLink; SpringerLink; SpringerLink
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 220 p.) : ill.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781402066177; 1402066171; 9781402066160 (hbk.); 1402066163 (hbk.)

Since 1998, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Food Quality (LNV) promotes development-orientated agricultural and environmental research and strengthening of North-South partnerships through its International Cooperation (DLO-IC) research programme. By 2005, some 70 collaborative North-South projects had been carried out. All science groups in Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) were involved in the implementation of the programme and at least half the projects and activities undertaken were directly related to Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture (R.