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    International Workshop on Improving Urban Management

    Conference Papers & Reports
    October, 1989
    Argentina, Brazil, Mexico

    Presenta una estrategia para combinar la teoría y la práctica en la búsqueda de métodos que den buenos resultados para mejorar la gestión de las zonas urbanas y las condiciones de vida cotidiana en las mayores ciudades del mundo. Incluye un informe sobre la marcha del proyecto Mega-Cities, hasta la fecha, en las ciudades participantes: México, Sao Paulo, Tokio, Nueva York, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Beijing, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Londres y Nairobi.

  2. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1989
    Colombia, South America, Central America

    Using the farm as unit of analysis, diagnosis processes aimed at improving production systems are reviewed. Within a country, diagnosis should be conducted at different hierarchical levels: local (interaction between the production system and the input distribution sector, the marketing sector, possible forms of processing, and consumption characteristics); regional (appropriate selection of target site); and national (development trends and governmental policies at the macroeconomic and sectorial levels).

  3. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1989
    Colombia, South America, Central America

    Important agronomic characteristics of common root and tuber crop production systems in the tropics are indicated for crops including cassava, yam, sweet potato, and edible aroids. Brief comments are also included on aspects that help correctly interpret the information obtained during the characterization process. The general context of agricultural production is analyzed, and within this context, the particular case of root crops, where the process of transformation into derived products, at both farm and regional levels, may condition the agronomic practices used.

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