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CIAT in Perspective
2002-2003

Innovation Africa

Contents

Perspective in Practice

• African innovation and global problem solving: Director general’s message
  

Innovation Africa

• The magnitude of Africa’s challenge
  
• Solutions above and below ground: Integrated approaches to pest, disease, and soil fertility management
  
• Upstream meets downstream: Biotechnology and farmer research for crop improvement
  
• Learning to compete: Agroenterprises for higher family income
  

Perspectives on Research Impact

• Improved bean varieties give Kenyan farmers more food and cash
  
• New forages boost incomes in Vietnam
  
• Social capital yields high economic returns to agroenterprises

Research and Development Highlights

• Cratylia: A hardy forage shrub for dry areas
  
• A safe biopesticide now on the market
  
• The first-ever whitefly-resistant food crop variety
  
• Exploring the environmental effects of GM crops
  
• Rural youth inherit the planet
  

The Power of Perspective