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Models for Integrating Biotech into Crop Improvement Programs

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  1. Office of Agriculture, Bureau for Science and Technology Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C., 20523

    Joel I. Cohen

  2. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, World Bank, Washington. D.C., 20433

    Donald L. Plucknett

  3. University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611

    Nigel Smith

  4. advisor to the Agency for International Development, New Delhi, India

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