Enhancing agricultural productivity in those areas of the world bypassed by the …

• Abstract
• Translational Biology in Support of Agriculture
• Major Constraints to Crop Production
• Harnessing the New Sciences for Crop Improvement
• Roadblocks Facing the Public Sector
• Conclusion
• Miscellaneous
• References

Acknowledgments

I thank all my colleagues at the Rockefeller Foundation who have, with much patience, helped me gain a clearer understanding of the complexity of the issues involved in the promotion of agriculture in the developing world. I would also like to make clear that the views expressed in this article are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Rockefeller Foundation.

Footnotes

• ↵ * E-mail: [email protected].

• Author contributions: D.P.D. analyzed data and wrote the paper.

• This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected on April 20, 2004.

• Abbreviations: GM, genetically modified; CGIAR, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.