La tendencia es inevitable: más y más personas del mundo en desarrollo viven en las ciudades. En el año 2020, el número de habitantes de los países en desarrollo aumentará de 4.900 millones a 6.800 millones. Un 90% de este incremento se producirá en las ciudades y los pueblos en rápido...

The population of Latin America is now largely urban. By 1990, 72 percent of the people of the region were living in cities. By 2020, the urban population could reach 83 percent. With increasing urbanization, the region faces problems of poverty, nutrition, and health that are somewhat different...

En Amérique Latine, la population est en grande majorité urbaine. Dès 1990, soixante-douze pour cent des habitants de la région résidaient dans les villes (figure 1). D'ici 2020, la population urbaine pourrait atteindre 83%. Au fil de son urbanisation, la région est confrontée aux...

This is a thoughtful statement representing a genuine Latin American perspective of the goals and strategies relating to food, agriculture, and the environment as we head toward the year 2020. This document represents a synthesis of documents prepared by three working groups participating in a...

Trigo looks at the elements of a strategy for technological development and institutional change to promote the goals of agricultural intensification, poverty alleviation, and resource conservation. He notes that the need for technological research and development covering a broad mix of...

Trigo looks at the elements of a strategy for technological development and institutional change to promote the goals of agricultural intensification, poverty alleviation, and resource conservation. He notes that the need for technological research and development covering a broad mix of...