Report of the TAC Subcommittee Mission to Review the Research Needs for Protein Production in Tropical America

Abstract

Report of the mission sent to review research needs for protein production in tropical America. Background, terms of reference, and itinerary of the mission. Classification of ecological zones into tropical forest, savanna, and semi arid regions and their subzones with chapter devoted to northeast Brazil. Portrait of regional and national research institutions doing research on beans, beef cattle, and dairy issues. Agenda item presented at TAC Sixth Meeting, July - August 1973.