01185nam a2200205Ia 4500 CTU_16672 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 632 F218/N.126 I C Onwueme FAO plant production and protection paper N.126 Tropical root and tuber crops: Production, perspectives and future prospects I C Onwueme, FAO, W B Charles Rome FAO 1994 The document focuses attention on the significant role root crops in the economy of developing countries. It is intended to assit Government officails and policy makers in acquiring resources for research and development and is directed towrds Ministries of Planning and Agriculture, their advisers and donors. It points to the need for strengthening national policies to support research, training and extension programmes on a multipdisciplinary basis for the development of new technologies that can meet farmers' needs and consumer' demand. plants, protection of,root crops Nguyễn Quang Điền, 970530 Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ