TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PREFACE, iii 



CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW, 1 



Areas of Concern, 2 



The Goals of Development, 3 



Autonomy and Interdependence, 3 



Technology Transfer and the Problem of Proprietary 

 Knowledge , 4 

 Opportunities and Proposed Initiatives: Highlights, 6 



Increasing Food Supplies, 6 



1. Reducing Postharvest Food Losses, 7 



2. Soil and Water Management at the 

 Farm Level, 8 



3- Plant and Animal Protection, 9 



4. Overcoming Biological Limits to Plant 

 Productivity, 10 



Health and Related Needs, 11 



5. Delivery of Primary Health Care, 12 



6. Pure water and Waste Treatment, 13 



7. Controlling Infectious Diseases of 

 the Tropics, 14 



8. Improved Contraceptives, 15 

 Urbanization and Industrialization, 16 



9. Improving Urban Settlements, 17 



10. Planning Transportation Systems, 18 



11. Building Capabilities for Creating and Using 

 Industrial Technology, 19 



12. International Research on the Industrialization 

 Process, 20 



Management of Resources, 21 



13. Development and Use of Energy, 21 



14. Remote Sensing and Other Applications 

 of Satellite Technology, 23 



15. Sustained, Multiple Use of Forest 

 Resources, 25 



/^ 16. Research on the Marine Environment, 26 



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