Explanatory Note to the Proposal for the Establishment of a Cooperative Programme for Field Bean Research in Latin America and the Caribbean Zone

Personal note by Luis Marcano on the background of the proposed Cooperative Program for Field Bean Research in Latin America, participation of member countries, the selection of IICA as its secretariat, and the presence of strong international, regional, and national institutes that will serve the program. Agenda item presented at TAC Seventh Meeting, February 1974.