| II. Plan of action for collection The action plan for the next 5 years developed by the participants is summarized below. For each country, the agency responsbile for coordination of collection activities is given in italic. a: Africa: 1. All of Africa, particularly Gambia, Mali, Ghana, Benin, Togo, and Nigeria - IITA. 2. Tanzania and Zambia, and all French-speaking African countries, particularly Senegal, Mali, Upper Volta, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Cameroon, Chad, and Malagasy - IRAT and ORSTOM. 3. All West African countries, particularly Senegal, Gambia, Mali and Upper Volta - WARDA. b. Southeast Asia: 1 . Burma* - ARI, Central Farm, and Extension Service 2. Thailand* - Rice Division 3. Philippines* - UPLB, BPI, BAEx 4. Indonesia* - CRIA 5. Malaysia* - MARDI c. South Asia: 1. Bangladesh* - BRRI and Department of Agriculture 2. India* - NBPGR, CRRI, ICAR-Complex, agricultural universities, and state departments of agriculture 3. Nepal* - NRIP, ICP 4. Pakistan* - ARC 5. Sri Lanka* - CARI (Sri Lanka-IRRI collaboration was agreed on early in 1977). d. West Asia: 1. Iran* - Rasht and Amol Rice Research Stations 2. U.S.S.R. - VIR, AURRI e. South America : 1 . Brazil* - EMBRAPA, EMBRATER 2. Colombia, Equador, Guyana, Mexico, and Surinam - CIAT-IRRI. f. Other countries - the participants request that IRRI contact officials in other countries rich in germ plasm such as China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, whose scientists were not present at the Workshop, and invite them to participate in the collaborative collection scheme. G. The participants urge all collaborating national governments to endorse and implement their portions of the proposed action programs as completely as possible before their irreplaceable germ plasm is lost. H. Participants urge that IRRI coordinate and pool technical and finanical support for these collection activities where needed. |
| * Participation of IRRI staff members may be required in collection activities. |
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