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1977
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Frnm an academic viewpoint, only biological aspects of pasture possibilities in the Tropics are considered in this paper. In spite of being an important . part of these possibilities, no mention would be made of a fundamental aspect, i.e. the one related to the people living in the Tropics and the ways in which they could make use of the potentials offered by their pastures to improve their living conditions. Thus when we come to consider "possibilities", it is not only a question of solving technical problems, but there are also economic and cultural factors which must be kept in mind, in order to achieve that these countries could widely apply to their benefit the large natural resources existing in this part of the world. It is well known that' with the exception of one or two countries, the rest of them located between the two Tropics belong to the so-called underdeveloped or developing countries suffering social and economic limitations. Research workers, satisfied and light-hearted by the fact that their discoveries or results could be used to the benefit of mankind, will consider these problems as theirs and will meditate upon -the most rapid and positive ways to resolve them.
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Infante, Fernando Perez, "Pasture Possibilities in the Tropics" (1977). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 8.
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Pasture Possibilities in the Tropics
Frnm an academic viewpoint, only biological aspects of pasture possibilities in the Tropics are considered in this paper. In spite of being an important . part of these possibilities, no mention would be made of a fundamental aspect, i.e. the one related to the people living in the Tropics and the ways in which they could make use of the potentials offered by their pastures to improve their living conditions. Thus when we come to consider "possibilities", it is not only a question of solving technical problems, but there are also economic and cultural factors which must be kept in mind, in order to achieve that these countries could widely apply to their benefit the large natural resources existing in this part of the world. It is well known that' with the exception of one or two countries, the rest of them located between the two Tropics belong to the so-called underdeveloped or developing countries suffering social and economic limitations. Research workers, satisfied and light-hearted by the fact that their discoveries or results could be used to the benefit of mankind, will consider these problems as theirs and will meditate upon -the most rapid and positive ways to resolve them.
