Public & Private Roles in Agricultural Development: Proceedings of the Twelfth Agricultural Sector Symposium Book

	Opening Statement	3
	The Myth of the Friendly Markets	5
	Governments and the Handling of Purchased Inputs and Marketed Outputs
	The Art of Privatizing after Decades of Central Planning	15
	How to Privatize a Parastatal	21
	Rural Finance in Developing Countries	31
	New Approaches to Supporting Agricultural Research and Extension
	An Initiative Involving the Private Sector in Meat and Livestock Research	47
	The United Kingdom Experience in the Privatization of Extension	51
	Agricultural Delivery Systems
	From Agricultural Extension to Rural Information Management	61
	Energizing the Communication Component in Extension: A Case for New Pilot Projects	81
	New Technologies in Soil Fertility Maintenance Private Sector Contributions	97
	Public and Private Sector Roles in the Supply of Veterinary Services	125
	Fostering a Fledgling Seed Industry	139
	The Development and Marketing of New Material from Biotechnology in the Commercial Sector	143
	Long-Term Issues Affecting the Environment in Which Public and Private Roles Are Played Out
	The Global Supply of Agricultural Land	155
	Land Use Planning and Productive Capacity Assessment	171
	Update on Aquaculture: Small-Scale Freshwater Fish Culture in South Asia	181
	Nutritional Considerations in World Bank Lending for Economic Adjustment	199
	Nongovernmental Organizations
	Private Voluntary Initiatives: Enhancing the Public Sector's Capacity to Respond to Nongovernmental Organization Needs	223
	Nongovernmental Organization Alternatives and Fresh Initiatives in Extension: The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Experience	249
	Closing Remarks	265