All of these alliances considerably reinforce our mandate and commitment to serve developing countries. This increase will permit moderate growth in key areas and some scope to respond to unexpected needs. In our budget projections we are maintaining a conservative approach to exchange rates, which has proven most prudent in recent years. The Center's most pressing capital investment need was to identify a research site to replace its Poza Rica Research Station, an important maize breeding site for the lowland tropics. The station was destroyed by floods in October 1999.
Further funding is required to develop and equip the research facilities there.
Not including Center-earned income.