Farmers can select the type of crop that is adequate for the climate condition.
The IRI entered a stage of rapid multilateral development in 1997. Participants in the Core Group have been present from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In response to Forum recommendations regarding a planning process for the IRI, this particular meeting was intended to bring together a select group to begin a realistic assessment of the prospects for multilateral support of those core functions. IRI Core Group participants were asked to help ensure the transition of the IRI from a unilateral activity at LDEO and Scripps, to a fully multilateral entity that the international community implements, owns, and operates. Discussions at the second meeting centered around criteria for membership and standing on the future IRI governance and policy bodies to be based on a minimum threshold level of in direct cash or in-kind contributions.