Agriculture in the lower Mekong basin : experience from the critical decade of 1966-1976

The decade from 1966 to 1976 was a tumultuous time in the history of the Lower Mekong Basin, with three of the four countries at war. Remarkably, this was also a time of major planning for developing the agricultural production systems of the region. This publication describes the pioneering work done in that decade under the auspices of the Committee for the Coordination of Investigations in the Lower Mekong Basin, otherwise known as the Mekong Committee. Based on a draft publication prepared in 1977, this book will provide an essential historical dimension to current agricultural development activities. A concluding chapter, briefly summarising what has happened in the thirty years since the initial research was done, will complete the picture.