The FAO Crop and Grassland Service wishes to acknowledge the excellent work of Howard M Rawson who developed the idea, wrote two chapters and compiled all contributions building up a coherent and friendly publication. We thank also all other authors: Anthony F van Herwaarden, John A Kirkegaard, Kevin J Bligh, Wal K Anderson and Helena Gómez Macpherson, for their major substantive contributions.
Constructive comments and recommended references for the further reading sections came from José Benitez, Arnoud Braun, Carlos Cantero, David Connor, Theodor Friedrich, Luciano Mateos, Adriana Montañez and Richard Snyder; their input is sincerely appreciated.
Anne Rawson is thanked for editing and original layout, Adrianna Gabrielli for editing, and Simone Morini for final layout and design, including the cover. Howard M Rawson placed the text content in internet.
Helena Gómez Macpherson (Agricultural Officer, Crop and Grassland Service, FAO) conceived and made possible the preparation and release of this publication.
The present publication was prepared within the framework of the Service’s new thrust on promoting Good Agricultural Practices that are to capture economic, environmental and social impacts of farmers choices made during the sequential process of producing a crop and taking it to market.
Eric A. Kueneman
Chief
Crop and Grassland
Service
Plant Production and Protection Division
