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- ↑ REPORT: EUROPEAN INITIATIVE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT at Food and Agriculture Organization
- ↑ List of Delegate Chiefs, CGIAR 2003
- ↑ Biography of Dr. Gretmacher, BOKU, Wien
- ↑ List of Publications (1974-2009): Dr. Ralph Gretzmacher
- ↑ List of Awards: Ralph Gretzmacher. Univ. of Nat. Res. & Life. Sci. Wien
- ↑ Benefiting from an improved agricultural portfolio in Asia, R. Gretzmacher
- ↑ List of Projects led by Prof. R. Gretzmacher
- ↑ List of Participants. 7th Plenary Meeting of ASEA-UNINET, February 2004 in Bali