▁– ▁A ▁directory ▁of ▁national ▁networks , ▁libraries ▁and ▁other ▁information ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁special izing ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁rural ▁life ▁– ▁The ▁AG RI 2 0 0 0 ▁m ega ▁base , ▁which ▁contains ▁collections ▁special izing ▁in ▁agricult ure , ▁environment , ▁forest ry ▁and ▁related ▁areas , ▁with ▁references ▁and ▁electronic ▁resources ▁of ▁all ▁types : ▁texts , ▁audi ovis ual ▁materials , ▁photograph s , ▁maps , ▁etc . ▁– ▁A ▁direct ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Agricult ural ▁Library ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁Library ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Agricult ure ▁Network ▁Information ▁Center ▁AG N IC ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁CG I AR ▁virtual ▁library ▁and ▁the ▁A GR IS ▁global ▁system ▁promoted ▁by ▁FA O ▁– ▁Access ▁to ▁different ▁agricult ural ▁information ▁systems ▁available ▁via ▁Internet , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁resource ▁cent ers ▁and ▁special ized ▁packages ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁rural ▁information ▁from ▁L AC ▁– ▁A ▁platform ▁for ▁sharing ▁information ▁management ▁services ▁among ▁countries , ▁and ▁contact ing ▁directly ▁the ▁units ▁that ▁provide ▁reference ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁special ized ▁libraries ▁of ▁L AC . ▁ ▁More ▁information ▁▁ ▁See ▁II CA ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Inter - American ▁Institute ▁for ▁Co operation ▁on ▁Agricult ure ▁( II CA ) ▁recogn izes ▁that ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁knowledge ▁is ▁fundamental ▁for ▁impro ving ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁rural ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁countries ▁of ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁( L