"Papers indicate that Andean agricultural studies have shifted focus from issues relating to modern technology, yield maximization, and foreign models of agropastoral development to concerns revolving around genetic erosion, underexploited Andean crops, regional agroecology, and alternative uses for agricultural products"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. Based on this discussions the Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN) was created.