NEWS RELEASE

DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE, INC.
12800 Whitewater Drive, Suite 170
Minnetonka, Minnesota  55343

CONTACT:   John P. Hupp
           (612) 938-7080

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


         DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE, INC. AND AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERS
         INTERNATIONAL FORM PARTNERSHIP TO PURSUE DAIRY OPPORTUNTIES IN
                             THE FORMER SOVIET UNION


         MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- (03/03/97) Developed Technology Resource, Inc.
(DTR) and Agribusiness Partners International, L.P. (API) announced today the
formation of FoodMaster International LLC (FoodMaster) for the purpose of
pursuing dairy opportunities in the former Soviet Union. Under the founding
agreement signed today, DTR will contribute its dairy operations in Kazakhstan
and its opportunities in Moldova and API has agreed to fund up to $6 million
over the next two years to expand the business. DTR will manage the day-to-day
affairs of FoodMaster and its subsidiaries under a separate management
agreement. API will own 60% of FoodMaster and DTR 40%, with DTR having the
ability to earn a greater economic interest by reaching defined performance
targets.

         In June, 1995, DTR started its first dairy operation in Kazakhstan with
a plan to expand into other markets in the former Soviet Union (fSU). In July of
1996, DTR obtained the right to purchase its dairy partner in Kazakhstan, and
just this year received a grant from the USAID to expand to Moldova. John Hupp,
the president of DTR, stated, "We are excited about the opportunity that this
partnership affords to our shareholders and our new partners. Having proven the
concept in Kazakhstan, and having learned a great deal in the process, we now
have the capital to carry out our expansion. It is FoodMaster's goal to move
prudently and deliberately to build solid regional dairies in the fSU."


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         Robert Peyton, president of API, stated, "We believe that this is an
excellent time to get into the dairy business in the fSU. Currently, there are
no companies offering domestic, high-quality, brand name dairy products in the
regions where FoodMaster will operate. The industry is in need of capital,
technology which API can provide and management experience which DTR brings to
the project. We are excited to be in partnership with DTR which has proved its
abilities both in the United States and in its dairy operations in Kazakhstan."

         API is a $100 million fund sponsored by America First Companies,
headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. It was formed with the purpose of investing in
the food and agribusiness industries of the former Soviet Union.

         DTR is a publicly held company focused on building business
opportunities in the former Soviet Union, and maintains offices in Minnesota,
and Almaty, Kazakhstan. Its common shares are traded on NASDAQ OTC Bulletin
Board under the symbol "DEVT."

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