就地取才jiù dì qǔ cái

draw on (/make the best of) the local resources;obtain raw materials locally;use local materials
❍ 可是老杨，技术人员也要～，就地培养，我们要有成千上万的中国专家。(夏衍《考验》60)But Yang,we still have to get our technical staff where we can find them,and when we haven’t got them,we have to bring them on,for we need thousands and thousands of Chinese experts.
❍ 社务委员会分析了这种情况，根据 “因陋就简，勤俭起家”的精神，确定了～，挖掘一切物力、财力的潜力。(《中国农村的社会主义高潮》74) So the management committee studied the situation and decided to make the best of the local resources. Hard work and thrift was their motto. Everything they could put to use they used and every possible source of income was exploited.