Events
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The Global Forum for Agricultural Research’s Gender in Agriculture Partnership (GAP) has organized a webinar for 4 October on three on-going initiatives to mainstream sex-disaggregated data and gender indicators in national agricultural censuses and surveys, and in agricultural development projects. As the first of a series developed by the GAP group this webinar will discuss…
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Over two weeks in September, the Platform for African-European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development Phase (PAEPARD) will hold a pair of online debates with some 300 experts or actors which are implementing research and development activities related to aflatoxin. The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and…
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A group of academically gifted high school students visited the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab offices this week to learn about peanut research. The students, part of the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP), are nearing the end of a course focused on developing new varieties of crops via marker-assisted selection, transgenic and gene-editing approaches,…
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The faculty of Agriculture at the University of Mauritius will host an International Conference on Agribusiness in collaboration with the AFMA (Africa Farm Management Association) from 20-24 November 2016 under the main theme “Sustainable Agricultural Development: Innovation Systems Approach for Agricultural Transformation in Africa.” The conference will cover:
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Leaders of government and non-profit international development agencies will spend the day Wednesday celebrating programs like Feed the Future in a daylong event that will conclude with remarks from President Obama. The Summit on Global Development will run from 9 to 4:30 and will be streamed live online here. In addition to the president, two…
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The 48th Annual Meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society ended with awards and recognition for outstanding achievement in research and dedication to the industry. Among those recognized were: Tim Brenneman, who received the Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award. Brenneman is a professor of plant pathology at the University of Georgia and…
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The 48th Annual American Peanut Research and Education Society annual meeting convened in Clearwater, Fla., this week with hundreds of scientists, student researchers and representatives of the shelling, processing and manufacturing industries gathering. Over two-full days of meetings, the group is reviewing the progress of genomics research, sharing findings with colleagues and discussing priorities for…