African Crop Science Society Conference
March 13, 2009| |
The 9thAfrican Crop Science Society Conference is scheduled to be held on 28 September 2009 at Cape Town, South Africa. The theme of the conference will be "Science and Technology Supporting Food Security in Africa". Aspects such as agronomy, horticulture, crop improvement and physiology, post harvest handling and food sciences and rural socio-economics and agricultural extension will be covered.
Visit conference website at http://www.acss2009.up.ac.za/ for more information or contact G.D. Joubert at joub@absamail.co.za
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