African Seed Systems Meeting
August 14, 2009| |
The Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER) in Mali and the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) will host the first Program on African Seed Systems (PASS) stakeholders' meeting from 5 to 8 October 2009 at the International Conference Center in Bamako. Over 300 participants are expected to attend including several dignitaries to be led by AFRA President Kofi Annan.
Email Lassana Sacko, head of the IER National Information Center on Biotechnology and Biosafety at lassana.sacko55@yahoo.fr for additional information.
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