II Brazilian Symposium of Genetic Resources
September 5, 2008| |
The Second Brazilian Symposium of Genetic Resources, organized by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa, will be held on November 25 to 28 November, 2008, in Brasilia. Up for discussion are new paradigms and strategies related to access, conservation and use of genetic diversity and the need to maintain the availability of genetic resources in support of food security and development. More information about the symposium in Portuguese at http://km.fao.org/gipb/.
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