CIALCA International Conference in Rwanda
June 3, 2011| |
The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) International Conference will be held in Kigali, Rwanda from 24-27 October 2011. The theme of the conference is Challenges and opportunities for agricultural intensification of the humid-highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa. CIALCA and the CGIAR Consortium Research program invites attendees to present papers and posters. The conference will be conducted in English and French and simultaneous translation will be available.
For more details, see the announcement at http://www.cialca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115&Itemid=118.
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