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1. 8th International Congress
of Plant Pathology
Date
: 2-7 February 2003
Venue : Christchurch, New Zealand
For more details visit :
Website: http://events.lincoln.ac.nz/icpp2003/
2. American Forage and Grassland
Council Annual Meeting.
Date
: 27-30 April 2003
Venue : Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
For more details visit :
Web site : http://www.afgc.org/me03001.html
3.Conference
on biotechnology begins on 2nd May
A three-day international conference on emerging trends in biotechnology
would deliberate on ‘Stem Cells - technology, potential and trends’
in Hyderabad from May 2. Martin J. Evans, Director, Cardiff School of
Biosciences, UK, who discovered the embryonic stem cells and was honoured
with the prestigious Lasker Award, would deliver the keynote address.
4.Training
for farmers in medicinal plant cultivation
The Swami Ramananda Tirtha Institute of socia-economic Research and
National Integration has taken up training of farmers in cultivating
medicinal and aromatic plants, processing and marketing areas on a large
scale. The institute will initially train the trainers who, in turn,
will train their peers. The intensive training for trainers in Ranga
Reddy, Mahbubnagar, Medak and Nalgonda district will be organised for
six days from May 5. In all 205 farmers, one from each mandal will participate.
5. Agricultural fair
The Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University is organising a State
level 'Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Fair' between April 5 and 7 at the
University campus at Rajendranagar. The theme of the Fair is Agriculture
in WTO Regime' to educate the farmers on how globalisation can work
for the betterment of small farmers of the country. Farmer-scientist
interaction meetings will be organised on all three days in the afternoons
with different themes to educate the farmers for the adoption of technologies
in WTO regime.
(Courtesy : The Hindu)
6.Agricultural
fair from March 18
An Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Fair is being organized from March 18
to 20 at Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University Sports Complex
on the theme “Agriculture in WTO regime.” The exhibition
will display the latest agricultural technologies. Interaction between
scientists and farmers will take place in the afternoon sessions.
(Courtesy : The Hindu)
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