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If you know of an upcoming event that relates to agriculture and development in the Asia Pacific, please submit the details for a free listing on this site.

Food Security Public Lecture in Melbourne

  • Date: 27 Aug 2008
  • Venue: Melbourne, Australia
  • Host: Monash University
  • Growing evidence suggests climate change could seriously threaten agricultural production and the diversity of crops around the world. The opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault deep inside an Arctic mountain in February 2008 marked a turning point to ensuring the crops that sustain us will not be lost.

    Dr Cary Fowler will reveal how a rescue mission is underway as thousands of scientists, plant breeders, farmers, and those working in the Global Crop Diversity Trust identify and save as many distinct crop varieties as possible.


  • Resource link: http://www.monash.edu.au/research/researchmonth/events/20080827-here-today.html

Agriculture in a changing climate: the new International research frontier

  • Date: 3 Sept 2008
  • Venue: Canberra, Australia
  • Host: ATSE Crawford Fund
  • The conference will address the impact of agriculture (including deforestation) on climate change, the potential impact of climate change on the distribution and productivity of agriculture, fisheries and forestry, and the need for ongoing and re- directed international research to mitigate these effects.

    A group of international and national specialists will consider the key issues across agriculture, scenarios for a range of key industries and what international agricultural research has to offer.

  • Resource link: http://www.crawfordfund.org/events/pdfs/conf08.pdf /
 

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