Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Embrapa Hortaliças - Brasília, DF, Brazil
Público-alvo: Profissionais, produtores, técnicos, professores e estudantes envolvidos e ou interessados na produção das hortaliças leguminosas (ervilha, feijão-vagem, grão-de-bico e lentilha).
Education, debate and advocacy are on the agenda each June at ASTA’s annual convention. Attendees focus on science and policy issues related to the development and free movement of quality seed worldwide. This is also when new association officers are installed.
Objectif: échanger sur la place et la valeur multi-critères des légumineuses, de l’amont de la production à l’aval de l’utilisation, dans le cadre de conférences plénières, de tables rondes, d’ateliers et de sessions informelles.
Featured speaker: Dr. Paul Gepts, Professor of Plant Sciences and Geneticist/Breeder, UC Davis
Topic: Grain legume breeding in California and East Africa: contrasting endeavors