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147 The African Green Revolution: First Five Years

Oral Session
Z01 Z Series Special Sessions

To update the broad membership of ASA-CSSA-SSSA and the public about the new science-based initiatives that are transforming agriculture and land use across Africa from a situation of degradation and bare subsistence to that of progress and prosperity.

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A06 International Agronomy, C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism, C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality, C08 Plant Genetic Resources, Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Seaside Ballroom B, Seaside Level

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Organizer:
Raymond Weil
10:00 AM
147-1
Achieving Sustainable Land Management in Africa: What Is AGRA's Promise and Approach?.
Bashir Jama, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
10:20 AM
147-2
Going From 1 to 3 Tons/Ha in Africa with More Variable Rainfall.
Pedro Sanchez, Earth Institute at Columbia University
Audio File Recorded presentation
10:40 AM
147-3
Progress and Challenges for Improvement of African Crops.
Deborah Delmer, University of California Davis (Emeritus)
Audio File Recorded presentation
11:00 AM
147-4
Biodiversity and a Resilient Green Revolution: Lessons for a Changing Climate.
Sieglinde Snapp, Michigan State University
Audio File Recorded presentation
11:20 AM
147-5
Foot Soldiers in the African Green Revolution - Problem Solving and Adaptive Research in the Field.
Raymond R. Weil, University of Maryland
Audio File Recorded presentation
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