After a decade of efforts, the production of seeds in Senegal has reached a significant development.
More than 50 isolation plots of sunfower and maize production has been sawned and harvested in 2008-09.
Women were a major part of the success with the professional support of Aly DIOP and Gérard WARTRAUX.
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Happy New Year 2009
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année 2009
Feliz natal e um prospero ano novo para todos
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Anno Nuevo
Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo
Frõhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Prettige Kerstdagen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
Kellemes karacsonyi es boldog uj evet kivanok
Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Multu Yillar
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( 2.9 / 401 )Jean-Louis Duval joins AGRO CONSULTANTS
Agro Consultants is a network of consultants all graduated from high level agrotechnology or agrobusiness European Institutes or Universities.
They operate as independant free-lances or managers of small units entirely devoted to consulting work.
Most of them have a previous experience as executive managers of divisions or subsidiaries of large agro business companies.
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( 3 / 327 )The Afghanistan National Seed Association hold is founding General Assembly Meeting Saturday 18 October 2008.
The board of 9 directors has been elected.
More than 100 people have attended the meeting and 32 members have joined the association including two associared members.
The board of directors has elected his president: Mr. Saidajan ABDIANI during his meeting 20 October 2008.
More information on www.afghanseed.org
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( 3.2 / 345 )The new National Seed Secretariat is situated in close proximity to the Central Seed Testing Laboratory in Kabul and accommodates the apex institutions for coordinating seed industry functions in Afghanistan, comprising the National Seed Board and its affiliated bodies namely the Variety Release Committee, the Seed and Plant Health Inspectorate, the Seed Certification Agency, and the Afghanistan National Seed Association. The National Seed Board will be proclaimed upon ratification of the Seed Law, which is currently at parliament level for consideration. The Seed Board will function as the highest body in the seed sector with overall oversight for the management of the national seed programme and having autonomy and freedom to carry out its functions.
[From FAO press release]
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