Annual meeting of American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

FARA presented a paper on “Expectations and emerging issues in agricultural research and development for SSA” at the annual meeting of American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).

ASA Centennial Celebration: A Century of Integrating Crops, Soils, and Environment 4-8 November 2007 New Orleans, USA brought together 3,500+ people from 50+ countries representing academia, government and private industry, including a large contingent of undergraduate and graduate students.

The ASA-CSSA-SSSA annual meeting had a sub programme on innovation platforms for technology adoption (IPTAs).

A Society-wide symposium was focused on The African Green Revolution
“The African Green Revolution Moves Forward,” by Pedro Sanchez, Columbia University

• “The Economics of the African Green Revolution,” by Jeffrey Sachs, The Earth Institute
• “Improving Access to Inputs by Smallholder Maize Farmers: Experience from Malawi,” by Patrick Kabambe, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
• “The Millennium Villages,” by Amadou Niang, MDG Center
• “How Well Can Tropical Africa Adapt to Climate Change?” by Philip Thornton, International Livestock Research Institute
• “The African Green Revolution Alliance,” by Akin Adesina, Rockefeller Foundation

The annual meeting edition (64 p.) is available from CSA News (www.agronomy.org/csa-news). This is the official monthly magazine for members of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).