| SUST | Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | ||
8:30 AM-11:45 AM McCormick Place South -- Room S105B/C, Level 1, Oral | |||
Sustainable Food and Agriculture for African Drought Areas | |||
| Causes, Impact, and Non-technology Considerations | |||
| Sponsored by: | SUST | ||
| Cosponsored by: | AGFD | ||
| Organizer, Presidings: | John Finley Jane V. Leland Scott R. Yates | ||
| 8:30 AM | Introductory Remarks | ||
| 8:35 AM | 36 | Will scientists in the public sector be active participants or supporting players in agricultural biotechnology? Roger N. Beachy | |
| 9:20 AM | 37 | Dealing with drought in a warming world Dennis T. Avery | |
| 10:05 AM | Intermission | ||
| 10:15 AM | 38 | Drought in Africa: An ever-present environmental hazard Sharon E. Nicholson | |
| 11:00 AM | 39 | The politics of drought stress tolerant crops in Africa Robert L. Paarlberg | |
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The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007