Summer school on fibre Crops in Catania

20th May 2013
by manager

Agrinatura News

From production to the final use, Catania Italy, 21 – 27 July 2013

FIBRA – Fibre Crops as sustainable source of biobased material for industrial products in Europe and China

The summer school will take place from 21st to 27th of July in Catania-Italy, and is organized by Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agrarie e Alimentari – DISPA University of Catania.

Thesummer school is designed to promote the communication between experts and students about the key issues of fibre crop production, processing and application. Attention is paid towards the breeding of fiber crops, their ecological adaptation and best agricultural practices, the relationship between plant, soil and atmosphere, the quality and efficiency improvement of product diversification leading in improved markets and enhanced economic for sustainable fibre crop production.

This course is mainly addressed to Ph.D or post doc students in agricultural branches, but it also open to young researchers involved in fiber crop production from various perspectives.

The application form must be sent by email, before 31st of May 2013 to the Secretariat of the Summer school at the following address: fibrafp7@gmail.com. A brief C.V. together with the application form should be also enclosed.

Please find more info about the summer school, applications and venue here.
Application form can be downloaded here.