The 2nd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference

30th March 2017
by secretary

Paepard

26-28 March 2017. Meliá Sitges, Sitges, Spain. The 2nd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference focused on the likely impact of climate change on crop production and explore approaches to maintain and increase crop productivity into the future.

Extracts of the programme

Assessment of performance of drought tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids under combined drought and heat stress S.K. Meseka, A. Menkir, O. Bossey, O. Azeez, W. Mengesha, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria
Developing and deploying climate-resilient maize varieties in the developing world B.M. Prasanna, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenya
Demand-driven innovative breeding approaches for developing climate change ready crop varieties in chickpea for Africa and Asia R.K. Varshney, ICRISAT, India, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Underutilised crops as ‘new’ crops under climate change: A South African perspective T. Mabhaudhi, R.P. Kunz, R.E. Schulze, A.T. Modi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Source: PAEPARD FEED