Via Association AGRIDEA., "Learning how small-scale farmers learn from the new technologies exhibited in Mekelle by their peers and by modern workshops and research centres made us realize how little the majority of 'educated' people in agricultural research and development understand what interests the farmers."
Via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Conference speaker notes that biotechnology has automatically come to mean transgenic. "He said some of the confusion has been caused by scientists themselves and he criticized those who have oversold and over-promised the technology."
optical disks; AGRISEARCH, search through journal, AGRISEARCH, produced by SilverPlatter, is a CD-ROM product which aims at coordinating current agricultural research [projects in Africa, Canada, Europe, and the United States. The database includes current project information concerning agriculture, food, and nutrition. In addition, AGRISEARCH provides contact names and addresses of research centers working on agriculture related projects. Considering that this is the first attempt to harmonize agricultural research project information, the database has much to offer towards the development, planning and coordination of agricultural research. (author)
3 pages., Online via publication website., A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) meteorologist comments on reactions she gets from viewers, listeners, and readers in her coverage of natural disasters, climate, and related weather topics.
