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28 November 2017

“Sorghum in the 21st Century”, Congress South Africa

  The programme will comprise five cross-cutting themes: Accelerating progress in advanced breeding for improved crop adaptation to climate risks Improving productivity and increasing profitability to expand opportunities across global markets Enhancing resilience in the face of biotic and abiotic challenges Tackling key issues in food security and farming systems for improved livelihoods for the […]

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27 November 2017

Sorghum under the spotlight during UFS roundtable

  During the General Assembly of the UFS (French Union of Seed Producers), experts Arnaud Bouxin (FEFAC) and Frédéric Guedj (Euralis Seeds) took part in a roundtable on how to meet export expectations. They notably discussed the progress of European genetic selection over the last 30 years, and how it is nowadays possible to obtain […]

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16 November 2017

The European Union supports the promotion of sorghum in Iran

Commissioner Phil Hogan, accompanied by leaders of European agricultural organisations, was on a high-level mission to Iran from 11 to 13 November in order to promote EU agricultural products and co-operation with Iran. Also involved in the mission, FNPSMS (French inter-branch federation of maize and sorghum seeds) – represented by its Director Thierry Gokelaere – […]

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