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Africa International Soft Commodities Conference and Showcase 2012
Dates: 22nd - 23rd May 2012
London, UK
SOFTCOMM 2012 will present the current markets, the risks involved when investing in the soft commodities field, the lessons to learn from the economic and financial crisis and the effect on farmers of trading in these soft commodities.
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eLearning Africa 2012
Dates: 23rd - 25th May 2012
Cotonou, Benin
eLearning Africa is a conference and exhibition organised by ICWE GmbH that focuses on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for development, education and training in Africa. Serving as a pan-African platform, eLearning Africa links a network of decision-makers from governments and administrations with universities, schools, governmental and private training providers, industry and key partners in development cooperation.
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World Potato Congress
Dates: 27th - 30th May 2012
Edinburgh, Scotland
World Potato Congress is a 'must attend' event for anyone involved with the potato supply chain from producers to policy makers.
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XXth SCECSAL Conference - Information for sustainable development in the digital environment
Dates: 4th - 8th Jun 2012
Nairobi, Kenya
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Future Farm World Europe 2012
Dates: 26th - 28th Jun 2012
London, UK
Future Farm World Europe 2012 will provide you with a total overview of how farming companies interact with all sections of the value chain – from governments and major food companies to providers of inputs and technology. You will learn the future of farming and how your company can make the most out of the current agricultural climate. Farming companies face massive challenges – from water shortages and soil degradation to a financially challenging climate and increasing costs. Future Farm World Europe will show you how you can utilise global knowledge and technology to make a definitive difference for your business.
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Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and the Environment
Dates: 2nd - 6th Jul 2012
Bari, Italy
The Congress will focus on and develop the various aspects of fundamental and applied soil science and technology, field approaches and social, economical and political implications in relation to the present and future needs and emergencies of mankind and environment.
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International Congress of Entomology
Dates: 19th - 25th Aug 2012
Daegu, Korea
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The 8th International Conference on Knowledge Management
Dates: 4th - 6th Sep 2012
, South Africa
Increasingly questions about the future of Knowledge Management arise. The subject field is relatively diffused and scattered into diverging concepts, perspectives and disciplines. This conference will explore trends about the future of Knowledge Management and will provide an international platform for the presentation, discussion and debate of diverse and professional approaches and research on recent and future developments in Knowledge Management. The conference will also provide an opportunity for academics, practitioners and doctoral students to have their work validated and benchmarked within the benevolent academic and professional community.
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IUCN World Conservation Congress
Dates: 6th - 15th Sep 2012
Jeju, Korea
The Congress theme is to be Nature+, a simple and memorable slogan that captures the fundamental importance of nature and its inherent link to every aspect of our lives.
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16th Symposium of the The International Society for Root and Tuber Crops
Dates: 23rd - 28th Sep 2012
Abeokuta, Nigeria
The Roots and Tubers of Development and Climate Change-Tropical roots and tuber crops are essential to meeting global food security needs, improving staple foods of world’s poor and creating new opportunities in global food supply.

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Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Africa: From Microbes to Markets
Dates: 22nd - 26th Oct 2012
Nairobi, Kenya
A particular focus of this conference deals with the comparison and scaling-up of candidate breakthrough technologies, monitoring and evaluation of their impacts within rural settings and along agricultural value chains and strategies to increase human and institutional capacities in Integrated Soil Fertility Management.
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15th AAAP Animal Science Congress
Dates: 26th - 30th Nov 2012
Bangkok, Thailand
The purpose of the Congress is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of the most recent developments and advancements in the field of animal production with various cross-scientific disciplines.
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Tree Product Value Chains in Africa: Sharing Innovations that Work for Smallholders
Dates: 26th - 28th Nov 2012
Yaounde, Cameroon
The conference will be a forum for a wide group of (inter)national stakeholders to learn and share knowledge, experience and innovations on emerging trends relating to the production, processing and marketing of tree products by smallholder farmers.
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12th International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium
Dates: 28th - 31st Jan 2013
Arusha, Tanzania
The 12th Symposium, focuses on emergence, epidemiology and control of native and new encounter virus diseases to reflect on the prevailing situation of virus diseases in Africa and around the world that are not only ravaging crop production, but also affecting the international exchange of germplasm and commerce.
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Land Divided: Land and South African Society
Dates: 24th - 27th Mar 2013
Cape Town, South Africa
This inter-disciplinary conference aims to provide a platform for current scholarship across the social, human and environmental sciences on land issues in South Africa, within a regional and comparative frame. Given the significance of the centenary of the 1913 Land Act, reflections on the legacy and meaning of this legislation one hundred years on will be an important focus. However, the conference also aims to stimulate critical reflection on contemporary and future environmental, agrarian and social dynamics within South Africa and the region. In this way it aims to provide a platform for scholarship that is mindful of the significance of the past and also forward looking.
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