Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture
Proceedings of the 15th International Nitrogen Fixation Congress and the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation
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Poverty is a severe problem in Africa, Asia, South America and even in pockets of the developed world. Addressing poverty alleviation via the expanded use of biological nitrogen fixation in agriculture was the theme of the 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. Because nitrogen-fixation research is multidisciplinary, exploiting its benefits for agriculture and environmental protection has continued to attract research by diverse groups of scientists, including chemists, biochemists, plant physiologists, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, agricultural scientists, extension agents, and inoculant producers. The 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation was held jointly with the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. This joint Congress was hosted in South Africa at the Cape Town International Conv- tion Centre, 21–26 January 2007, and was attended by about 200 registered participants from 41 countries world-wide. During the Congress, some 100 oral and approximately 80 poster papers were presented. The wide range of topics covered and the theme of the Congress justifies this book’s title, Nitrogen Fixation: Applications to Poverty Alleviation.
Editors and Affiliations
Cape Town Peninsula, University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
Felix D. Dakora
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
Samson B. M. Chimphango
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Alex J. Valentine
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Claudine Elmerich
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA
William E. Newton
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 15th International Nitrogen Fixation Congress and the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Editors: Felix D. Dakora, Samson B. M. Chimphango, Alex J. Valentine, Claudine Elmerich, William E. Newton