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Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships
Opportunities for
Young Scholars in Plant Genetic Resources Research
The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships for 2007 are announced.
The Fellowships are supported by the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia and
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., United States, a DuPont Company.
The Fund aims to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources
in developing countries by awarding Fellowships to outstanding young researchers
to carry out relevant innovative research at an advanced research institute outside
their own country for a period of between three months and one year.
The closing date for applications is 6 November 2006.
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Vavilov-Frankel
Fellowship for 2006 Awarded
Achille Ephrem Assobadjo of University of Abomey-Calavi,
Republic of Benin to carry out a study entitled "Developing
conservation and domestication strategies for baobab (Adansonia
digitata L.) in traditional agroforestry systems of West Africa".
The work will be carried out at the Laboratory of Tropical and
Subtropical Agriculture and Ethnobotany, Faculty of Biosciences
Engineering, University of Ghent, Belgium, under the supervision of
Prof Dr. Ir. Patrick Van Damme.
This Fellowship is made with the support of Pioneer
Hi-Bred International, Inc., United States.
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