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International training course « Agrobiodiversity : Human and plants – Tools and analysis methods”, held in November 2008 in Montpellier

Of the 283 applications from various regions of the world, a total of 24 students and professionals from the South were selected to participate in the international training course « Agrobiodiversity: Men and Plants. Analytical tools and methods » being held in Montpellier in November 2008.

For further information visit: http://www.agrobiodiv.agropolis.fr

Given in French, the training course is aimed to assist students and professionals from the South to:

Discover methods and tools for a multidisciplinary approach of diversity at different levels (plants, agrosystems, societies, knowledge, and practices)
Understand its advantages and limitations
Locate their projects in the complex scientific and political context of biodiversity utilisation and preservation

Jointly organized by IRD and Cirad in partnership with several national and international institutions (e.g., Agropolis International, Bioversity international), the international training course was funded by Agropolis Fondation.