FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brenda Wingfield <Brenda.Wingfield@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 5:30 PM Subject: Fwd: 2015 Cochran Fellowship Program now open! To: victoria.rautenbach@xxxxxxxxx, aemckechnie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> On 10/1/2014 at 10:47 AM, Nompumelelo Obokoh <Nompumelelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear members of AfricaBio, > > Good morning. > > The application process for the 2015 Cochran Fellowship Program is now open. > > Please find attached the application form and background information. Please > also pass it on to others who may be interested in the training. > > With additional support from Monsanto, the 2014 Cochran Fellowship Program > hosted 6 South African smallholder farmers, see the article below. > > Smallholder farmers selected for the USDA Cochran fellowship > August, 2014 – thesilo.co.ls > Six South African smallholder maize farmers have been selected by AfricaBio > to take part in the United States Department of Agriculture’ s (USDA) Cochran > Fellowship biotechnology programme. The group departed for the USA on July 5. > The purpose of the programme is to expose smallholder grain farmers in the > USA to the latest biotechnology developments in agricultural practices that > will allow them to grow into commercial farmers and to contribute to > achieving food security. They will visit various research projects and > farmers. During the past couple of seasons AfricaBio assisted the farmers > with expert agronomical advice such as planting procedures and biotech (GMO) > know-how as these farmers all planted biotech crops – making use of existing > technology to control stalk borers and to manage their weeds. > http://www.thesilo.co.ls/smallholder-farmers-selected-for-the-usda-cochran-f > ellowship/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Nompumelelo H. Obokoh, PhD - Cantab, Pr.Sci.Nat. > CEO AfricaBio > Suite U9, First Floor, Enterprise Building > Mark Shuttleworth Street > The Innovation Hub > Pretoria, 0087 > Email : nompumelelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:nompumelelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Tel: +27 12 844 0124 > Fax:+27 86 619 9399 > Web: www.africabio.com<http://www.africabio.com/> > Follow AfricaBio > [cid:image001.jpg@01CFDD64.11402BC0]<https://www.facebook.com/AfricaBio >[cid:i > mage002.jpg@01CFDD64.11402BC0]<https://twitter.com/AfricaBioSA> > [cid:image003.jpg@01CFDD64.11402BC0] > “A credible voice behind safe & responsible biotechnology”
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