March 20, 2014 - 9:00 am
About this event
Leonard Gianessi, consultant with the Crop Protection Research Institute in Washington, D.C., will present "The Importance of Pesticides for Feeding the World." Gianessi will describe the megatrends in population growth & urbanization, as well as the development of large middle class populations around the globe. The demands these changes are placing on food production have developed the necessity for pesticide use.
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Type
Seminar
Location
Fowlkes Auditorium
Cost
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Primary Sponsoring Organization
Office of Research and Economic Development
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Contact Name
Teresa Gammill
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