The international Workshop on "Implementation of and further research on biological control of the Larger Grain Borer" was held in Lomé on the 56 November 1990 with the help and support of SPV. Financial backing was given by FAO and GTZ and logistical arrangements were principally due to the efforts of Dr. Fischer (GTZ-Togo).
Participants were drawn from a large number of countries and organizations comprising FAO, GTZ, IIBC, IITA, KARI, NRI, OAU and SPV.
Thanks are also due to the following who officially opened the meeting:
Mr. Adam | - Director, SPV |
Mr. Allaglo | - Representative of the Minister of Agricultural Development (Togo) |
Mr. Doumandji | - FAO representative (Togo) |
Dr. Nkouka | - Asst. Scientific Secretary OAU/CSTR/IPC |
Dr. Laborius | - GTZ, Project coordinator |
A final word of gratitude is due to all the participants of the workshop who contributed their expertise both in the formal presentations and in the frank discussions that followed.