Fifth World Cowpea Research Conference

World Cowpea Conference logoImproving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science
27 September to 1 October 2010, Dakar 

Cinquième Conférence Mondiale
 de la Recherche sur le Niébé
 

Améliorer les conditions de vie dan
la chaîne de valeur du Niébé à travers les avancées scientifiques
Du 27 septembre au 1er octobre 2010, Dakar

Call for papers and submission guidelines

Conference topics

  1. Genetic improvement
  2. Cowpea grain and seed storage
  3. Processing and enterprise development
  4. Plant health management
  5. Human nutrition and health
  6. Cropping systems and agronom
  7. Molecular tools
  8. Economics and technology transfer
  9. Crop-livestock integration
  10. Seed systems

Papers are called for on the topics outlined above. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted before 15 April 2010. Abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results, and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper. Abstracts should be submitted electronically.

After acceptance, authors are requested to submit their full-length papers according to the set guidelines.

Important dates

  • Deadline for abstracts submission 15 April
  • Abstracts approval and contact with presenters 16 May
  • Full paper submission 30 September
  • Deadline for early registration 16 July

Email address for further information and enquiries:

Christian Fatokun, c.fatokun@cgiar.org
Katherine Lopez, k.lopez@cgiar.org