Contributions of Agricultural Sciences towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals
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Date
2010
Authors
Mwangi, Maina
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FaCT Publishing
Abstract
All the materials included in this book were originally submitted to the 3rd International e-
Conference on Agricultural Biosciences held online from June 1 - 15, 2010. This was an internet
based conference designed to enable wide participation of scientists from developing countries. It is
recognised that costs, e.g. transportation, hotel accommodation, per diem, visa, etc are one of the
major factors hindering participation of scientists from developing countries in international
symposia. However, the advent of internet and other web based communication technologies is
opening new frontiers, closing the gap between communities in at different levels of development.
Through this e-conferencing facility every effort is made to minimise cost related barriers.
Participation in this conference is possible from an office, home or any other place with internet
access. To widen reach and diversity of presentataion, the participants in the e-confetrences have
opportunities to exhibit and publish presentations either as MsWord abstracts, posters or power
point slides. In addition, publication of full papaers (after peer review) is possible in the online
Journal of Applied BioSciences [ISSN 1997-5902] and the Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (ISSN 2071-
7024). These are open access journals that are published monthly and are available for free
download at http://www.m.elewa.org/journals.php . This book provides an additional way in which
scuientists will be able to publish their research outputs. Other proceedings of the e-conference can
be accessed at http://www.m.elewa.org/econferenceIeCAB.php.
We believe ours is a small but important effort in helping scientists to communicate on the
important research they are carrying out in different parts of the world. It is our sincere hope that
more and mopre scientists will appreciate this rather new and more cost-efefctive way of
communicating on what they do every day. There is no doubt science will be at the forefront of
progress in reaching the goals that nations have set ahead of themselves, e.g. the Millenium
Development Goals. Each one of us must play our roles to make this a better world for all. At FaCT
publications we are committed to providing an enabling and supportive platform to ensure the
ourputs of research are communicated to the rest of the world.
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Mwangi M., 2010 (Editor). Contributions of agricultural sciences towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals. FaCT Publishing, Nairobi. 160 pp.