Diplomas recognized
The Manitoba Institute of Agrologists has expanded its membership to recognize diploma graduates.
Until recently only graduates of four-year degree programs were eligible to practise as professional agrologists. The change will mean diploma grads can practise as technical agrologists.
The institute recently accepted Bob Hoffman of Credit Union Central of Manitoba; Earl Geddes, farmer and agriculture consultant from Pilot Mound and Jason Vanstone of Brett-Young Seeds. Technical agrologists-in-training were also accepted. They included Doug Pryor of United Grain Growers in Portage la Prairie, Trevor Hart of Double Diamond Farm Supplies in Boissevain and Tanya Unrau of Double E Agriservices in Souris.
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New marketing specialist
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Contribution to Eritrea
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has signed a $5.3 million contribution agreement with the Canadian International Development Agency to strengthen Eritrea’s ability to predict and deal with food shortages.
The four-year project will build warehouses to hold 40,000 tonnes of grain – enough to feed 1.7 million people for two months – and train staff to manage the emergency reserve. It will also develop a system to gather and apply information about food supplies and shortages.
Formerly a province of Ethiopia, Eritrea meets up to two-thirds of its yearly cereal needs through donated food. Recurrent drought and war have been primarily responsible for food shortages in Eritrea.
The Winnipeg-based foodgrains bank is made up of 12 Canadian church groups.
Internet goes country
A new outlet for an exchange of ideas about rural revitalization is now available on Internet. Called RurCan – L, it’s a listing service of documents, discussions, case studies and ideas for and about rural Canada.
RurCan -L will deal with questions of social, economic and environmental renewal.
The service was initiated by Jerome Martin of the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Connect to the service on the internet at listserv@vm.ucs.ualberta.ca.
