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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The <strong>Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)</strong> is pleased to invite everyone to the seminar titled,<br>
<br></font><a class="events"><strong><font color="#336600" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">"IS BIOTECH RICE FOR US?</font></strong></a><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">" <br><br><strong>Dr. Rhodora R. Aldemita</strong> <br>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Drilon Hall, SEARCA<br>College, Laguna, Philippines <br><strong>20 January 2009 (Tuesday)</strong> <br>4:00 - 5:00 PM <br><br>The SEARCA Agriculture & Development Seminar Series (ADSS) is held every Tuesday, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at SEARCA. It is open to the public.<br>
<br>The ADSS is meant to encourage the presentation and discussion of development and research issues, as well as their implications for agricultural and rural development. Through the ADSS, SEARCA proactively contributes to having a vibrant scientific exchange within, and even beyond, the Los Baņos Science Community. <br>
<br>To learn more about the SEARCA ADSS, visit SEARCA website at </font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.searca.org/"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://www.searca.org</font></a><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">.</font></p>
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