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Presentation: Improved switchgrass selections in a northern environment Roger Samson, Executive Director of REAP-Canada presented at the Switchgrass II 2013 conference in Madison Wisconsin on switchgrass breeding techniques and the morphology and performance of new switchgrass selections. Link: http://www.dfrc.wisc.edu/switchgrass/ presentations/pdf/Samson_Roger.pdf .
The new REAP Clay Brick Stove - A profoundly simple solution to indoor air pollution! The REAP Clay Brick Stove, or Noflay-"no problem" stove, as it is referred to in West Africa-was designed, piloted and scaled up in The Gambia and Senegal in 2012-2013.The REAP Clay Brick Stove is an innovative, low-cost stove that is safe to use, fast cooking, reduces fuelwood consumption and can minimize exposure to harmful emissions. It is made locally using inexpensive local natural materials. Its innovative design all
Presentation: Assessing cultivars of switchgrass in a Northern Environment - Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013 Erik Delaquis, Research Associate at REAP-Canada presented at the 21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Erik presented a two year study which assessed 11 switchgrass cultivars in Eastern Canada. The development of adapted cultivars specifically for Northern environments fills an important role in the development of switchgrass as a biomass crop, and could lead to increased switchgrass utilizatio