Preface

Funding

This book could not have been written nor the symposium heldwithout the financial support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through a grant to the International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL) collaborative research support program. Grateful acknowledgement is extended to the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Purdue University, and INTSORMIL for providing the organizational logistics. Appreciation goes to BASF, EARI, and Alemaya University for the generous hospitality during the symposium. Especial acknowledgements go to Mrs. Katy Ibrahim for her impeccable organization and service in the transcontinental and local arrangements for the symposium. The tireless efforts of the local host committee ably and competently chaired by Dr. Tesfaye Tesso were crucial for the success of the symposium.