Birgit Zipf, Student Reporter—Let's talk directly, across borders

Helen Sitar — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:34:42 +0000

When discussing challenges in tropical agriculture, is it actually necessary to talk to researchers from the tropics? Birgit Zipf, second-year student reporter for the Tropentag 2014 conference, certainly believes so! She's tired of attending conferences where German, British, and American presenters are “talking about the ‘others’” from developing regions, instead of inviting and “rather talking with them.” But why is this distinction particularly important to Birgit? (Continue...)

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Birgit Zipf, Student Reporter—Let's talk directly, across borders