ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. IFPRI Training for Capacity Strengthening Program is pleased to announce the expansion of its web page to include training activities, materials, collaborator networks, conference and fellowship information, and more.
   

2. The Eastern and Central Africa Programme for Agricultural Policy analysis (ECAPAPA) working in collaboration with partner networks, programs and projects under ASARECA, and the international agricultural research centers, announces a request for proposals on the subject "Natural Resource Management and Use: Conflict Minimizing Strategies". Proposals are invited from researchers from all the ASARECA countries. The budget per proposal should not exceed US$20,000, and the project should be completed within nine months. The deadline for submitting a proposal is May 31, 2001. For more information, contact: Dr. Isaac J. Minde, Programme Coordinator, ECAPAPA, Plot 13 John Babiiha Road, P.O. Box 765, Entebbe, Uganda. Phone: 256-41-321780/321751; Fax: 256-41-321777; Email: ecapapa@imul.com.

3. The Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies has released "Foodgrain marketing and food distribution system in relation to achieving food security in Bangladesh" by R. K. Menon, D. Mallick, A. S. Khan, S. K. Bala, G. Jilani, A. A. Rahman, and S. Huq. To view the full document, visit www.ids.ac.uk/gdn/foodgrain.htm..

4. IFPRI and John Hopkins University recently released a book titled Agricultural Science Policy: Changing Global Agendas. It examines the changes affecting agricultural science policy, including issues such as the environment, genetic diversity, food safety, poverty, human health, public versus private responsibilities, and intellectual property rights. For more information, visit IFPRI Publications.

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
ABARE is Australia's largest applied economic research agency that works with both industry and government to provide stakeholders in Australia's rural and resource industries with up-to-date public policy analysis and commodity forecasts. The direct benefit of ABARE's work is to increase competition within the industry, and the indirect benefit is to maintain a sustainable environment, thus improving Australia's economy and living standards. For more information, visit www.abareconomics.com.

Social Science and Policy Research Network for Agriculture (SSPN)
The Bureau of Agricultural Research of the Philippines Department of Agriculture established SSPN to strengthen agricultural research and development. The network's goals are to achieve efficient, equitable, and sustainable agricultural development through a more rigorous analytical and empirical understanding of rural society, particularly agricultural producer and consumer behavior and the structure, conduct (process), and performance of markets, policies, programs, regulations, and institutions. For more information, visit www.pids.gov.ph/sspn/ssprn.htm.

• How to Write a Convincing Proposal: Strengthening Project Development, Donor Relations, and Resource Mobilization in Agricultural Research
  International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR)

• The International Dimension of Environmental Policy

• Environmental Economics for Development Policy
  The World Bank Institute

• Improving Training Quality through Interactive Learning Technologies and Distance Mentoring (ITQ-4)
  The World Bank Institute, University Science Malaysia, and University of Illinois

• Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
  Mosaic.net International

• Biotechnology and Rural Livelihoods: Enhancing the Benefits
  Biotechnology Service of ISNAR and the International Service for National Agricultural Research

• Biosafety and the Cartagena Protocol: A Framework for Capacity Building
  Biotechnology Service of ISNAR and the International Service for National Agricultural Research

• Issues in Integrated Agricultural Management
  University of Wales, Bangor

• Animal Production Systems and Social Issues
  University of Wales, Bangor

• Social Issues in Natural Resource Management
  University of Wales, Bangor

• International Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology (ICAST)
  Chinese Ministries of Science and Technology, Agriculture, and Education

• The Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA)

ZEF Doctoral Program for Development Studies
The Center for Development Research (ZEF)

B.Sc. and M.Sc. Scholarships for women in agriculture extension or technology development and transfer
African Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (AWLAE)