ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Three new training manuals are available from IFPRI's Training for Capacity Strengthening Program. They are:
   1. Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger: A World Free from Hunger. Food security curriculum development tool for teachers. In collaboration with the American Federation of Teachers, IFPRI, International Education and Resource Network, National Peace Corps Association, Newsweek Education Program, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, US National Committee for World Food Day, and the World Bank. FAO. 2001.

   2. Poverty Measurement and Analysis Training (2 hour course). Suresh Babu. IFPRI. 2001.

   3. The Art of Proposal Writing for Policy Research. Suresh Babu and Valerie Rhoe. IFPRI. 2001.

Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA)
CMA is a multidisciplinary center at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, which was established in 1961 in collaboration with the Harvard Business School. CMA conducts research, provides training for strengthening the capacity of individuals and institutions for policy analysis and research, and performs consultancies. For more information, visit www.cmaiima.org.

Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Regional Food Security Training Programme (RFSTP)
The SADC-RFSTP evolved from a 3-year food-security training project that ended in 1999. The overall objective of SADC-RFSTP is to contribute to improved food security in Southern African by enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations involved in food security. The activities of RFSTP focus on three main areas: strengthening the supply of food security training service; strengthening the effective demand for training, and developing and sustaining a regional market for food security-related training services. For more information, visit http://www.sadc-fanr.org.zw/fstp/fstp.htm.

The following course has been rescheduled:
2001 International Training Course on Training of Trainers on Sustainable Agriculture
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, DGIS, ETC-Netherlands

2001 International Course on Development and Management of Training Program
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Sustainable Agricultural Development for Food Security
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

Management Skills for Development Professionals
University of Reading

Governance and Institutional Structures
University of Reading

Developing Effective Courses and Education/Training Materials
University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

Analysis and Design of Forest and Natural Resource Policies
University of Peace

Policy and Institutional Reform for Sustainable Rural Development
World Bank Institute

Environmental Economics for Development Policy
World Bank Institute

Advanced Training Program in Food and Nutrition Security
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

Environmental Sustainability
Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State

How to Write the Winning Funding Proposal
Non-Profit Resource Training

Rural Markets, Institutions, and Development Policies
Institute of Social Studies

Central European University (CEU) Summer University
The Human Right to Food and Nutrition: Principles and Policies

Conflict Resolution in Forest Resource Management
Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific

17th International Seminar on Forest and Natural Resources Administration and Management
Colorado State University and the U.S. Forest Service International Programs Office

Use of Geographic Information Systems
University of Reading

Methods and Techniques for Project Management
Deutsche Shiftung für internationale Entwicklung and Zentralstelle für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft

Empirical Modeling of the Economy and the Environment
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)

Poverty and Sustainable Development


International Conference in Economics V
Middle East Technical Institute-Economic Research Center

International Conference on Globalization of Research and Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Center for International Development, Harvard University, and Third World Academy of Sciences

International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

2001 International Conference on the Development of Agricultural Information Management, Technology and Markets in the 21st Century: New Challenges and Opportunities
International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists and China-European Union Centre for Agricultural Technology

2002 Claude Ake Memorial Awards Program competition
Africa-America Institute, African Studies Association, and Ford Foundation