ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Food Policy Postdoctoral Fellowships

   The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will award three one-year postdoctoral fellowships starting in September 2002. The objective is to generate sustained capacity to undertake policy research for solving food, agricultural, and natural resource problems in developing countries and to communicate the results for maximum policy impact.

   Eligibility: Candidates should have received their PhDs from developing country institutions within the last five years in the areas of agricultural economics, economics, political science, or other social sciences or disciplines related to IFPRI's research and outreach mandates. Candidates should intend to make a career in policy research or advising and to work within government ministries, nongovernmental organizations, or academic institutions in developing countries. Young faculty members and female applicants are encouraged to apply.

   Application: Candidates should submit (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a brief synopsis of their PhD dissertation; (3) a two-page description of the proposed policy research problem in their home country that is related to one of the themes below; (4) an explanation of the data needs, availability, and methods of analysis; and (5) a brief statement of their career interests and intention to apply their skills in their home country. Selected candidates will be expected to begin their stay at IFPRI in September 2002.

   Themes: IFPRI conducts research, outreach, capacity strengthening, and policy communication at the country and global level in the following areas: (1) micronutrient malnutrition, microfinance, gender and intrahousehold analysis, and urban household food security; (2) agricultural technologies, fragile lands, water management, property rights, and public investment in agriculture; (3) market reforms, income and crop diversification, post harvest systems and rural income, and export promotion; (4) macroeconomic policy reforms and agriculture and regional trade arrangements; and (5) policy communication and capacity strengthening for policy research and analysis.

   Deadline: October 31, 2001

   For more information contact Suresh Babu at S.Babu@cgiar.org.

2. World Food Prize

   Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the Director-General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), was awarded the World Food Prize for 2001 for his contribution to eliminating food insecurity. He initiated the research effort that established the "Food For Education" programs and formulated IFPRI's 2020 Vision Initiative. His efforts have helped shape world food policies.

   In addition to leading IFPRI for the past 10 years and guiding it as it became the world's leading think-tank on hunger issues, Pinstrup-Andersen is a Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has eceived honorary doctoral degrees from Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, University of Aberdeen, U.K; and Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He is an honorary professor at the Tashkent State University in Uzbekistan and a Distinguished Professor at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. For more information on The World Food Prize, visit www.worldfoodprize.org.

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Deutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung (German Foundation for International Development (DSE))
The German Foundation for International Development (DSE) provides a forum for policy dialogue through conferences, meetings, seminars and training courses. Its short-and long-term training courses have reached 170,000 decision-makers, specialists, and executive personnel from over 150 countries. In addition to seminars and training courses, DSE supports advanced training institutions in developing countries and provides scholarships for congress trips that will increase information exchange between the north and south. For more information about DSE, visit www.dse.de/dse-e.htm.

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African Agricultural Researchers Association (AARA)
African Agricultural Researchers Association's mission is to build a network that stimulates interest among African scholars in agricultural economics and related disciplines. The association uses an interactive list serve to allow economists to exchange information. For more information, contact ARA_AFRICA-owner@yahoogroups.com

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• Organization: Schumacher College
  Title: Farming for Better Food: Solutions to the Global Crisis in Agriculture
  Location: Dartington, Devon, UK
  Date: November 4-23, 2001
  Contact: Administrator
  Schumacher College
  The Old Postern
  Dartington
  Devon
  TQ9 6EA
  UK
  Phone: +44 (0) 1803 865934
  Fax: +44 (0) 1803 866899
  Email: schumcoll@gn.apc.org
  Web: www.gn.apc.org/schumachercollege/

• Organization: International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) and Global Change System for Analysis, Research, and Training (START)
  Title: Bi-annual International Workshop on Human Dimensions of Urbanization and the Transition to Sustainability
  Location: Bonn, Germany
  Date: June 3-14, 2002
  Deadline: November 10, 2001 (applications)
  Contact: Ms. Maarit Thiem
  International Project Co-ordinator
  International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change
  Walter-Flex-Street 3
  53113 Bonn
  Germany
  Phone: +228 - 73 96 79
  Fax: +228 - 73 90 54
  Email: thiem.ihdp@uni-bonn.de
  Web: www.uni-bonn.de/IHDP

• Organization: Food and Nutrition Security Unit (FNSU); University for Development Studies, Tamale; Wageningen University; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  Title: National Training Course on Food and Nutrition Security for Health and Development
  Location: University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
  Date: October 15- November 9, 2001
  

• Organization: International Agricultural Centre (IAC)
  Title: Course on Rural Microfinance
  Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
  Date: February 10-23, 2001
  Deadline: December 1, 2001 (application)
  Target Group: Executive managers in rural microfinance or related sector
  Eligibility: competence in English
  Fee: € 2700 (includes lecture materials, administration fees, and programme excursions)
  Contact: International Agricultural Centre
  P.O. Box 88
  6700 AB Wageningen
  The Netherlands
  Phone: + 31 317 495 495
  Fax: + 31 317 495 395 Email: training@iac.agro.nl
  Web: www.iac.wageningen-ur.nl

• Organization: Integrated Watershed Development and Management Program (IWDM); School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD); School of Civil Engineering; Asian Institute of Technology(AIT)
  Title: Geographic Information Systems- Aided Watershed Management
  Location: Bangkok, Thailand
  Date: December 3-7, 2001
  Fee: US $1,000 includes hotel accommodation, tuition fee, and materials (fellowships available)
  Contact: Dr. Gopal B. Thapa
  Associate Professor and Integrated Watershed Development and Management Program Faculty Coordinator
  School of Environment, Resources, and Development, Asian Institute of Technology
  P.O. Box 4
  Klong Luang
  Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
  Phone: 66 2 524 5624
  Fax: 66 2 524 6431
  Email: gopal@ait.ac.th

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• Title: The World Food Prize International Symposium
  Location: Marriott Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  Date: October 18-19, 2001
  For more information, visit www.worldfoodprize.org

• Title: Online Educa Conference
  Location: Hotel Intercontinental, Berlin, Germany
  Date: November 28-30, 2001
  For more information, visit www.online-educa.com

• Title: Conference to Mark Ten Years of Economic Reforms in India
  Location: Canberra, Australia
  Date: November 19-20, 2001
  Deadline: October 31, 2001 (or submission of paper)
  For more information, visit economics.anu.edu.au/asarc/upcomingevents.htm

• Title: International Conference on Globalization of Research and Development, Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries
  Location: Trieste, Italy
  Date: September 11-13, 2001
  For more information, visit www.cid.Harvard.edu/cidbiotech/r&dconf/description.htm

• Organization: International Society of African Scientists (ISAS)
  Title: Potential Benefits of Biotechnology to Agriculture in Africa and the Caribbean
  Location: Holiday Select Hotel, Wilmington, DE, USA
  Date: October 5, 2001
  For more information, visit www.dca.net/isas

• Organization: Development Economics Study Group (DESG)
  Title: DESG Annual Conference
  Location: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
  Date: April 18-20, 2002
  Deadline: October 30, 2001
  For more information, visit www.shef.ac.uk/~desg/cinfo/index.html

• Organization: International Input-Output Association
  Title: 14th International Conference on Input-Output Techniques
  Location: University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada
  Date: October 10-15, 2002
  Deadline: November 1, 2001
  For more information, contact Erik Dietzenbacher at E. Dietzenbacher@eco.rug.nl

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• Organization: American Association of University Women (AAUW)
  Title: AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants: International Fellowships
  Target Group: Graduate students from outside the United States
  Eligibility: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  Contact: AAUW Educational Foundation
  c/o Customer Care Center
  Dept. 141
  2201 Dodge Street
  Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
  USA
  Phone: 1-319-1716, ext. 141
  Email: intsymp@aauw.org
  Web: http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/internat.html

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• Organization: Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
  Position: Executive Secretary
  Application: Up-to-date curriculum vitae, including names, full postal address, telephone, fax number, and email address of three references. Applicants should also indicate their own full address (postal, street, telephone, fax, and email), and when they will be available, if offered the position Deadline: September 15, 2001 (application)
  Contact: The Chairman
  ASARECA Committee of Directors
  Plot 5, Mpigi Road
  P.O. Box 765
  Entebbe, Uganda
  Phone: 256-41-320212 or 320556 or 321389
  Fax: 256-41-321126
  Email: asareca@imul.com