IFPRI: Training for Capacity Strengthening Program (Newsletter: October 2001)

TCSP Newsletter
October 2001
Institution Profile   |  Network Profile   |  Courses/Workshops   |  Conferences   |  Fellowships / Scholarships / Grants

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. IFPRI Training Materials
    Operationalizing Household Food Security in Development Projects: An Introduction. Technical Guide #1. John Hoddinott. March 1999.
    Food and Nutrition Security Data on the World Wide Web. Technical Guide #2. Alison T. Slack. March 1999.
    Classification and Regression Trees: An Introduction. Technical Guide #3. Yisehac Yohannes and John Hoddinott. March 1999.
    Using Epi Map Graphic Data Presentation Software for Regional Targeting. Technical Guide #4. Alison T. Slack and Saul S. Morris. March 1999.
    Measuring Nutritional Dimensions of Household Food Security. Technical Guide #5. Saul S. Morris. March 1999.
    Rapid Appraisal Methods for the Assessment, Design, and Evaluation of Food Security Programs. Technical Guide #6. Gilles Bergeron. March 1999.
    Choosing Outcome Indicators of Household Food Security. Technical Guide #7. John Hoddinott. March 1999.
    Constructing Samples for Characterizing Household Food Security and for Monitoring and Evaluating Food Security Interventions: Theoretical Concerns and Practical Guidelines. Technical Guide #8. Calogero Carletto. March 1999.
    Targeting: Principles and Practice. Technical Guide #9. John Hoddinott. March 1999.
    Designing Methods for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Household Food Security Rural Development Projects. Technical Guide #10. Calogero Carletto and Saul S. Morris. March 1999.
    Designing Institutional Arrangements to Maximize Household Food Security. Technical Guide #11. John Hoddinott and Saul S. Morris. March 1999.

  2. Community-Based Natural Resource Management
    Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) is a website (http://www.cbnrm.net) where stakeholders across regions, countries, sectors, and disciplines to share information. The website provides information on the latest natural resource management issues, links to related websites and databases, and a newsletter.

  3. Global Knowledge Centre on Crop Biotechnology
    The Global Knowledge Centre on Crop Biotechnology has set-up an email group. This group receives a weekly summary of new information regarding global crop biotechnology and its implications for developing countries and a monthly summery on a specific biotechnology topic. To subscribe, send an email message to knowledge.center@isaaa.org with the word "subscribe" in the subject line. In the message body, please list your name, organization, job title, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and country.

  4. IP Strategy Today
    IP Strategy Today, an electronic journal, addresses intellectual property strategies and management issues that affect the transfer of technologies to developing countries and developing countries' access to agricultural technologies and the international exchange of genetic resources. To view the journal, visit http://www.bioDevelopments.org.

  5. National Undergraduate Essay Contest in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
    The Department of Agricultural, Environment, and Development Economics at Ohio State University announces its National Undergraduate Essay Contest in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics. For more information, visit http://aede.ag.ohio-state.edu/essay

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INSTITUTION PROFILE

    International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
    The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction's mission is to share its experience and insights with development organizations and practitioners. IIRR courses have been attended by more than 11,000 rural development practitioners from 90 coutnries. IIRR received the Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Award and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for International understanding. For more information, contact Information@iirr.org

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NETWORK PROFILE

    The Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC)
    The Economics Education and Research Consortium was established in 1995 to strengthen economics education and research capabilities in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). EERC fosters high-quality economic research through international research workshops, conferences, and methodological seminars. It also strengthens the capacity and formation of a CIS-wide professional network of economists engaged in policy-relevant studies through its Research Development Program. EERC bridges the gap between academic research and policymaking in the CIS countries through the "Focus on Policy" program. For more information, visit http://www.eerc.ru

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COURSES/WORKSHOPS

  • Title: Sustainable Development, Community Participation, and the Conservation of Biodiversity in Mexico and Latin America
    Location: San Luis Potosí, México
    Date: November 7-9, 2001
    Contact: Maricela Rdz. Díaz de León
    Email: cids@uaslp.mx

  • Organization: International Agricultural Centre (IAC)
    Title: Rural Microfinance
    Date: February 10-23, 2002
    Fee: € 2700 (includes lecture materials, administration fees, and excursions)
    Deadline: December 1, 2001
    Contact: Jan Helder
    International Agricultural Centre
    P.O. Box 88
    6700 AB Wageningen
    The Netherlands
    Phone: + 31 317 495 495
    Fax: + 31 317 495 395
    Email: J.J.A.Helder@iac.agro.nl
    Web http://www.iac-agro.nl/frametraining.htm

  • Organization: International Agricultural Centre
    Title: Network Development for Agricultural Innovation: Rethinking Research, Agribusiness, Extension and Farmers Linkages
    Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Date: April 3-25, 2002
    Fee: € 2700 (includes administration expenses, training materials and excursions)
    Deadline: January 25, 2002
    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 http://www.iac-agro.nl/frametraining.htm

  • Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
    Title: International Course on Community-based Integrated Watershed Management
    Location: IIRR, Y.C. James Yen Center, Philippines
    Date: November 26-December 14, 2001
    Fee: US$2,000 (includes training cost, course-related local travel, materials, meals, lodging, and accident insurance)
    Contact: Course Coordinator
    Education and Training Program
    International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
    Y.C. James Yen Center
    Silang, Cavite
    Philippines
    Phone: (63-46) 414-2417
    Fax: (63-46) 414-4240
    Email: Education&Training@iirr.org

  • Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
    Title: International Course on Farmer-led Extension
    Location: IIRR-Y.C. James Yen Center, Philippines
    Date: November 26-December 14, 2001
    Contact: Course Coordinator
    Education and Training Program
    International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
    Y.C. James Yen Center
    Silang, Cavite
    Philippines
    Phone: (63-46) 414-2417
    Fax: (63-46) 414-4240
    Email: Education&Training@iirr.org

  • Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
    Title: International Course on Food Security from the Field
    Location: IIRR-Y.C. James Yen Center, Philippines
    Date: November 19-December 7, 2001
    Fee: US$2,000 (includes training cost, course-related local travel, materials, meals, lodging, and accident insurance)
    Contact: Food Security Course Coordinator
    Education and Training Program
    International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
    Y.C. James Yen Center
    Silang, Cavite
    Philippines
    Phone: (63-46) 414-2417
    Fax: (63-46) 414-4240
    Email: Education&Training@iirr.org

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CONFERENCES

  • Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
    Title: World Food Summit: Five Years Later
    Location: Rimini, Italy
    Date: November 5-9, 2001
    For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit

  • Organization: International Fresenius Conference
    Title: Safety in Agricultural Biotechnology
    Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Date: February 25-March 1, 2002
    For more information, visit http://www.akademie-fresenius.de

  • Organization: Centre for Comparative Education Research, School of Continuing Education, and the University of Nottingham
    Title: Lifelong Learning and the Building of Human and Social Capital
    Date: September 6-8, 2002
    Deadline: January 15, 2002 (Submission of abstract)
    For more information, visit http://www.ed.ac.uk/~baice/Conferences.html or http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cont-ed/cce.htm

  • Title: 3rd annual Future of Our Food and Farms Summit
    Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
    Date: November 29-30, 2001
    For more information, visit http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/fffconf

  • Organization: German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)/ Sector Network Rural Development (SNRD), and Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Republic of Ghana
    Title: Regional Forum on Sector-wide Approaches: Do They Really Help the Poor?
    Location: Accra, Ghana
    Date: November 13-16, 2001
    Registration Fee: 1,000 Euro
    Contact: Dr. Johann Hesse
    GTZ Agricultural Policies and Services Support Project
    P.O. Box MB 646, Ministries
    Accra, Ghana
    Fax: 233 (21) 67 14 16
    Email: gtzmofa@ghana.com

  • Organization: International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), Bruce Shallard and Associates, New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand Seafood Industry Council, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
    Title: IIFET 2002: Fisheries in the Global Economy
    Location: Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Date: August 19-22, 2002
    Deadlines: December 14, 2001 (Financial support requests); January 18, 2002 (Submission of abstract)
    For more information, visit: http://www.osu.orst.edu/Dept/IIFET

  • Organizations: Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Instituto de Investigaciones Humanísticas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Zonas Desérticas, and Agenda Ambiental
    Title: Sustainable Development,Community Participation, and Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico and Latin America
    Location: San Luis Potosí, Mexico
    Date: November 7-9 2001
    For more information, email cids@uaslp.mx

  • Title: 2002 American Agricultural Economic Association
    Location: Long Beach, California
    Date: July 28-31, 2002
    Deadline: January 15, 2002 (Submission of abstract)
    For more information, visit http://www.aaea.org

  • Title: Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA)
    Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A
    Date: January 4-6, 2001
    For more information, visit http://www.aaea.org/meetings/othermtngs/assaprog.cfm

  • Organization: European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE)
    Title: Exploring Diversity in the European Agri-food System
    Location: Zaragoza, Spain
    Date: August 28-31, 2002
    Deadline: January 30, 2002 (submission of paper)
    For more information, visit http://www.lei.dlo.nl/EAAE/activities/indexa.htm

  • Organization: Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES)
    Title: 46th Annual Conference
    Location: Canberra, Australia
    Date: February 13-15, 2001
    Pre-conference Workshops: WTO: Issues for Developing Countries and Rural Livelihoods and Adjustment: A Challenge for Agricultural Economists
    For more information, visit http://www.general.uwa.edu.au/u/aares/conf2002.htm

  • Title: 10th International Conference on Panel Data
    Location: Berlin, Germany
    Date July 5-July 6, 2002
    Deadline: February 1, 2002 (Submission of Paper)
    For more information, visit http://www.diw.de/soep/panel2002

  • Organization: European Network University and Biotechnology and Development Monitor
    Title: An online debate: Biotechnology and food Voices from a Southern Perspective
    Date: October 31, 2001- November 13, 2001
    For more information, visit http://www.southernvoices.nl/announce1.html

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FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Organization: Program on Global Security and Sustainability of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
    Title: Research and Writing Grants Competition
    Themes: Technological change and global security and sustainability
    Deadline: February 1, 2002
    For more information, visit http://www.macfound.org/programs/gss/gss_guidelines.htm

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