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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- IFPRI Training Material
Food Demand Analysis and its Policy Implications. Reading Materials. Centre of Advanced Studies in Agricultural Economics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research /Indian Agricultural Research Institute/National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy/IFPRI. 1995.
- 2002 Award for Distinguished Policy Contribution
The American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) has presented its 2002 Award for Distinguished Policy Contribution to Per Pinstrup-Andersen, IFPRI director general, Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Head of the 2020 Vision initiative, and Mark Rosegrant, IFPRI senior research fellow, for improving policies and programmes, enhancing dialogue and debate, and raising public awareness.
- Environmental Assessment Capacity Building
Environmental Assessment Capacity Building (ENCAP) program aims to archive knowledge, aid future training, and improve environmental reviews in Africa. ENCAP is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Bureau's Sustainable Development Office (AFR/SD) and USAID's Regional Economic Development Support Office-Eastern and Southern Africa (REDSO/ESA). ENCAP will disseminate information through USAID missions, contractors, grantees, and host country collaborators in Africa. The ENCAP website contains environmental guidelines, course materials, AFR environmental examinations forms, a list of courses, a database of training participants, and extensive references to environmentally sound program design. For more information, visit http://www.encapafrica.org.
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service
The id21 Development Research Reporting Service has a selection of the latest and best UK-based development research drawn from over 40 major UK-based economics and social studies departments, think tanks, NGO's, and consultants. The online collection contains hundreds of policy-relevant research digests on global development issues. For more information, visit http://www.id21.org.
- Private Foundations and Corporate Grantmakers in Africa
USAID's Africa Bureau Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD) and Africa Bureau Information Center (ABIC) have developed a document on Private Foundations and Corporate Grantmakers in Africa. To view the document, visit http://www.afr-sd.org/Publications/privatefoundationsgrantmakers.pdf.
- New Book on Crops, Livestock and Livelihoods
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has published Pathways of Change in Africa: Crops, Livestock and Livelihoods in Mali, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. For more information, visit http://server.ntd.co.uk/ids/bookshop/details.asp?id=697.
- Strengthening the Knowledge and Information Systems of the Urban Poor
The Intermediate Technology/Intermediate Technology Development Group (IT/ITDG) has published Strengthening the Knowledge and Information Systems of the Urban Poor (KIS). To view the document, visit http://www.itdg.org/html/shelter/docs/kis_urban_poor_report_march2002.doc.
- Advocacy Tools and Guidelines: Promoting Policy Change
The Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) has published Advocacy Tools and Guidelines: Promoting Policy Change. To view the manual, visit http://www.careusa.org/getinvolved/advocacy/policypapers/tools/english_00.pdf.
- Teaching Sustainability--Towards Curriculum Greening
Teaching Sustainability--Towards Curriculum Greening has been published by Peter Lang Scientific Publishers in cooperation with the University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF). For more information visit http://www.projekte.org/teaching.sustainability.
- Manual on Participatory 3-D Modeling for Natural Resource Management: Essentials of Protected Area Management in the Philippines
The Manual on Participatory 3-D Modeling for Natural Resource Management: Essentials of protected Area Management in the Philippines has been produced by Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development/Participatory Avenues (IAPAD). The content and format are designed for practitioners who would like to plan and facilitate the preparation of 3-D models through a community-based process and for those wanting to bring the potential of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to the grassroots level. To view the manual online, visit http://www.iapad.org/publications.htm.
- Livestock in Tropical Farming Systems--A Course and Multimedia Resource Materials
The Department of Animal Science in Cornell University has produced CD-ROMs on Livestock in Tropical Farming Systems: A Course and Multimedia Resource Materials. For more information, email Robert W. Blake at rwb5@cornell.edu.
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INSTITUTION PROFILE
African Centre for Technology Studies
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is an international inter-governmental policy research and training organization located in Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in 1988. It undertakes policy research and related activities on the application of science and technology to sustainable development. The Centre's activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change, and desertification. The projects of the Center include Ecological Sources of African Conflicts, Biotechnology Policy, Water Resources Management, and Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs). The Centre carries out activities through three organizational divisions: Capacity Development, Research Programmes, and Policy Outreach. The Capacity Development programme provides training in policy research and analysis to policymakers and researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa. For more information, visit http://www.acts.or.ke
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NETWORK PROFILE
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) is a not-for-profit organization that delivers the benefits of new agricultural biotechnologies to the poor in developing countries. It is a small, responsive, international network with centers in developing and industrialized countries. Its mission is to alleviate poverty by increasing crop productivity and income generation, particularly for resource-poor farmers and to bring about a safer environment and more sustainable agricultural development. Its objectives also include building partnerships between institutions in the South and the private sector in the North and strengthening South-South collaboration. Its centers are based in the Philippines, Kenya, and the United States. For more information, visit http://www.isaaa.org
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COURSES/WORKSHOPS
- Organizations: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and Syngenta
Title: Transgenic Rice Biosafety Workshop
Location: Chennai, India
Date: October 27-30, 2002
Contact: V. L. Chopra
President
10 Second Cross
Dr. R.K. Nagar
Thiruvanmiyur
Chennai 600041
India
Phone: +91 44 4900924; Fax: +91 44 4903687
Email: naas@vsnl.com / greenthumb@vsnl.com
- Organization: Technology Assessment Group of the European Climate Forum (ECF) and the Oldenburg University
Title: Sustainable Technologies for the 21st Century
Location: Delmenhorst, Germany
Date: December 12-13, 2002
Contact: Claudia Kemfert
Email: kemfert@uni-oldenburg.de
Web: http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/~kemfert/Englisch/workshop_gesamt.htm
- Organization: World Bank
Title: Reducing Rural Poverty through Food Security and Agricultural Growth
Location: Washington D.C., United States
Date: October 28-31, 2002
Contact: Jean-Philippe
Environment and Natural Resources Division
World Bank
Sustainable Development
1818 H Street, NW
MSN J4-400
Washington, DC 20433
United States
Phone: 1-(202) 458 7519; Fax: 1-(202) 676 0978
Email: jtre@worldbank.org
Web: http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/sdruralpoverty/foodsecurity/index.html
- Organizations: University of Georgia, University of Florida, University of Guelph, Iowa State University, International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development, and International Consortium for Agricultural Systems Applications (ICASA)
Title: Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Climatic Risk and Environmental Sustainability with Simulation Models
Location: Georgia, United States
Date: December 9-18, 2002
Fees: US $1500 (if you register by November 9, 2002) and US $1600 (if you register after November 9, 2002)
Contact: Gerrit Hoogenboom
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
The University of Georgia
Griffin
Georgia 30223
United States
Phone: 1-(770) 229-3438; Fax: 1-(770) 228-7218
Email: gerrit@griffin.peachnet.edu
Web: http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/resinfo/dssat02/index.html
- Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
Title: Community-based Integrated Watershed Management
Location: Cavite, Philippines
Date: November 25-December 13, 2002
Fees: US $2,500
Contact: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Y.C. James
Yen Center
Silang
Cavite
Philippines
Phone: (63-46) 414 - 2417; Fax: (63-46) 414 - 2420
Email: Education&Training@iirr.org
Web: http://www.iirr.org/html/International.htm
- Organizations: Australia Aid (AusAID), Asia Development Bank (ADB), and World Bank
Title: Poverty Analysis
Locations: Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
Date: November 7-8, 2002 (Sydney) and November 21-22, 2002 (Melbourne)
Fees: $522.00
Contact: International Development Support Services
Ground Floor East
32 Lincoln Square North
Carlton VIC 3053
Australia
Phone: +61 3 9348 2288; Fax: +61 3 9348 2155
Email: training@idss.com.au
Web: http://www.idss.com.au/training1.cfm?course=54
- Organization: Overseas Development Group (ODG)
Title: Social analysis for natural resource research, extension and development workers
Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
Date: August 4-29, 2003
Fees: £3,700
Contact: Paul Burgon
Project Development Manager
Overseas Development Group
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44-1603-592813; Fax: +44-1603-591170
Email: p.burgon@uea.ac.uk
Web: http://www.uea.ac.uk/dev/ODG/pages/course_social.html
- Organization: SciDev.Net
Title: Science Communication for Sustainable Development
Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Date: September 30-October 3, 2002
Contact: SciDev.Net
11 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1HR
United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7291-3690; Fax: 44-20-7291-3697
Email: info@scidev.net
Web: http://www.scidev.net/notices/events.asp
- Organizations: The World Bank and University of São Paulo, Brazil
Title: Micro-Macro Simulation Methods for Poverty Analysis: An Introduction to Integrated Macro-economic Model for Poverty Analysis (IMMPA)
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date: November 11-15, 2002
Contact: Luciano Gualberto
908 CEP 05508-900 Cidade Universitária
São Paulo
Brazil
Fax: 55-11-3091-5965
Email: fgmacedo@fipe.com
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CONFERENCES
- Organizations: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Potash and Phosphate Institute (PPI), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Asia Pacific Regional Technology Centre (APRTC), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), and Technical Information Services (TIS)
Title: More People, Less Land--Technology's Role in Sustainable Agriculture in Asia
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: November 5-6, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.croplifeasia.org/morepeoplelessland
- Organization: Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester
Title: International Conference on Staying Poor: Chronic Poverty and Development Policy
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Date: April 7-9, 2003
Deadline: December 2, 2002 (abstracts), February 28, 2003 (papers)
For more information, visit http://www.chronicpoverty.org/Conferencedetails.htm
- Organization: African Food Security and Natural Resources Management Program, Cornell University
Title: Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Date: October 30-November 3, 2003
For more information, email Christopher B. Barrett at cbb2@cornell.edu
- Organization: Salzburg Seminar
Title: The Politics of Water: Addressing Fresh Water Scarcity
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Date: October 16-23, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.salzburgseminar.org/sessions.cfm?core_id=510&core_group=core
- Organization: Cambridge Journal of Economics
Title: Economics for the Future
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Date: September 17-19, 2003
Deadline: December 31, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/announce/cjeconf.htm
- Organization: Shyam Prasad Institute for Social Service (SISS)
Title: National Conference on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)-Next Agenda for Developing Countries
Location: Hyderabad, India
Date: October 11-12, 2002
Deadline: September 5, 2002 (abstracts) and September 15, 2002 (paper)
For more information, visit http://www.sisshyd.net/siss/forcomin.htm
- Organization: Agricultural information and documentation service for development cooperation (InfoAgrar) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Title: Protect Knowledge to Feed the World: Application of Intellectual Property Rights in International Agriculture Today and Tomorrow
Location: Muri-bei-Bern, Switzerland
Date: September 26, 2002
Fees: US $100
For more information, visit http://www.infoagrar.ch/ipr-symposium/index.html
- Organizations: World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) and Center for the Study of African Economics at the University of Oxford
Title: Spatial Inequality in Africa
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Date: September 21-22, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conference-2002-4/conference2002-4.htm
- Organizations: World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) and Institute of Public Policy and Development Studies, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Mexico
Title: Spatial Inequality in Latin America
Location: Cholula, Mexico
Date: November 1-3, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conferences.htm
- Organization: World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) and United Nations University, Tokyo
Title: Spatial Inequality in Asia
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Date: March 26-27, 2003
Deadline: October 15, 2002 (for paper submission)
For more information, visit http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conferences.htm
- Organization: African Crop Science Society (ACSS), University of Nairobi
Title: Sixth Conference on Harnessing Crop Technologies to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Date: October 12-17, 2003
For more information, email mwangombe@kenyaweb.com
- The Strategic World Initiative for Technology Transfer (SWIFTT), Law Offices of Dodds and Associates, and bioDevelopments International Institute is offering the following seminars:
Title: Intellectual Property Management, Agri-Biotechnology Transfer, and Trade in an International Context
Location: Ithaca, New York
Date: January 12-17 2003
Fees: US $2,995
For more information, visit http://www.swiftt.cornell.edu/IP_Workshop_Ithaca_flyer.pdf
- Organizations: National Union of Regional, Autonomous Campesino Organizations (UNORCA) and Center for Studies for Change in Rural Mexico (Ceccam)
Title: Agricultural Policy in North America: Impacts of the US Farm Bill 2002 on Mexico's agricultural and livestock sectors
Location: Mexico City
Date: September 10-11, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.unorca.org.mx or email seminarios02@unorca.org.mx / cejecutiva@unorca.org.mx
- Organizations: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), German Foundation for International Development (DSE), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Title: Rural Livelihoods, Forests, and Biodiversity
Location: Bonn, Germany
Date: May 26-30, 2003
Deadline: October 31, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/shared/template/livelihoodconference.asp
- The Saint Scholastica's College is offering the following conferences:
- Title: 1st National Convention of Economics Students
Location: Davao City, Philippines
Date: November 27-December 29, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.ssc.edu.ph
- Title: 6th National Conference of Economics Educators
Location: Davao City, Philippines
Date: November 27-29
For more information, visit http://www.ssc.edu.ph
- Organization: Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems
Title: The Role of Labour Mobility and Informal Networks for Knowledge Transfer
Location: Jena, Germany
Date: December 5-7, 2002
For more information, visit http://www.mpiew-jena.mpg.de/english/news/index.html
- Organization: Inter University Center for Econometrics (CIDE)
Title: Model Selection and Evaluation
Location: Bologna, Italy
Date: December 12-14, 2002
Deadline: October 11, 2002 (papers)
For more information, visit http://www.dse.unibo.it/ec2
- Organizations: University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA); Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ford Foundation; and Community Resource Group (CRG), Austin, Texas
Title: Owning the Future: Land Policies in Low-Income Communities
Location: Edinburg, Texas, United States
Date: January 9-11, 2003
Deadline: September 15, 2002 (papers)
For more information, visit http://www.wisc.edu/ltc/otfcfp.html
- Organizations: European Commission, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), and Norwegian Research Council
Title: 5th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics
Location: Tenerife, Spain
Date: February 12-15, 2003
Deadline: October 20, 2002 (papers)
For more information, visit http://www.euroecolecon.org/frontiers
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FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS / COMPETITIONS
- Organization: African Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (AWLAE)
Title: PhD Scholarship Programme
Location: Wageningen, Netherlands
Eligibility: African citizen; resident of Kenya; Master's degree; at least three years of post-qualification professional experience; willing to return to Kenya and commit four years of active participation in AWLAE-Kenya networks and activities
Contact: African Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment
National Project Steering Committee--Kenya
Winrock International/African Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment--East Africa (AWLAE-EA)
P.O. Box 60745-00200
Nairobi
Kenya
Phone: 254-2-2711590/2712966; Fax: 254-2-2712878
Email: awlae.ea@winrock.org
- Organization: International Fertiliser Industry Association (IFA)
Title: 2003 International Award
Deadline: January 31, 2003
Eligibility: Crop or soil scientists, or one must be nominated by an International Fertiliser Industry Association member company
Contact: Estelle Brajovic
2003 IFA International Award
International Fertilizer Industry Association
28 rue Marbeuf
75008 Paris
France
Phone: +33 1 53 93 05 32 / +33 1 53 93 05 00; Fax: +33 1 53 93 05 47
Email: ebrajovic@fertilizer.org / ifa@fertilizer.org
Web: http://www.fertilizer.org/ifa/aw_info.asp
- Organization: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
Title: 2003 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships
Eligibility: Nationals of a developing country, not more than 35 years old, and Master's degree/doctorate in a relevant subject area
Deadline: November 15, 2002
Contact: Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Via dei Tre Denari 472/a
00057 Maccarese (Fiumicino)
Rome
Italy
Fax: 39-066-1979661
Email: e.clancy@cgiar.org
Web: http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/training/vavilov.htm
- Organizations: Social Science Research Council and American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Title: International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships (IDRF)
Eligibility: Full-time graduate students in the humanities and social sciences
Deadline: November 12, 2002
Contact: Social Science Research Council
810 Seventh Avenue
NY 10019
New York
United States
Phone: 1-(212) 377-2700; Fax: 1-(212) 377-2727
Email: idrf@ssrc.org
Web: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf
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