1. IFPRI Training Material
   Agricultural Policy Analysis. Course materials developed by University of Malawi's Bunda College of Agriculture and IFPRI. 1994.

2. New and Noteworthy in Nutrition (NNN)
   This international nutrition newsletter, originally prepared by the World Bank and now managed by IFPRI, is a conduit for dynamic interchange between the research and development communities on topical nutrition-relevant issues. It includes information on famine, HIV/AIDS, micronutrients, food security, hunger and politics, child survival, growth and development, and obesity. For more information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/fcnnewslet.asp#nnn.

3. Agricultural Research Funding Guide
   This guide facilitates access to agricultural research funding sources. It includes information about sponsors and funding-related services, such as assistance with proposal preparation. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0104a_en.htm.

4. Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA)
   This website provides detailed information about PSIA, an approach intended to help policymakers and analysts in developing countries, representatives of donor agencies, and members of civil society organizations analyze the impact of policy reforms on poverty and various social indicators. For more information, visit http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/psia/index.htm or email psia@worldbank.org.

5. Global Dialogue Series
   The International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN) has launched the Global Dialogue Series. It provides timely information to and facilitates better communication between policymakers making funding decisions and officials implementing programs worldwide. The online dialogues offer a useful and efficient forum for debate. For more information, visit http://www.iaen.org/globdial/dial1.php or email Jim Cashel, Co-coordinator, International AIDS Economics Network, at jcashel@forumone.com.

6. United Nations Yearbook Collection on CD-ROM (1946-1999)
   This CD-ROM details the activities of the UN and its organs, programs, and bodies. It is a reference tool for the research community, diplomats, government officials, and anyone seeking information on the UN system and its related organizations. For more information, visit http://www.un.org/Pubs/whatsnew/ycd02.htm.

7. Natural Resources Management and Gender: A Global Source Book
   Published in 2002, this book is part of the Gender, Society, and Development series produced by The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in the Netherlands. It reflects experiences with mainstreaming gender and women's issues in natural resources management. For more information, visit http://www.kit.nl/information_services/html/gsd_gnrm.asp.

8. Best Practices Database
   This searchable database contains information on more than 1600 proven solutions to common social, economic, and environmental problems of the urbanizing world. It catalogues practical ways in which the public, private, and civil society sectors are working together to improve governance; eradicate poverty; provide access to shelter, land, and basic services; protect the environment; and support economic development. For more information, visit http://bestpractices.org.

9. Improvement of African Crops and Seed Supply Systems: An Activity of the Rockefeller Foundation's Food Security Program
   The Rockefeller Foundation's Food Security Program sponsored the development of this website, which contains a description of the Foundation's activity and its objectives; information about technological advances or the research underway; summary results of Africa-based research in the areas of biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems; information about applying for grants; and news updates from Africa-based grantees. For more information, visit http://www.africancrops.net/.

10. Food for All--Can Hunger be Halved?
    This Panos report examines different approaches to increasing food production and ensuring that the poor have access to adequate food. It also discusses pro and con arguments about whether the WTO agreements help or hinder developing-country efforts to achieve food security. To view the book, visit http://www.panos.org.uk/food_for_all.htm.

11. The Asia and Pacific Forum on Poverty
    The Asian Development Bank has committed to host every three years an international forum on poverty issues. The first Forum was held on February 5-9, 2001. To view the presentations, visit http://www.adb.org/Poverty/Forum/.

12. African Food Security and Natural Resources Management Program (AFSNRM)
    The AFSNRM is a thematic, interdisciplinary program launched by the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD) in 2000 with an initial geographic focus on eastern and southern Africa. For more information, visit http://aem.cornell.edu/special_programs/AFSNRM/Program/index.htm.

13. AgBioIndia.org
    The AgBioIndia email newsletter is an effort by the Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security to understand the politics of food. The newsletter gives information on and critiques various efforts to eradicate hunger. It is a non-commercial educational service for individuals and nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit http://www.agbioindia.org/about.asp.

14. Integrating Food Security Issues into Agricultural Research
    This on-line book includes general principles and references for addressing sustainable food security. Its target audiences are decisionmakers and scientists in the National Agriculture Research Systems along with their institutional partners. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/y2455e/y2455e00.htm.

15. Supporting Africa's Efforts to Achieve Sustainable Development: Dialogues at the Economic and Social Council
    The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs recently published this book, which brings together the key results of the debates, panel discussions, and papers commissioned for the 2001 session of the Economic and Social Council, a part of which focused on sustainable development in Africa. To view the full text, visit http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/SupportingAfrica'sEfforts.pdf.

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African Capacity Building Foundation
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is an independent, capacity-building institution based in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was established in 1991 through the collaborative efforts of the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme. The Foundation's principal objectives are to build and strengthen sustainable indigenous capacity for macroeconomic policy analysis and development management throughout Sub-Saharan Africa; improve the channeling of donor support for capacity building; contribute to programs aimed at reversing the continent's brain drain and encouraging intensive use of existing capacity; build capacity in key areas of the public sector, with emphasis on the interface between the public sector on the one hand and the private sector and civil society on the other; and provide support for regional initiatives in research and training. For more information, visit http://www.acbf-pact.org/index.asp.

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United Nations (UN) System Network on Rural Development and Food Security
The United Nations (UN) System Network on Rural Development and Food Security is a global partnership that brings together key actors at the country level to achieve food security and reduce rural poverty. The network comprises 20 UN organizations that participate in and support national thematic groups on rural development and food security. So far 80 national thematic groups have been formed, each one defining its own agenda according to national needs. The network helps governments and their partners implement the World Food Summit Plan of Action and rural development and food security programs; reinforces ties between UN system organizations and other stakeholders, notably nongovernmental and civil society organizations; fosters synergies between network members; and exchanges and disseminates information, experiences, and best practices. For more information, visit http://www.rdfs.net/default.htm.

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• The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines, is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Education and Training Program
  International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
  Y.C. James Yen Center
  Silang 4118
  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
  
  • Title: Training Program Development and Management
    Location: Silang, Cavite, Philippines
    Date: August 11-29, 2003
    Fees: US $2,500
    
    
  • Title: International Course on Rural Development and Management
    Location: Silang, Cavite, Philippines
    Date: June 16-July 11, 2003
    Fees: US $3,000
    

• Organization: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), United States
  Title: Agricultural Input Marketing
  Location: Cameroon (French) and Malawi (English)
  Date: May 5-9, 2003 (French) and May 19-23, 2003 (English)
  Fees: US $1,000 and US $1,150 (late fee)
  Contact:
  Dan Waterman
  Acting Director
  Training and Workshop Coordination Department
  International Fertilizer Development Center
  P.O. Box 2040
  Muscle Shoals
  Alabama 35662
  United States
  Phone: 1-256-381-6600; Fax: 1-256-381-7408
  Email: hrd@ifdc.org/ hrdu@ifdc.org
  Web: http://www.ifdc.org/Training/Summary%20-%20May%205-9'03.pdf (French) and
  http://www.ifdc.org/Training/Summary%20-%20May%2019-23'03.pdf (English)
  

• Organization: International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), Department of Women's and Children's Health at Uppsala University, Sweden
  Title: Assessing Community Nutrition
  Location: Uppsala, Sweden
  Date: April 22-May 23, 2003
  Fees: No fee for course
  Contact:
  Ted Greiner
  Nutritionist and Associate Professor
  International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH)
  Department of Women's and Children's Health
  Uppsala University
  Academic Hospital
  Entrance 11
  75185 Uppsala
  Sweden
  Phone: 46-0-18-611-59-97; Fax: 46-0-18-50-80-13
  Email: tedgreiner@yahoo.com/ IMCH.education@kbh.uu.se
  Web: http://www.kbh.uu.se/imch/education/assessing.html
  

• Organization: Institute for Participatory Practices (PRAXIS), India
  Title: Praxis 8th Sandhan Thematic Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Workshop on Basic and Thematic modules
  Location: Patna, Bihar, India
  Date: April 3-9, 2003 (basic modules) and April 11-17, 2003 (thematic modules)
  Fees: Rs. 5,000 (both modules) and Rs. 3,000 (one thematic module)
  Contact:
  Victoria Siddiqui
  Programme Officer
  Praxis India
  Delhi Office
  S-385 Greater Kailash-2
  New Delhi 110 048
  India
  Phone: 91-11-641-8885/6/7
  Email: saileshk@praxisindia.org/ info@praxisindia.org
  

• Organization: Berlecon Research, Germany
  Title: 5th Berlecon Workshop on the Economics of Information Technology: E-Business: Economic Impact and Policy Implications
  Location: Berlin, Germany
  Date: June 13-14, 2003
  Deadline: March 31, 2003 (papers)
  Contact:
  Patrizia Pesce
  Berlecon Research GmbH
  Oranienburger Straίe 32
  D-10117 Berlin
  Germany
  Phone: 49-30-285296-0; Fax: 49-30-285296-29
  Email: pp@berlecon.de/ info@berlecon.de; Web: http://www.berlecon.de/bite5/
  

• The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria, is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Samir El-Sebae Ahmed
  Head
  Human Resources Development Unit
  International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
  P.O. Box 5466
  Aleppo
  Syria
  Phone: 00963-21-2213433/ 77; Fax: 00963-21-2213490
  Email: s.ahmed@cgiar.org/ icarda@cgiar.org
  
  • Organizations: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan
    Title: Management of Water Resources and Improvement of Water use Efficiency in the Dry areas
    Location: Aleppo, Syria
    Date: May 5-June 12, 2003
    

  • Organization: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Iran
    Title: Participatory Research and Technology Transfer
    Location: Aleppo, Syria
    Date: May 18-29, 2003
    

  • Organizations: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria and United Nations for Development Program-Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF)
    Title: Impact Assessment and Project Monitoring
    Location: Jordan
    Date: April 13-17, 2003
    

  • Organizations: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria and Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Iraq
    Title: Integrated Pest Management
    Location: Iraq
    Date: May 3-15, 2003
    

  • Organizations: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria and International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), United Arab Emirates
    Title: Biosaline Agriculture and Sustainable Production Systems
    Location: Uzbekistan
    Date: May 12-21, 2003
    

• The Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH (InWEnt)--Capacity Building International, Germany, is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  InWEnt
  Department 5
  Feldafing
  Germany
  
  • Title: Development Oriented Biotechnology
    Location: Zschortau, Germany
    Date: June 2-June 27, 2003
    Deadline: April 3, 2003
    Target Group: Professionals active in biotechnology, who are interested in conservation, use, and access of plant genetic resources within development initiatives worldwide
    Fees: € 5.957,00
    Fax: 49-34202-845-778
    Email: barbara.krause@inwent.org
    
    
  • Title: Organization and Management of Formal and Informal Seed Programmes
    Location: Zschortau, Germany
    Date: June 17-July18, 2003
    Deadline: April 17, 2003
    Target Group: Senior and middle-level seed technology specialists of agricultural crop species working in research institutes, cooperative, and private seed enterprises from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe
    Fees: € 7.234,00
    Fax: 49-8157-938-777
    Email: leda.hernandez-zecher@inwent.org
    
    
  • Title: Conflict Management in Rural Development
    Location: Feldafing, Germany
    Date: June 23-July 17, 2003
    Deadline: April 23, 2003
    Target Group: Professionals from governmental, non-governmental organizations, and private consulting companies engaged in the facilitation or mediation of conflicts in a rural context
    Target Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia
    Fees: € 5.744,00
    Fax: 49-8157-938-777
    Email: leda.hernandez-zecher@inwent.org
    

• The Microenterprise Development Institute at the School of Community Economic Development in the Southern New Hampshire University, United States, is offering the following courses:
  Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
  Fees: US $3,200 (before March 31, 2003 for 3 Weeks), US $3,400 (after March 31, 2003 for 3 Weeks), US $2,500 (after March 31, 2003 for 2 Weeks), and US $1,400 (after March 31, 2003 for 1 Week)
  Contact:
  Oscar Rammutloa
  Microenterprise Development Institute
  School of Community Economic Development
  Southern New Hampshire University
  2500 North River Road
  Manchester
  New Hampshire 03106
  United States
  Phone: 1-603-644-3124; Fax 1-603-644-3158
  Email: mdi@snhu.edu; Web: http://www.mdi-nh.org/html/course_descriptions.html
  
  • Title: Principles and Practices of Microfinance
    Date: June 9-12, 2003
    
    
  • Title: Microfinance Development Policy
    Date: June 9-12, 2003
    
    
  • Title: The Next Microfinance: Large Scale, Low Cost, and High Impact Strategies for Reaching the Rural Poor
    Date: June 23-27, 2003
    
    
  • Title: Management Information Systems (MIS) for Microfinance Institutions (MFI)
    Date: June 23-26, 2003
    
    
  • Title: Curriculum Design and Training for Microentrepreneurs
    Date: June 16-19, 2003
    
    

• Organization: Development Consultants for Asia Africa Pacific (DCAAP), Philippines
  Title: Development Marketing
  Location: Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
  Date: July 7-August 1, 2003
  Fees: US $2,400
  Contact:
  Cesar M. Mercado
  Development Consultants for Asia Africa Pacific
  Bonifacio Hall
  University of the Philippines
  E. Jacinto Street
  Diliman
  Quezon City 1101
  Philippines
  Phone: 632-926-7347/ 632-926-9522/ 632-932-8190/ 632-926-6282
  Fax: 632-926-3244/ 632-932-2254
  Email: dcaap@pacific.net.ph/ dcaap@mozcom.com/ dcaap@easycall.com.ph
  

• The Centre for Regional Integration and Management Development (MANANGA), Swaziland, is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Rangarirai Taruvinga
  The Director
  Mananga Centre
  P.O. Box 5100
  Mbabane
  Swaziland
  Phone: 268-416-3155/7; Fax: 268-416-3158
  Email: Mananga@africaonline.co.sz
  
  • Title: Economic Development Planning Management (EDPM)
    Location: Mbabane, Swaziland
    Date: March 31-April 25, 2003
    Fees: US $1,650
    
    
  • Title: Land Policy Initiative (LPI)
    Location: Mbabane, Swaziland
    Date: April 14-25, 2003
    Fees: US $1,650
    
    
  • Title: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
    Location: Mbabane, Swaziland
    Date: May 5-30, 2003
    Fees: US $3,500
    

• Organization: School of Nutrition at the Ryerson University, Canada
  Title: Urban Food Security Policy and Programs-The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  Date: May 7-June 25
  Deadline: March 28, 2003 (application)
  Contact:
  Cecilia Rocha
  Email: crocha@ryerson.ca
  Web: http://www.developmentgateway.org/download/166516/Course_FS_Ryerson_U.doc
  

• Organization: Graduate School at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States
  Title: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Developing Countries
  Location: Online
  Date: April 14-June 23, 2003
  Fees: US $295
  For more information, visit http://grad.usda.gov/Catalog/alpha_CourseDescription.cfm?code=PUAP2270E-W01&courselocation=&coursestartdate= or email Barbara Fillip at barbara.fillip@verizon.net.

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• Organization: World Trade Organization (WTO), Switzerland
  Title: Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference
  Location: Cancun, Mexico
  Date: September 10-14, 2003
  Deadline: April 30, 2003 (registration)
  For more information, visit http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min03_e/ngo_acc_e.htm.
  

• Organization: International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA), United States
  Title: 13th Annual World Food and Agribusiness Forum and Symposium on Strategy Development in Turbulent Times
  Location: Cancun, Mexico
  Date: June 21-24, 2003
  Fees: US $675 (industry, academia, and government before April 5), US $775 (industry, academia, and government after April 5), US $360 (students before April 5), and US $460 (students after April 5)
  For more information, visit http://www.ifama.org/conferences/2003RegBrochure.pdf or email iama@tamu.edu.
  

• Organizations: McGill School of Environment, Canada; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University, United States; Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), Brazil; and International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), Germany
  Title: 2003 Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community
  Location: Montreal, Canada
  Date: October 16-18, 2003
  Deadline: March 30, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.ihdp.uni-bonn.de/html/other/open%20_meeting_2003.htm or email info.mse@mcgill.ca.
  

• Organization: Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Costa Rica
  Title: Financing Sustainable Rural Development in Tropical America: Innovations for Food Security, Competitiveness, and Conservation
  Location: Turrialba, Costa Rica
  Date: March 19-21, 2003
  Fees: US $300
  For more information, visit http://www.catie.ac.cr/events/conferences/Wallace_2/principal_ing.htm or email Emmanuelle Posseme at eposseme@catie.ac.cr.
  

• Organizations: The National Agro-Technical Extension and Service Center (NATESC), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), and China Financial Information and Services (FISChina) all are in China
  Title: The Fifth China Fertilizer Information Exchange and Trade Fair and International Forum of Potential Opportunities for Domestic and Foreign Fertilizer Industries and Investments in China
  Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  Date: May 23-25, 2003
  Fees: US $1,200
  Deadline: April 30, 2003 (registration)
  For more information, email Shu-Yen Liu at shu-yen.liu@fischina.us.
  

• Organizations: University of Paris, Research Center on Transition and Development Economics (ROSES), and French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) all are in France
  Title: Conference on Enlargement Economics
  Location: Paris, France
  Date: June 5-6, 2003
  Deadline: May 15, 2003 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://roses.univ-paris1.fr/Conference/Conference.htm.
  

• Organizations: The Department of Economics at the University of Stellenbosch and African Econometrics Society (AES) both are in South Africa
  Title: Eighth annual conference on Econometric Modeling for Africa
  Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
  Date: July 1-4, 2003
  Fees: R300.00 (Africans excluding South Africans before March 31), R700.00 (South Africa before March 31), US $120.00 (other international participants before March 31), R400.00 (Africans excluding South Africans after March 31), R900.00 (South Africa after March 31), and US $140.00 (other international participants after March 31)
  Deadline: March 31, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.sun.ac.za/econ/conference.html.
  

• Organization: Laboratory for Experimental Economics (eLab) at the University of Erfurt, Germany
  Title: Economic Science Association (ESA)-- European Meeting 2003
  Location: Erfurt, Germany
  Date: September 18-21, 2003
  Deadline: July 31, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.uni-erfurt.de/elab/esa/.
  

• Organizations: Cornell University's Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD), United States
  Title: Globalization, Agricultural Development, and Rural Livelihoods
  Location: Ithaca, New York, United states
  Date: April 11-12, 2003
  For more information, visit http://aem.cornell.edu/globalization.htm or email David R. Lee, Conference Organizer, at drl5@cornell.edu.
  

• Organization: Department of Agro ecology at the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences (DIAS), Denmark
  Title: 4th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the Agri-food Sector
  Location: Horsens, Denmark
  Date: October 6-8, 2003
  Fees: € 485
  Deadline: March 31, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.lcafood.dk/lca_conf/ or email niels.halberg@agrsci.dk/ birgit.sorensen@agrsci.dk/ tozawa@unep.fr.
  

• Organizations: Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) and Department of Economics and Development Studies at Padjadjaran University, both are in Indonesia
  Title: The 5th International Conference on Regional Development in a Decentralized Era: Public Services, Poverty, and the Environment
  Location: Bandung, Indonesia
  Date: July 18-19, 2003
  Deadline: March 31, 2003 (abstract), April 15, 2003 (paper), and June 15, 2003 (full paper)
  For more information, visit http://bdg.centrin.net.id/~alisjahbana/call.htm.
  

• Organization: The School of Economics of Tor Vergata University, Italy
  Title: Markets, Growth, and Global Governance
  Location: Rome, Italy
  Date: July 1-2, 2003
  Deadline: April 30, 2003 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.economia.uniroma2.it.
  

• Organization: Department of Economics at the University of Victoria, Canada
  Title: 13th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Study Group
  Location: Victoria, British Columbia
  Date: October 3-5, 2003
  Fees: US $100 (before September 1, 2003), US $140 (after September 1, 2003), and US $60 (students with proof of enrollment)
  Deadline: April 30, 2003 (abstract)
  For more information, visit http://web.uvic.ca/~rondeau/cree/cree2003.html or email cree@uvic.ca/ pkennedy@uvic.ca/ rondeau@uvic.ca/ kooten@uvic.ca.
  

• Organizations: University of Rome Tor Vergata and International Association of Italian Economists (AIDEI) both are in Italy Title: 3rd Villa Mondragone Workshop in Economic Theory and Econometrics
  Location: Monte Porzio Catone, Rome
  Date: July 2-4, 2003
  Deadline: April 15, 2003 (abstract) and May 15, 2003 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/sefemeq/professori/peracchi/Workshop/third_edition/3rd_Villa_Mondragone_Workshop.pdf or email Carmen Tata, Summer School Secretariat, at tatac@uniroma2.it.
  

• Organization: Department of Crop Protection at the University of Nairobi, Kenya
  Title: 6th Conference of the African Crop Science Society on Harnessing Crop Technologies to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty in Africa
  Location: Nairobi, Kenya
  Date: October 12-17, 2003
  Fees: US $170
  Deadline: June 30, 2003 (abstract) and September 30, 2003 (paper)
  For more information, visit
  http://www.africancrops.net/crop%20science%20conference.htm or email Agnes W. Mwang' ombe at mwangombe@kenyaweb.com.
  

• Organization: University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia
  Title: 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Asia
  Location: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  Date: July 17-18, 2003 (instead of July 15-17, 2003)
  Fees: US $185/ RM 700 (before June 4 2003), US $200/ RM 750 (after June 4, 2003), and US $120/ RM 450 (students)
  Deadline: March 30, 2003 (paper) and June 15, 2003 (registration)
  For more information, visit http://www.unimas.my/en/fit/cita03/cfp.pdf or email cita03@fit.unimas.my.
  

• Organization: Active Technology Transfer Corporation, Egypt
  Title: 1st International Conference on Challenges of Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs)
  Location: Cairo, Egypt
  Date: May 27-30, 2003
  Fees: € 450
  Deadline: April 30, 2003 (registration)
  For more information, contact the International Coordinator, Mahmoud El Hamalawy, at hamalaway@hotmail.com.
  

• Organizations: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), France and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
  Title: Global Food Security and the Role of Sustainable Fertilization
  Location: Rome, Italy
  Date: March 26-28, 2003
  Fees: € 950 (before February 21, 2003) and € 1,050 (after February 21, 2003)
  For more information, visit http://www.fertilizer.org/ifa/events/ifa/PDF/conf_2003_03_programme.pdf.
  

• Organization: United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN), United States
  Title: Agricultural Information for the New Millennium: New Crops, Biotechnology, and Saving the Past
  Location: Champaign, Illinois
  Date: April 25-28, 2003
  Fees: US $225 (USAIN members before April 1, 2003), US $250 (USAIN members after April 1, 2003), US $250 (Non-USAIN members before April 1, 2003), US $275 (Non-USAIN members after April 1, 2003), US $100 (students), and US $100 (daily)
  For more information, visit http://www.library.uiuc.edu/usain/about.html.
  

• Organization: Washington University School of Law, United States
  Title: Conference on Biodiversity, Biotechnology, and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge
  Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  Date: April 4-6, 2003
  For more information visit http://law.wustl.edu/centeris/upcomingevents/biodivsp02.html.
  

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• Organizations: Social Science Research Council (SSRC), United States; American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), United States; Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Senegal; and South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF), Pretoria
  Title: Research Fellowship on African Youth in a Global Age
  Eligibility: Junior researchers, academics, practitioners, or independent researchers, African researchers holding a master's degree and who are no more than five years beyond a PhD, and applicants who are conversant in English
  Deadline: May 2, 2003
  Contact:
  Social Science Research Council
  Africa Program
  810 Seventh Avenue
  31st Floor
  New York
  NY 10019
  United States
  Phone: 212-377-2700 ext 452/ 221-825-9822/ 27-12-481-4000; Fax: 212-377-2727
  Email: Africa@ssrc.org/ virginie.niang@codesria.sn/ mpumi@nrf.ac.za
  Web: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/africanyouth/ http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/africanyouth/publications/Announcement2003.pdf
  

• Organization: The Alexander von Humbolt Foundation (AvH), Germany
  Title: Georg Forster Fellowships
  Eligibility: Highly qualified scholars holding doctorates from developing countries (excluding Egypt, South Korea, Turkey, India, and the Peoples Republic of China) to carry out academic projects in Germany in the areas of agriculture, forestry, and geosciences, along with interdisciplinary projects relating to the environment and natural resource protection, age limit of 45 years
  Contact:
  Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  Jean-Paul-Street 12
  D-53173
  Bonn
  Germany
  Phone: 49-0228-833-0; Fax: 49-0228-833-199
  Email: select@avh.de; Web: http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/gf.htm
  

• Organization: Global Fund for Women, United States
  Title: Grant's to Improve Women's Human Rights
  Eligibility: Organizations that demonstrate a clear commitment to women's equality and female human rights; organizations consist of a group of women working together rather than an individual; and organizations that are governed and directed primarily by women
  Contact:
  The Global Fund for Women
  1375 Sutter Street
  Suite 400
  San Francisco
  California 94109
  United States
  Phone: 1-415-202-7640; Fax: 1-415-202-8604
  Email: proposals@globalfundforwomen.org/ gfw@igc.apc.org
  Web: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/3grant/index.html
  

• Organization: Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom
  Title: Social Science Research Programme
  Eligibility: Universities and academic institutions
  Contact:
  Social Science Research Unit
  Alfreda Stirton
  Phone: 44-0-20-7023-0432; Fax: 44-0-20-7023-0636
  Email: a-stirton@dfid.gov.uk
  Web: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/PolicieAndPriorities/knowledge/escor_content.html
  

• Organization: Swiss Centre for International Agriculture (ZIL), Switzerland
  Title: Research Fellow Partnership Programme (RFPP) on Agriculture, Forestry and Environment
  Eligibility: Swiss citizens, well established Swiss residents (must not be older than 35), candidates from developing or transition countries (must not be older than 40)
  Deadline: March 31, 2003
  Contact:
  Marc Zoss
  Coordinator
  Research Fellow Partnership Programme (RFPP)
  Swiss Centre for International Agriculture
  ETH-Zentrum
  SEC
  Scheuchzerstrasse 7
  CH-8092 Zurich
  Switzerland
  Phone: 41-1-632-53-39; Fax: 41-1-632-15-89
  Email: marc.zoss@agrl.ethz.ch
  Website: http://www.zil.ethz.ch/RFPP/rfppa