1. IFPRI Training Material
   Food, Agricultural, and Nutrition Policy Research--Basic Data Analysis with SPSS. Training Manual. Bunda/ IFPRI/ SADC. Manfred Zeller, Charles Mataya, Karid Chirwa, and Franklin Simtowe. September 1996.

2. Handbook for Defining and Setting up a Food Security Information and Early Warning System (FSIEWS)
   This handbook produced by the Economic and Social Department (ES) of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations describes the methods used by the Food Security and Early Warning Information System (FSIEWS) for the benefit of the governmental and nongovernmental community engaged in the fight against hunger. Its text is a distillation of technical papers produced by national and international experts and technicians. To view it online, visit http://www.fao.org/es/ESA/sisaar-e.htm.

3. Ag Observatory
   This resource center from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) provides news and information on agriculture. For more information, visit http://www.agobservatory.org/.

4. World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030
   FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for the world's food supplies, nutrition, and agriculture. To view the table of contents, visit http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3948.

5. Shared Learning
   Shared Learning is a free on-line training resource center for development professionals developed by Education, Language, and Development Training Programmes (ELD). It provides training and self-study materials on the project cycle and how to communicate project results. For more information, visit http://www.sharedlearning.org.uk/.

6. Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) Windisp Software
   This FAO software package is used for displaying and analyzing satellite images, maps, and associated databases for detecting rising food security. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/faoinfo/economic/giews/english/windisp/windisp.htm.

7. Key Indicators Mapping System (KIMS) Software
   Developed by the World Agriculture Information Centre (WAICENT), this software specifically collects, maps, and disseminates indicators relevant to the Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System (FIVIMS). The software will contribute to increased awareness of FIVIMS and improved food security information management and exchange at national and international levels. For more information, visit http://www.fivims.org/EN/kims/kims.htm.

8. The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why
   New technologies, such as GM crops, promise to increase food production, but are they completely safe? How do markets work, and whose vested interests are at stake? What are the impacts of different forms of farming, processing, transportation, retailing, and changing eating habits? Through the creative use of maps and graphics, this atlas provides clear and comprehensive accounts of the food chain--from plough to plate--and reveals how it affects the lives and livelihoods of us all. For more information, visit http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3848.

9. E-Book on Nutrition in South-East Asia
   The World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for South-East Asia produced regional and country profiles that include protein-energy malnutrition, feeding practices, iron deficiency anemia (IDA), iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), vitamin A deficiency (VAD), and diet-related chronic diseases. To view the details, visit http://w3.whosea.org/nhd/toc.htm.

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National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
This umbrella organization is the largest agricultural research body in Uganda, comprising 9 research institutes. Its mission is to improve the welfare of the Ugandan people and increase the productivity and utilization of crops, livestock, fisheries, and forestry resources by generating, adapting, and transferring improved technologies while conserving the natural resource base. NARO promotes the interests of the agricultural and related sectors through research and the development and transfer of technologies that significantly contribute to modernizing agriculture, ensuring food security, alleviating hunger, and eradicating poverty. For more information, visit http://www.naro.go.ug.

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Developing Countries Farm Radio Network
This Canadian-based, nonprofit organization is working with 500 radio broadcasters in 70 countries to fight poverty and food insecurity. It supports broadcasters in developing countries to build the skills to develop content that responds to the local needs of small-scale farming and rural communities. The Network supports developing-country broadcasters by facilitating the exchange of information that increases food supplies and improves nutrition and health. The information conveyed must be simple, safe, and practical; ecologically sound and environmentally sustainable; clearly communicated by radio; proven useful and transferable within the developing world; requires resources available to small-scale farmers; requires little or no technical help to implement; and meets the needs of both women and men. For more information, visit http://www.farmradio.org/.

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• The Asia Pacific Regional Technology Centre (APRTC), Thailand, is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Robert T. Raab
  Director
  Asia Pacific Regional Technology Centre
  28th Floor
  Rasa Tower
  555 Pahonyothin Road
  Chatuchak
  Bangkok 10900
  Thailand
  Phone: 66-0-29371321; Fax: 66-0-29370491
  Email: info@aprtc.org/ robert@aprtc.org
  Web: http://www.aprtc.org/agLearn/course_schedule.asp?yr=2003
  
  
  • Title: Digital Literacy for Agricultural Professionals
    Location: On-line
    Date: July 7-August 15, 2003
    
    
  • Title: Introduction to Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
    Location: On-line
    Date: July 7-August 15, 2003
    

• Organization: International Agricultural Centre (IAC), The Netherlands
  Title: Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Processes and Social Learning: Advanced Courses in Upscaling Participatory Approaches
  Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
  Date: September 15-October 3, 2003
  Fees: € 2, 700
  Deadline: August 1, 2003 (application)
  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/ cecile.kusters@wur.nl/ jim.woodhill@wur.nl
  Web: http://www.iac.wur.nl/services/training/regular/FacDRD2003_3pag.pdf
  

• Organization: Naropa University, United States
  Title: 9th Annual Microfinance Training Program: The Boulder Program
  Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States
  Date: July 14-August 1, 2003
  Fees: US $3,800
  Contact:
  Microfinance Training Program
  Naropa University Extended Studies
  909 14th Street
  Boulder
  Colorado 80302
  United States
  Phone: 1-303-245-4805; Fax: 1-303-245-4819
  Email: mft@naropa.edu; Web: http://www.naropa.edu/microfinance/MFTBrochure2003.pdf
  

• Organization: The International NGO Training and Regional Centre (INTRAC), United Kingdom
  Title: Capacity Building--An Organizational Approach
  Date: September 22-26, 2003
  Contact:
  Rebecca Blackshaw
  Training and Logistics Co-ordinator
  The International NGO Training and Regional Centre
  P.O. Box 563
  Oxford OX2 6RZ
  United Kingdom
  Phone: 44-0-1865-201-851; Fax: 44-0-1865-201-852
  Email: r.blackshaw@intrac.org/ info@intrac.org
  Web: http://www.intrac.org/Intrac/CapacityBuildingAnOrganisationalApproach_en.html
  

• Organization: Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Netherlands
  Title: Policy Analysis Skills for Transition Economies (PASTE)
  Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
  Date: April 21-June 4, 2004
  Deadline: February 1, 2004 (application) and October 1, 2003 (fellowship)
  Contact:
  Institute of Social Studies
  P.O. Box 29776
  2502 LT
  The Hague
  The Netherlands
  Phone: 31-70-426-0460/ 31-70-426-0522; Fax: 31-70-426-0799
  Email: student.office@iss.nl
  Web: http://www.iss.nl/navFrame/frame1.html?content=/tprogrs/paste.html
  

• The Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH (InWEnt)--Capacity Building International, Germany, is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Leda Hernández-Zecher
  Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH
  Department 5
  Feldafing
  Germany
  Phone: 49-8157-938-107
  
  
  • Title: Improvement of the Quality of the Teaching Processes in Colleges of Agriculture and Forestry
    Location: Zschortau, Germany
    Date: October 6-November 16, 2003
    Target Group: Teachers from technical colleges and universities of agriculture and forestry
    Target Region: Southeast Asia
    Fees: € 9.361,00
    Fax: 49-34202-845-778
    Email: eric.mies@inwent.org
    
    
  • Title: Participatory Methodologies for Poverty Reduction
    Location: Feldafing, Germany
    Date: October 2-26, 2003
    Deadline: July 1, 2003
    Target Group: Professionals from Southeast Asia in key positions in nongovernmental, public, and community-based organizations, training institutions, or involved in strategies and programs to reduce rural poverty
    Fees: € 5.744,00
    Fax: 49-8157-938-777
    Email: leda.hernandez-zecher@inwent.org
    

• Organization: The School of Economics at Tor Vergata University, Italy
  Title: First Graduate Workshop in International Economics
  Location: Rome, Italy
  Date: June 22, 2003
  Contact:
  Serena Rotunno
  Secretariat
  Phone: 06-7259-5731; Fax: 06-2020-500
  Email: serena.rotunno@uniroma2.it
  Web: http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/news/Workshop_Int_Economics/workshop_international_economics.htm#adm
  

• Organization: The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), The Netherlands
  Title: Challenges and Risks of GMOs: What Risk Analysis is Appropriate? Options for Future Policy Making Towards Integrated Agro-Food Systems
  Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands
  Date: July 16-18, 2003
  Fees: € 850
  Deadline: July 10, 2003
  Contact:
  Ruggero Lala
  Course Coordinator
  The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University
  P.O. Box 53066
  NL-1007 RB
  Amsterdam
  The Netherlands
  Phone: 31-20-6200225; Fax: 31-20-6249368
  Email: ruggero.lala@amsu.edu/ office@amsu.edu
  Web: http://www.amsu.edu/courses/law/publ12003.htm
  

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• Organization: International Agricultural Centre (IAC), The Netherlands
  Title: Linking Participatory Practice and Governance: Challenges for a Learning Society
  Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
  Date: September 17, 2003
  Fees: € 100 and € 50 (students)
  For more information, visit http://www.iac.wur.nl/services/training/regular/MSP_seminar.htm.
  

• Organizations: The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), Canada, and Institute of Food Technologists, United States
  Title: 12th World Congress of Food Science and Technology on Feeding the World: Opportunities Without Boundaries
  Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
  Date: July 16-20, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.worldfoodscience.org/worldcongress/.
  

• Organizations: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), all in the United States
  Title: International Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology
  Location: Sacramento, California, United States
  Date: June 23-25, 2003
  For more information, visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/stconf/conf_main.htm or email STConference.International@usda.gov.
  

• The Agra Europe, United Kingdom, is offering the following conferences:
  
  
  • Title: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Seminar 2003: A Practical Seminar on Agricultural Policy in Europe
    Location: Harrington Hall Hotel, London
    Date: July 2-3, 2003
    For more information, visit http://www.agra-net.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=agra/showEvent&id=20001011850 or email at conferences@agra-net.com.
    
    
    
  • Title: 12th European Food Law Conference on Food Safety and Consumer Protection
    Location: Le Meridien Hotel, Brussels
    Date: June 25-26, 2003
    For more information, visit http://www.agra-net.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=agra/showEvent&id=20001011770 or email Anna Henderson at anna.Henderson@informa.com/ conferences@agra-net.com.
    

• Organizations: International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
  Title: 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists on Reshaping Agriculture's Contributions to Society
  Location: Durban, South Africa
  Date: August 16-22, 2003
  Deadline: October 31, 2002 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.iaae2003durban.co.za/.
  

• Organization: University of Debrecen, Hungary
  Title: Institutional and Policy Diversity--Its Role in Economic Development
  Location: Debrecen, Hungary
  Date: November 3-4, 2003
  Fees: € 170
  Deadline: September 15, 2003 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.econ.klte.hu/conference/.
  

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• Organization: The International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden, and the United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS), Japan
  Title: Agriculture for Peace Split Fellowship Programme (SFP)
  Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of a Sub-Saharan African country; 45 years of age or younger; MA degree or the equivalent. Preference is given to researchers whose grant will be administered by a national research institute, university, research center, or NGO in Africa. Researchers with temporary positions at international research institutes who also have an affiliation with a national research institute are eligible to apply.
  Deadline: August 15, 2003 (application)
  Contact:
  International Foundation for Science
  Grev Turegatan 19
  SE-114 38 Stockholm
  Sweden
  Phone: 46-8-545-818-00; Fax: 46-8-545-818-01
  Email: ag.peace@ifs.se; Web: http://www.ias.unu.edu/fellowships/details.cfm/articleID/393
  

• The Global Development Network (GDN), United States, is offering the following Fourth Annual Global Development Awards Competition:
  Contact:
  Shyamal Chowdhury
  Global Development Network Secretariat
  2600 Virginia Avenue, NW
  Suite 1112
  Washington, DC 20037
  United States
  Phone: 1-202-338-6350/ 6351; Fax: 1-202-338-6826/ 6831
  Email: Schowdhury@gdnet.org/ katya@eerc.ru/ gdni@gdnet.org
  
  
  • Title: Medals for Outstanding Research on Development
    Eligibility: The medals are open to citizens and permanent residents of developing and transition countries. Researchers must currently reside in a developing or transition country. If there is more than one researcher, at least 50% of the researchers (including the principal researcher) must currently reside in a developing or transition country. Staff members of multilateral organizations are not eligible to apply for the medals. Past medal winners and finalists are eligible to apply but not with the same paper or one similar to a previously submitted paper.
    Deadline: August 25, 2003
    Web: http://www.gdnet.org/subpages/2003_medals_outstanding_research_development.html
    

  • Title: Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development
    Eligibility: The medals are open to citizens and permanent residents of developing and transition countries. Researchers must currently reside in a developing or transition country. If there is more than one researcher, at least 50% of the researchers (including the principal researcher) must currently reside in a developing or transition country. Staff members of multilateral organizations are not eligible to apply for the medals. Past medal winners and finalists are eligible to apply but not with the same paper or one similar to a previously submitted paper.
    Deadline: August 25, 2003
    Web: http://www.gdnet.org/subpages/2003_award_outstanding_research_development.html
    

  • Title: Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project
    Eligibility: The award is open to all development projects in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Pacific Islands, and the transitional economies of Europe and Central Asia. The project must have been implemented before December 31, 2001. Applicants from previous years (except finalists) may reapply, but they must update the application. Finalists from previous years cannot submit for the subsequent 3 years; after that time the finalists may resubmit only if there have been significant new developments to the project. Submissions concerning a more recently implemented project or only a project idea will not be considered.
    Deadline: July 31, 2003
    Web: http://www.gdnet.org/subpages/2003_award_most_innovative_development_project.html