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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- IFPRI Training Material
Evaluating Regional Trading Arrangements. Policy Analysis Training Course Based on IFPRI Research Report 103. Neal Bliven and Marcelle Thomas. November 1998.
- Food and Nutrition Library CD-ROM
This CD-ROM of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations contains 260 publications on food and nutrition from various sources such as the United Nations University, World Food Programme, and others. For complementary copies of the CD-ROM, send an email to FAO-Library-Reference@fao.org.
- Poverty and Economic Policy Network calls for proposals
The Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network is calling for research proposals primarily from researchers residing in Africa and Asia. This would be for proposals concerning Poverty Monitoring, Measurement, and Analysis (PMMA) and Modeling and Policy Impact Analysis (MPIA) networks. For more information, visit http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC12256&resource=f1poverty or email at pep@ecn.ulaval.ca.
- Growing Home: A Guide to Reconnecting Agriculture, Food, and Communities
Written by Joanna Green and Duncan Hilchey and published by the Community, Food, and Agriculture Program (CFAP), this book provides agriculture development specialists, economic developers, planners, extension educators, community development advocates, and others interested in strengthening communities through agriculture and food with ready-to-implement, tried and true strategies; a step-by-step guide to the community-based food and agriculture development process; and the tools they will need to turn their vision into reality. For more information, visit http://www.cals.cornell.edu/agfoodcommunity/afs_temp3.cfm?topicID=370 or email Gretchen Gilbert at gcg4@cornell.edu.
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IndiaAgristat.com
The site provides comprehensive statistical facts and figures on Indian Agriculture culled from various authentic, secondary level sources. The statistical data has been qualitatively analyzed, condensed, and presented in a user-friendly format. The data can be downloaded in MS-Excel/ HTML formats. For more information, visit http://www.indiaagristat.com/.
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Question, Answer, and Comment Tool
The International AIDS Economic Network (IAEN) has launched a new Question, Answer, and Comment tool. It helps to answer questions on policy and economic issues such as the socioeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS at the household/community level, the cost-effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention, and the determinants of HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality and so on. IAEN will publicize new questions, answers, and comments each month in its email newsletter. For more information, visit http://www.iaen.org/qa/ or email Ginger Ammon at gammon@forumone.com/ info@iaen.org.
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Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide
This 2003 revised edition provides detailed information on anthropometric impact and annual monitoring indicators that are used to assess the nutritional status of infants and children under five years of age. It includes an updated chapter on weighing and measuring equipment and a discussion of the ethical handling of anthropometric data in surveys. The guide is available for download from the FANTA website at http://www.fantaproject.org/publications/anthropom.shtml and for hardcopies email to fanta@aed.org.
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INSTITUTION PROFILE
Counterpart's Food Security
The Food Security Division at Counterpart International, Washington, D.C., strives to address the causes of food insecurity worldwide through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food for Progress and 416(b) programs. It addresses the causes of declining food production, such as the destruction of land, forests, and other natural resources; poor health conditions resulting from insufficient investment in rural health facilities compounded by high population growth; lack of access to income and food for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, the disabled, the chronically ill, and orphans; and limited opportunities for income generation. For more information, visit http://www.counterpart.org/programs/foodsecurity/.
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NETWORK PROFILE
African Agriculture Market Information Network (AFAMIN)
AFAMIN covers news related to the agricultural market in West African countries, providing information on inputs markets. Its main objectives are to provide reliable, up-to-date market and trade information in the agricultural sub-sector to farmers, traders, policymakers, agricultural input suppliers, financial institutions, and donors. It serves as an analytical base for comparative studies of agricultural trade, productivity, and profitability among countries in West Africa. It makes the information available to stakeholders to help them make informed decisions affecting agriculture and the food chain. For more information, visit http://www.afamin.net/regionalenglish/aboutafamin.htm.
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COURSES/WORKSHOPS
- Organization: The International NGO Training and Regional Centre (INTRAC), United Kingdom
Title: Effective Management for Development
Location: Oxford (five-day course) and North London (three-day course), both in United Kingdom
Date: September 15-19, 2003
Fees: GBP 899 (five-day course) and GBP 380 (three-day course)
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
Web: http://www.intrac.org/Intrac/EffectiveManagementforDevelopment_en.html
- The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines, is offering the following courses:
Contact:
TPDM Course Coordinator
Education and Training Program
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Y.C. James Yen Center
Silang
Cavite 4118
Philippines
Phone: 63-46-414-2417; Fax: 63-46-414-2420
Email: Education&Training@iirr.org / Monette.Pacia@iirr.org / Marise.Espineli@iirr.org
- Title: International Course on Training Program Development and Management (TPDM)
Location: Silang, Cavite, the Philippines
Date: August 11-29, 2003
Fees: US $2,500
Web: http://www.iirr.org/ict02.htm
- Title: International Course on Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Extension (PAAEx)
Location: Silang, Cavite, the Philippines
Date: September 8-26, 2003
Fees: US $2,500
Web: http://www.iirr.org/ict03.htm#paae
- Organizations: Post Graduate School of Agriculture and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), the Netherlands
Title: How to Write a Convincing Proposal: Strengthening Project Development, Donor Relations, and Resource Mobilization in Agricultural Research
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Date: October 13-18, 2003
Fees: US $2,500
Deadline: August 31, 2003 (application) and September 8, 2003 (fee)
Contact:
P. Anandajayasekeram
Senior Research Fellow
ISNAR's Regional Representative for Southern Africa
Private Bag X813
141 Creswell Street
0184 Pretoria
South Africa
Phone: 27-12-8459139/ 31-70-3496100; Fax: 27-12-8459110/ 31-70-3819677
Email: p.anandajayasekeram@cgiar.org/ z.franca@cgiar.org/ c.sette@cgiar.org
- Organization: Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), Uganda
Title: Policy and Advocacy
Location: Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, Uganda
Date: July 24-25, 2003
Contact:
Sam Wairagala
Manager
Private Sector Capacity Building Program
Private Sector Foundation Uganda
Plot 43 Nakasero Road
P.O. Box 7683
Kampala
Uganda
Phone: 230956/ 342163/ 230985; Fax: 259109
Email: mdo@psfuganda.org
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CONFERENCES
- Organizations: Cornell University, United States, and Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada
Title: Q-Squared in Practice: A Conference on Experiences of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Poverty Appraisal
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: May 15-16, 2004
Deadline: September 30, 2003 (papers)
For more information, visit http://www.arts.cornell.edu/poverty/kanbur/Q2PracticeCall.pdf or email Ravi Kanbur at sk145@cornell.edu or Paul Shaffer at P.Shaffer@utoronto.ca.
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Organizations: The Government of Western Australia and the Regional Government Network for Sustainable Development, both in Australia
Title: Regional Governance for Sustainability
Location: Fremantle, Western Australia
Date: September 17-19, 2003
For more information, visit http://www.sustainability.dpc.wa.gov.au/conferences.htm or email Western Australian Conference Secretariat at nrg4sd@debretts.com.au.
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Organization: Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG- South Asia), Sri Lanka
Title: South Asia Conference on Technologies for Poverty Reduction
Location: New Delhi, India
Date: October 2003
For more information, visit http://203.115.20.238/index.htm or email at conference@itdg.slt.lk.
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Organizations: Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR), National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR), and Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (EWRI), all in United States
Title: Water Security in the 21st Century
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Date: July 30-August 1, 2003
For more information, visit http://www.iwr.msu.edu/ucowr/pdfs/Program.pdf or email at ucowr@siu.edu.
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Organizations: Hellenic Association of Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture, Food, and Environment (HAICTA); Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; and the University of Macedonia, all in Greece
Title: International Conference on Information Systems and Innovative Technologies in Agriculture, Food, and Environment
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Date: March 18-20, 2004
For more information, visit http://www.epegenorth.gr/index.html or email Kiomourtzi Fedra at fkiomour@agro.auth.gr.
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Organization: South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization/ Tropical Medicine and Public Health (SEAMEO-TROPMED) Regional Center for Community Nutrition at the University of Indonesia (RCCN), Indonesia
Title: Poverty and Nutrition
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: July 24, 2003
For more information, email Yanti/ Luki at educationa@seameo-rccn.org.
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FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS / COMPETITIONS
- Organization: International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
Title: Post-Doctoral Awards in Urban Agriculture
Eligibility: Citizens of developing countries, Canadian citizens, or permanent residents of Canada; doctorate completed within the past five years; good record of research and publications; affiliation with a university or a research institution in a developing country or in Canada.
Deadline: January 31, 2004 (application)
Contact:
AGROPOLIS International Research Awards in Urban Agriculture
Cities Feeding People (CFP) Program Initiative
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
250 Albert Street
P.O. Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H9
Canada
Phone: 613-236-6163, ext. 2040; Fax: 613-567-7749
Email: AGROPOLIS@idrc.ca
Web: http://network.idrc.ca/ev.php?URL_ID=11173&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1057083132
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Organization: American Association of University Women (AAUW), United States
Title: AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants: International Fellowships
Eligibility: International Fellowships for full-time study or research will be awarded to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree by December 31, 2003.
Date: July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005
Deadline: December 15, 2003
Contact:
AAUW Educational Foundation
Department 60
2201 N. Dodge Street
Iowa City
IA 52243-4030
United States
Phone: 1-319-1716/ 1-337-1716 ext. 60
Email: aauw@act.org
Web: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfm
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