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October 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. IFPRI Materials
    From Social Assistance to Social Development: Targeted Education Subsidies in Developing Countries
    The book, a joint publication of the Center for Global Development and International Food Policy Research Institute, demonstrates how conditioned transfer for education (CTE) programs can alleviate poverty and encourage education. Groundbreaking case studies and detailed evaluations of programs in Mexico, Brazil, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Chile illustrate how these programs build a virtuous circle of immediate and long-term poverty alleviation. For more information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/cp/socialassist.htm.

  2. Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade
    This IFPRI 2020 Focus publication by Laurian J. Unnevehr includes 17 briefs. It addresses how developing countries are addressing food safety issues in order to improve food security and food trade. For more information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/2020/focus/focus10.htm.

  3. A Full Food Basket for Africa by 2020: Tell Us Your Vision for Achieving this Goal
    IFPRI's 2020 Vision Initiative is holding a writing contest for young Africans (14-19 years old) to share their thoughts on how to achieve the goal of food security. The contest is being held in conjunction with the forthcoming all-Africa conference on "Assuring Food and Nutrition Security in Africa by 2020: Prioritizing Action, Strengthening Actors, Facilitating Partnerships," to be held in Kampala, Uganda, on April 1-3, 2004. For more information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/2020africaconference/writingcontest.asp or email Jenna Kryszczun at j.kryszczun@cgiar.org.

  4. On-Line IITA Research Guides
    The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Research Guides provide information for agricultural researchers, technicians, extension specialists, educators, and students involved in research and training. The Research Guides are periodically updated to stay abreast of advances in scientific knowledge. To view, visit http://www.iita.org/info/irg_html.htm or email at IITA@cgiar.org for printed copies.

  5. Improving Lives Through Agricultural Science and Technology
    This U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) brochure, published in June 2003, cites success stories of agricultural research efforts in development. To view it online, visit http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACT114.pdf.

  6. Guidelines for Impact Monitoring & Assessment in Microfinance Programmes
    The German Society for Technical Co-operation (GTZ) has published guidelines for impact assessment that focuses on management-oriented measures. These guidelines offer relevant information that will help users make informed decisions; design Impact Monitoring (IM) and Impact Assessments (IA); build improve existing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) procedures; measure the effectiveness of microfinance program according to key concepts in poverty reduction; design a less costly, application-orientated M&E process. For more information, visit http://www.gtz.de/themen/economic-development/download/Guidelines_Impact.pdf.

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INSTITUTION PROFILE

    Asian Agri-History Foundation (AAHF)
    This non-profit trust, established in 1994, disseminates information on agricultural history to promote research on sustainable agriculture in South and Southeast Asia. Its publishes an international quarterly journal, Asian Agri-History; encourages and supports research in universities and other institutions; promotes inclusion of agricultural history in the curriculum of agricultural universities; organizes seminars, conferences, and lectures to promote information exchange and collaboration among scholars; and establishes a database and a library of publications on the history of Asian agriculture. For more information, visit http://www.agri-history.org.

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NETWORK PROFILE

    South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics, & Environment (SAWTEE)
    SAWTEE is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization (NGO) that was launched in December 1994 by a consortium of South Asian NGOs in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It builds capacity of South Asian stakeholders by equipping them with knowledge, information, and skills about liberalization and globalization. It analyzes provisions of World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, conducts programs to enhance participation of least-developed and land-locked countries in the global trading system; facilitates regional integration; establishes linkages and promotes cooperation with other organizations with similar objectives; and conducts research and advocates programs on trade, economic, and environmental issues affecting South Asia. For more information, visit http://www.sawtee.org.

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COURSES/WORKSHOPS

Africa

  • Organization: Sector Network Rural Development, Africa
    Title: Management of Extension Services: Delivery Systems in a District Environment
    Location: Pietersburg, South Africa
    Date: December 8-13, 2003
    Fees: € 1,000
    Contact:
    Kamie Govender/ Klaus Pilgram
    GTZ-SNRD Africa
    Hatfield
    Pretoria
    South Africa
    Phone: 27-0-12-3423537; Fax: 27-0-12-3423510
    Email: admin@gtzpsdp.co.za/ pilgram@gtzpsdp.co.za

Asia

  • The Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability (TREES) is offering the following courses:
    Contact:
    The Director
    Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability
    College of Forestry and Natural Resources
    University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)
    P.O. Box 434
    College
    Laguna 4031
    The Philippines
    Phone: 63-49-536-2268/ 2736; Fax: 63-49-536-3340
    Email: trees@laguna.net

  • Organizations: International Development Enterprises (IDE), India; Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative (SIMI), Switzerland; and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Switzerland
    Title: Practical, Field-based International Training Workshop on Smallholder Irrigation and Value Chains
    Location: Aurangabad, India
    Date: November 16-30, 2003
    Fees: US $1,000 (accommodation not included)
    Contact:
    Swiss Centre for Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
    Department for International Cooperation
    Eschikon 28
    8315 Lindau
    Switzerland
    Phone: 0041-52-354-97-00; Fax: 0041-52-354-97-97
    Email: suresh@ide-india.org/ urs.heierli@deza.admin.ch/ eza@lbl.ch
    Web: http://www.ide-india.org/training.html

Europe

On-line

  • Organization: University of California at Berkeley, United States
    Title: Agroecology International Online Course
    Date: October 27-December 12, 2003
    Fees: € 350 and € 200 (farmers and full-time students)
    Contact:
    Miguel A Altieri
    Professor of Agroecology
    Division of Insect Biology
    University of California, Berkeley, USA
    201 Wellman Hall-3112
    Berkeley
    California 94720
    United States
    Phone: 1-510-642-9802; Fax: 1-510-642-7428
    Email: agroeco3@nature.berkeley.edu/ christos@porfyra.com
    Web: http://www.agroeco.org/agroecology/index.html

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CONFERENCES

Africa

Asia

Europe

  • Organizations: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Switzerland; Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Switzerland; and the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Italy
    Title: Food Security and Biodiversity: Sharing the Benefit of Plant Genetic Resources
    Location: Basel, Switzerland
    Date: October 16, 2003
    For more information, visit http://www.benefitsharing.org.

  • Organization: PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Netherlands
    Title: The Future of Food and Biotech
    Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Date: October 28, 2003
    For more information, visit http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/default.asp.

  • Organizations: The University of Professional Education Larenstein School, Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences (KLV), Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Larenstein School and Alumni Association (VVAL), and International Agricultural Centre (IAC), all in the The Netherlands
    Title: 75th International Conference on Agricultural Development
    Location: Brinkgreverweg, Deventer, The Netherlands
    Date: November 20, 2003
    Fees: € 10 (students), € 25 (KLV members), € 25 (Larenstein members), € 25 (KIT employees), € 25 (IAC employees), and € 65 (others)
    For more information, visit http://www.klv.nl/ARCHIEF/ICAD_2003.html.

  • Organization: The Food Business Forum (CIES), France
    Title: 2004 CIES International Food Safety Conference
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Date: January 29-30, 2004
    For more information, visit http://fsbarcelona2004.lso-intl.com/main.asp?general_information.asp.

  • Organization: Agricultural Economics Society (AES), United Kingdom
    Title: 78th Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference
    Location: South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
    Date: April 2-4, 2004
    Deadline: October 24, 2003
    For more information, visit http://www.aes.ac.uk/confer.htm or email Deborah Roberts at deb.roberts@abdn.ac.uk.

  • Organization: University of Udine, Italy
    Title: Role of Multi-purpose Agriculture in Sustaining Global Environment
    Location: Udine University, Udine, Italy
    Date: October 20-24, 2004
    Fees: US $300 (developed-country participants), US $200 (developing and third- world country participants), US $150 (developed-country students), and US $100 (developing and third-world country students)
    Deadline: November 30, 2003 (abstracts) and April 30, 2004 (paper)
    For more information, visit http://www.dpvta.uniud.it/%7Eagroenv/docs/brochure.pdf or email Giuseppe Zerbi at zerbi@dpvta.uniud.it and Sajid Mahmood at smahmoodpk@yahoo.com.

South America

  • Organization: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical--Cassava Biotechnology Network (CIAT/CBN), Colombia
    Title: Sixth International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN-VI)--Adding Value to a Small-Farmer Crop
    Location: Cali, Colombia
    Date: March 8-14, 2004
    Fees: US $100 (registration)
    Deadline: November 30, 2003 (abstracts)
    For more information, visit http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/biotechnology/cbn/index.htm or email Alfredo A. C. Alves at a.alves@cgiar.org or at ciat-cbnvi@cgiar.org.

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FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS / COMPETITIONS

  • Organization: The Center for Civil Society Studies at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, United States
    Title: International Fellows in Philanthropy Program for 2004-2005
    Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Eligibility: Applicants will have demonstrated a high degree of interest, experience, and professional competence in research, management, or general leadership related to the voluntary, nongovernmental, nonprofit, or philanthropic sector; or be a nonprofit liaison officer established by governments and multinational organizations who play a role in linking with nonprofit organizations through project partnerships, legal reform initiatives, and other activities. Candidates must have a university diploma equivalent to the American Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and be capable of carrying out independent research and inquiry. A high degree of English fluency defined as a score of 600 or higher on the TOEFL exam is required. All nationalities are eligible except US citizens. Fellows are required to attend the annual International Fellows in Philanthropy Conference prior to their fellowship year and are strongly encouraged to participate in subsequent annual conferences.
    Contact:
    Carol M. Wessner
    International Fellows in Philanthropy Program
    Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
    Center for Civil Society Studies
    Wyman Building
    Fifth Floor
    3400 North Charles Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21218
    United States
    Phone: 1-410-516-5389; Fax: 1-410-516-8233
    Email: cwessner@jhu.edu; Web: http://www.jhu.edu/~philfellow/

  • Organization: Earth Institute at Columbia University, United States
    Title: Post-Doctoral Fellows Program at Columbia University in Sustainable Development
    Eligibility: Outstanding scholars with recent doctorates in the natural, social, engineering, and health sciences, and who are strongly interested in sustainable development.
    Deadline: December 1, 2003
    Contact:
    David Leonard Downie
    Director
    Earth Institute Fellows Program
    Earth Institute
    Columbia University
    B-16 Hogan Hall
    2941 Broadway
    MC 4501
    New York, New York 10027
    United States
    Phone: 1-212-854-5725
    Email: dd113@columbia.edu; Web: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/postdoc/index.html

  • Organization: South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics (SANDEE), Nepal
    Title: The Economics of Natural Resource and Environment Management Summer 2004 Research Competition
    Deadline: November 15, 2003
    Contact:
    Anuradha Kafle
    Information and Research Assistant
    South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics
    P.O. Box 8975
    EPC-1056
    Kathmandu
    Nepal
    Phone: 977-1-5528761/ 781; Fax: 977-1-5536786
    Email: anuradhak@sandeeonline.org/ info@sandeeonline.org
    Web: http://www.sandeeonline.org/research_guidelines/pdf_downloadable/SANDEE%20Summer%202004%20Research%20Guidelines.doc

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