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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- IFPRI Training Material
Bangladesh Food Policy Analysis. Reading Material. Ministry of Food/ IFPRI. July 2000.
- Gender and Development Website at Asian Development Bank
The Gender and Development website at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) addresses gender issues in the region. Through this valuable online resource, ADB empowers women by providing case studies; best practices; special programs; country briefing reports; news; and events related to agriculture, education, health, resettlement, urban development and housing, and water supply and sanitation. For more information, visit http://www.adb.org/Gender/default.asp.
- FAO Offers Free or Low-Cost Access to Scientific Literature Online
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture, (AGORA), an online clearinghouse of approximately 400 journals in the fields of agriculture, biology, and related environmental and social sciences. With this website, FAO plans to increase the quality and effectiveness of agricultural education and research by providing wider access to published information. FAO is collaborating with major scientific publishers, such as Oxford University Press and others, to provide free or low-cost access to these professional journals for students, researchers, and academics of low-income countries. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/english/newsroom/news/2003/23019-en.html.
- OXFAM Canada 2003 World Food Day Toolkit
This toolkit includes background information on issues of global food security as well as examples of activities that can be used in the classroom or with other groups to increase awareness and promote taking action to reduce hunger and poverty nationally and internationally. For more information, visit http://www.oxfam.ca/campaigns/worldFoodDay.htm.
- Agriculture Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS)
AKIS is a database linking people and institutions that generate, transfer, and utilize agricultural knowledge and information for better farming and improved livelihoods. For more information, visit http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/ardext.nsf/26ByDocName/AKISResearchExtension.
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INSTITUTION PROFILE
International Association of Agricultural Students-Zimbabwe (IAAS-Zimbabwe)
IAAS-Zimbabwe, at the University of Zimbabwe, encourages the interchange of ideas and information with the mandate of improving the mutual understanding among students in the fields of agriculture and related sciences. IAAS-Zimbabwe promotes, initiates, and works on national or international projects in order to revamp and maximize agricultural production and sustainable development; and works towards the cooperation and understanding among agricultural students from all over the world. For more information, email Oliver Mhembere, Secretary General and Exchange Program Coordinator, at mhembereoliver@hotmail.com or at olivermhembere@yahoo.com.
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NETWORK PROFILE
Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA)
AARINENA was established in 1985 to strengthen cooperation among regional, national, and international research institutions and centers through the dissemination and exchange of information, experiences, and research results. It is co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), and the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR). AARINENA's mission is to enhance agricultural and rural development in the region by fostering agricultural research and technology development and by strengthening collaboration to achieve a greater degree of self-reliance in food and agriculture; to improve the nutritional well-being and overall welfare of the people; and to improve the productive capacity of the natural resources base. For more information, visit http://www.kypros.org/ARI/general.html.
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COURSES/WORKSHOPS
Africa
- Organizations: International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC), United States and Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI), Mauritius
Title: Fertilizer Marketing Management: Dynamics of Competitive and Open Markets
Location: Reduit, Mauritius
Date: December 1-12, 2003
Fees: US $2,100 and US $2,450 (after November 3, 2003)
Contact:
Director
Training and Workshop Coordination Department
International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development
P.O. Box 2040
Muscle Shoals
Alabama 35662
United States
Phone: 1-256-381-6600; Fax: 1-256-381-7408
Email: hrdu@IFDC.org
Web: http://www.ifdc.org/PDF_Files/Summary%20-%20December%201-12'03.pdf
- Organization: University of Natal, South Africa
Title: Food Security Training Workshop
Location: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Date: February 16-27, 2004
Contact:
Sheryl Hendriks
Program Director
Food Security
School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness
University of Natal
P Bag X01 Scottsville 3209
South Africa
Phone: 27-0-33-2605726; Fax: 27-0-33-2606270
Email: hendriks@nu.ac.za; Web: http://www.nu.ac.za/department/extra.asp?id=9&dept=asaunp
Asia
- Organization: Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC), Thailand
Title: The Power of the Pen: Sharpen your Analysis and Writing Skills
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: November 19-December 2, 2003
Fees: US $2,695
Contact:
Ronnakorn Triraganon
The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific
PO Box 1111
Kasetsart University
Bangkok 10903
Thailand
Phone: 66-2-940-5700; Fax: 66-2-561-4880, 562-0960
Email: contact@recoftc.org/ orot@ku.ac.th
Web: http://www.recoftc.org/03region/courses/casestudy/intro.html
Europe
- The International Agricultural Centre (IAC), The Netherlands, is offering the following courses:
- Organization: Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Title: Master's Program in Participation, Development, and Social Change
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Date: May 2004-July 2005
Fees: £ 11,000
Contact:
Julia Brown
Institute of Development Studies
University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9RE
United Kingdom
Phone: 44-0-1273-606261; Fax: 44-0-1273 621202
Email: J.L.Brown@ids.ac.uk; Web: http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/teach/mapart.html
Middle East
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CONFERENCES
Africa
- Organizations: International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Denmark and National Order of Engineers and Surveyors Topographers (ONIGT), Morocco
Title: Urban-Rural Interrelationship for Sustainable Environment
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Date: December 2-5, 2003
For more information, visit http://www.fig.net/figtree/morocco/ or email at fig@fig.net or at onigt@yahoo.fr or Lahcen Tikdirine at l.tikdirine@acfcc.gov.ma.
Asia
- Organizations: Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippines; World Bank, United States; and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Australia
Title: International Conference on Reform in Land Administration Systems
Location: Manila, Philippines
Date: November 24-26, 2003
For more information, visit http://www.phil-lamp.org or email at lamp@denr.gov.ph/ palamp3@mindgate.net.
- Organizations: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), both in India
Title: 7th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Conference on SDI for a Sustainable Future
Location: Bangalore, India
Date: February 2-6, 2004
For more information, visit http://www.gsdi7.org.in/ll02_fte.php or email Mukund Rao at mukundr@blr.vsnl.net.in.
- Organization: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), France
Title: IFA Symposium on Micronutrients
Location: New Delhi, India
Date: February 23-25, 2004
For more information, visit http://www.fertilizer.org/ifa/confifa_ag_2004_02.asp or email Patrick Heffer at pheffer@fertilizer.org.
Europe
- Organization: Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), United Kingdom
Title: Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Human Development in Africa
Location: St. Catherine's College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Date: March 21-22, 2004
Deadline: December 5, 2003 (abstracts)
For more information, visit http://www.ssrn.com/update/ern/ernann/ann451.html or email at csae.conference@economic.oxford.ac.uk.
- Organization: International Network for Economic Research (INFER), Bruxelles
Title: Environmental Economics--Institutions, Competition, and Rationality
Location: Wuppertal, Germany
Date: September 17-18, 2004
Deadline: April 30, 2004 (papers)
For more information, visit http://www.infer-research.net/ or email Raimund Bleischwitz at raimund.bleischwitz@wupperinst.org or Oliver Budzinski at budzinski@wiwi.uni-marburg.de.
North America
- Organizations: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and AgBiotechNet, both in United States
Title: AG-Biotech Food Forum: Fostering Support for the Growing Application of Biotechnology in the Agriculture and Food Industry
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date: December 8-9, 2003
For more information, visit http://www.marcusevansbb.com/agbio or email at conferences@marcusevansbb.com.
South America
- Organizations: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Austria and Government of Chile, Chile
Title: Global Biotechnology Forum
Location: Concepción, Chile
Date: March 2-5, 2004
For more information, visit http://www.gbf2004.cl/index1.html or email at gbf2004@udec.cl.
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FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS / COMPETITIONS
- Organization: American Association University of Women (AAUW), United States
Title: International Fellowships for Full-Time Study or Research for Women
Eligibility: Awarded for full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research to women who are not US citizens or permanent residents. The award will apply to both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions in the 2004-2005 academic year.
Deadline: December 15, 2003 (application)
Contact:
AAUW Educational Foundation
Department 60
2201 North Dodge Street
Iowa City
Illinois 52243-4030
United States
Phone: 1-319-337-1716 ext. 60
Email: aauw@act.org; Web: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfm
- Organization: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) at the United States Department of Agriculture, United States
Title: Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program--National Integrated Food Safety Initiative for fiscal year 2004
Deadline: December 19, 2003 (application)
Contact:
Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program
National Integrated Food Safety Initiative
C/o Proposal Services Unit
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
STOP 2245
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250-2245
United States
Phone: 1-202-401-5048/ 1954; Fax: 1-202-401-9862
Email: jsingleton@csrees.usda.gov
Web: http://www.reeusda.gov/1700/funding/04/pdf/rfa_foodsaf_04.pdf
- Organization: University of Natal, South Africa
Title: University of Natal Food Security Program/ Ford Foundation Scholarships
Date: February 2004
Contact:
Sheryl Hendriks
Program Director
Food Security Program
School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness
University of Natal
P Bag X01 Scottsville 3209
South Africa
Phone: 27-0-33-2605726; Fax: 27-0-33-2605495/ 2606270
Email: hendriks@nu.ac.za
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