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December 2003
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. IFPRI Training Material
    International Course on Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Policy Analysis: Policy Analysis Readings Pertaining to Natural Resources. Reading Material. IFPRI. 1996.

  2. Agricultural Market Access Database (AMAD)
    AMAD is a comprehensive collection of available public data on WTO market access in agriculture. It is the result of a co-operative effort by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, European Commission - Agriculture Directorate - General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), The World Bank, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and United States Department of Agriculture - Economic Research Service. It contains data for over 50 countries on WTO tariffs and tariff rate quota (TRQ) schedules, import data, applied tariffs, prices, production, and consumption. For more information, visit http://www.amad.org.

  3. Microfinance Poverty Assessment Tool
    This tool, published by the World Bank, was developed to increase transparency on the depth of outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs). It is intended to assist donors and investors in integrating a poverty focus into their appraisals and funding of financial institutions through a more precise understanding of the clients served by these institutions. It can also be used to measure the poverty levels of other development program clients. Price: $25.00. For more information, visit http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=3073834.

  4. Organic Resource Management in Kenya: Perspectives and Guidelines
    The Forum for Organic Resource Management and Agricultural Technologies (FORMAT) has published a book which documents various practices, technologies, products, policies, opportunities, and constraints in organic resource management in Kenya and the larger East African region. It will serve as a reference source to students, scientists, and development specialists in Kenya and the rest of the world. For more information, visit http://www.formatkenya.org/book%20format.htm or email at formatkenya@yahoo.com to request a copy of the book.

  5. News Agency on Development Issues in Africa
    The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) with the help of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has set up a news agency on development issues, including food security, called the Simbani News Agency. It will reach all of Africa and will make use of FAO's technical information on food security. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/sd/ruralradio/en/24546/highlight_28229en.html.

  6. Evaluating Capacity Development in Research and Development Organizations
    Coordinated by the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), this site promotes the use of evaluation as a tool to advance the development of organizational capacity and performance. Its main purpose is to support a group of managers and evaluators who are assessing capacity development efforts in their own organizations.

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INSTITUTION PROFILE

    Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
    JIRCAS was established in 1993, through the reorganization of the former Tropical Agriculture Research Center, to promote research aimed at achieving a sustainable global food supply. It addresses agricultural, forestry, fisheries, food, and environmental problems in the developing regions. It carries out interdisciplinary research on biological and social aspects of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and conducts collaborative research with institutions of developing countries as well as international organizations. For more information, visit http://ss.jircas.affrc.go.jp/.

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NETWORK PROFILE

    Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN)
    AgREN, administered by the Overseas Development Institute's Rural Policy and Environment Group (RPEG) and sponsored by the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), was established in the mid-1980s to link policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in the agriculture sector of developing countries. It provides its 900 members in more than 100 countries with up-to-date information and the opportunity to dialogue with others who have similar professional interests. Members come from international and national aid agencies, national governments in developing countries, university and research institutes, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. For more information, visit http://www.odi.org.uk/agren/.

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COURSES/WORKSHOPS

Asia

  • The 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, is offering the following courses:
    Contact:
    Devy/ Lucky
    Education Division
    Phone: 021-391-3932; Fax: 021-391-3933
    Email: education@seameo-rccn.org/ dfudevy@plasa.com

    • Title: Food Economics and Food Security
      Location: University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
      Fees: IDR 200,000 (per day), IDR 1,000,000 (per week), and IDR 1,750,000 (two weeks)

    • Title: Communication Planning for Nutrition Program
      Location: University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
      Date: January 5-18, 2004
      Fees: IDR 1,500,000

    • Title: Nutrition in Food Industry
      Location: University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
      Date: February 23-March 3, 2004
      Fees: IDR 1,000,000

Europe

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CONFERENCES

Asia

Europe

  • 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: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Florence, Italy
    Title: Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty under Globalization: Asymmetric Processes and Differentiated Outcomes
    Location: Florence, Italy
    Date: September 8-11, 2004
    Fees: € 300 (before May 31, 2004) and € 350 (after May 31, 2004)
    Deadline: December 15, 2003 (pre-registration), February 15, 2004 (paper), February 15, 2004 (poster abstract), May 31, 2004 (discounted registration), and July 31, 2004 (Paper and poster)
    For more information, visit http://www.unifi.it/eaae/index.html or email Donato Romano at donato.romano@unifi.it or Pan A. Yotopoulos at yotopoulos@unifi.it.

Oceania

  • Organizations: Muresk Institute at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia and International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Belgium
    Title: International Symposium on Horticultural Education Extension and Training
    Location: Perth, Western Australia
    Date: August 18-21, 2004
    Fees: AUD $865 (ISHS members), AUD $955 (non ISHS Members, which includes 12 months complementary membership to the Society), and AUD $210 (accompanying spouse).
    For more information, visit http://www.muresk.curtin.edu.au/ishs/ or email Peter J. Batt at p.batt@curtin.edu.au or at ishs@curtin.edu.au.

North America

  • Organization: Harvard Business School, United States
    Title: Agribusiness Seminar
    Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Date: January 4-7, 2004
    Fees: US $5,500
    For more information, visit http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/agb/agb_printable.html.

  • Organizations: Precision Agriculture Center, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences, all are at the University of Minnesota, United States
    Title: 7th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management
    Date: July 25-28, 2004
    Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    For more information, visit www.precision.agri.umn.edu/Conference/ or email at contactus@cce.umn.edu/ paconf@soils.umn.edu.

  • Organization: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Malaysia
    Title: Monitoring Science and Technology: Unifying Knowledge for Sustainability in the Western Hemisphere
    Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
    Date: September 20-24, 2004
    Fees: US $360 (before May 1, 2004), US $420 (after May 1, 2004)
    For more information, visit http://www.monitoringsymposium.com/index.cfm or email Walter Reid at reid@millenniumassessment.org.

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FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS / COMPETITIONS

  • The University of California at Davis, United States is offering the following fellowships:

  • Organization: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Title: Ford Foundation Grant for Research on Ensuring Food Security through Farm and Non-farm Enterprises
    Deadline: February 2004
    Contact:
    S.L. Hendriks
    Project Leader
    Ford Foundation Food Security Project
    Food Security Program
    School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness
    University of Natal
    Private Bag X01
    Scottsville 3209
    South Africa
    Phone: 27-0-33-2605726; Fax: 27-0-33-2605495
    Email: hendriks@nu.ac.za;
    Web: http://www.nu.ac.za/pg/pgapplicform.doc (application)

  • Organization: Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom
    Title: 2004-2006 Fellowship Scheme
    Deadline: December 16, 2003
    Eligibility: In addition to a degree in economics or a related field, candidates must have, or be studying for, a postgraduate qualification. For those studying for a postgraduate degree, the award of a Fellowship will be conditional upon successful completion of the degree.
    Contact:
    Fellowship Scheme
    Overseas Development Institute
    111 Westminster Bridge Road
    London SE1 7JD
    United Kingdom
    Phone: 20-7922-0356; Fax: 20-7922-0399
    Email: a.ocallaghan@odi.org.uk
    Web: http://www.odi.org.uk/fellows/fs_application_guidelines_2004_06.pdf
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