1. Nutrition Intake and Economic Growth: Studies on the Cost of Hunger
   The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published this book, which sheds light on the relationship between food energy intake and economic growth. Findings will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, and international donors. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/Y4850E/Y4850E00.HTM.

2. eJADE
   The electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics (eJADE), a new initiative by the Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA) of FAO, is an online, peer-reviewed electronic journal, published three times a year. The first issue presents recent country case studies on agriculture's contribution to poverty reduction, economic growth, and overall social welfare. The issue will be published on the ESA website in April. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/es/esa/en/ejade.htm.

3. Crisis and Hunger
   This multilingual and comprehensive online database focuses on various aspects of complex emergencies that relate to food security. It presents information from data sources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse needs of different actors in the food security arena. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/crisisandhunger.

4. The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)
   SOFA, FAO's annual flagship publication, is now available. SOFA reports on current trends and analyzes key developments in food and agriculture. This edition explores the potential of agricultural biotechnology in addressing the needs of the world's poor and food insecure. For more information on reference editions of SOFA, visit www.fao.org/es/esa/pub_sofa_en.htm.

5. Call for Proposals: Macroeconomic Policy Challenges of Low Income Countries
   The United Kingdom and the Netherlands governments, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank are launching an international research project on key macroeconomic policy challenges faced by low-income countries. The Global Development Network, the organizer, is soliciting proposals for research projects from academics and other researchers based in low-income countries. Submissions are due by April 15. For more information on submissions, eligibility, and honoraria, visit http://www.gdnet.org/pdf2/gdn_library/global_research_projects/macroeconomic_policies/proposal.doc.

6. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Manual
   The United Nations Institute for Training and Research recently release this training manual that outlines the general aspects of PPP and emphasizes the need for cooperation between the public and private sector for sustainable development. It discusses various cases related to PPP in infrastructure development and social services development, and to lenders' perspectives on financing a PPP. For more information, visit http://www.un.int/unitar/ppp/Handbook%202001.pdf.

7. Call for Papers: Institutional Change in Agricultural Innovation Systems (AISs)
   The International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance, and Ecology is calling for papers on the theme "Institutional Change in Agricultural Innovation Systems (AISs)." The closing date is May 30.

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• Food and Agriculture Development Centre (ZEL)
  In the field of agriculture, forestry, and rural development, the Food and Agriculture Development Centre (ZEL) is the central establishment of the German Foundation for International Development (DSE) for information exchange and training. ZEL's objectives include supporting, through training and dialogue, development efforts aimed at food security, protection and extension of forests, conservation and improvement of natural production factors and genetic resources, and reduction of poverty. For more information, visit http://www.dse.de/zel/zeld-e.htm.

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• Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)
  GFAR is a multi-stakeholder initiative that contributes to eradicating poverty, achieving food security, and conserving and managing natural resources. It enhances national capacities to generate, adapt, and transfer knowledge. It serves as a neutral forum for the discussion of strategic issues in agricultural research for development. The GFAR stakeholders include national agricultural research systems (NARS), the CGIAR, advanced research institutes, farmers' organizations, NGOs, private companies, and donors and development agencies. The GFAR Secretariat is hosted by FAO. For more information, visit http://www.egfar.org.

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Asia

• Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines
  Title: Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Extension
  Location: Cavite, Philippines
  Date: September 6-24, 2004
  Fees: US $2,500
  Monette Pacia
  Education and Training Strategic Team
  International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
  Km 39 Aguinaldo Highway
  Silang
  Cavite 4118
  Philippines
  Phone: 63-46-414-2417; Fax: 63-46-414-2420
  Email: Monette.Pacia@iirr.org/ Education&Training@iirr.org

• Organization: International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC), United Kingdom
  Title: Capacity Building: An Organizational Approach
  Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
  Date: March 22-26, 2004
  Contact
  Rebecca Blackshaw
  Training and Logistics Co-ordinator
  The International NGO Training and Research Centre
  P.O. Box 563
  Oxford OX2 6RZ
  United Kingdom
  Phone: 44-0-1865-201851; Fax: 44-0-1865-201852
  Email: r.blackshaw@intrac.org
  Web: http://www.intrac.org/Intrac/CapacityBuildingAnOrganisationalApproach_en.html

• Organization: International Agricultural Centre (IAC), The Netherlands
  Title: Participatory Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (Cours en planification, suivi et évaluation participatifs)-- course will be conducted in French
  Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
  Date: April 4-24, 2004
  International Agricultural Centre
  Lawickse Allee 11
  6701 AN Wageningen
  P.O. Box 88
  NL 6700 AB
  Wageningen
  The Netherlands
  Phone: 31-0-317-495-495; Fax: 31-0-317-495-395
  Email: info.iac@wur.nl

• Organization: The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
  Title: Development Policy, Planning, and Management
  Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
  Date: April 26-July 9, 2004
  Fees: £ 4,400
  Contact:
  Wendy Banner
  Course Administrator
  Development Studies
  The University of Birmingham
  Selly Oak Campus
  Elmfield House
  Bristol Road
  Birmingham B29 6LQ
  United Kingdom
  Phone: 44-0-121-415-2295; Fax: 44-0-121-415-2296
  Email: w.banner@bham.ac.uk
  Web: http://www.cds.bham.ac.uk/courses.htm

• Organizations: Institute of Social Studies; Wageningen University and Research Centre; and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, all in the The Netherlands
  Title: M.Sc. Program in Development Economics (MDE)
  Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
  Date: September 2004
  Fees: €10,000
  Contact:
  Programme Administrator MDE
  Institute of Social Studies
  P.O. Box 29776
  2502 LT The Hague
  The Netherlands
  Phone: 31-70-426-0460/ 0522; Fax: 31-70-426-0799
  Email: student.office@iss.nl
  Web: http://www.mscdevecon.nl/

• Organizations: Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University, United States and the College of Europe, Europe
  Title: Politics, Policies, and Lobbying of the European Union
  Location: Washington, D.C., United States and Brugge, Belgium
  Date: May 18-June 24, 2004 (classes on George Washington Foggy Bottom campus), June 28-July 14, 2004 (classes at College of Europe, Brugge) and July 20-August 12, 2004 (classes on George Washington campus)
  Fees: US $6,530
  Deadline: April 1, 2004 (non-refundable tuition deposit of US $500)
  Contact:
  Rita Roosevelt
  Principal
  Laird and Associates
  Adjunct Faculty
  Graduate School of Political Management
  The George Washington University
  805, 21st Street, N.W.
  Suite 401
  Washington, D.C. 20052
  United States
  Phone: 1-202-994-6360
  Email: rkroos@gwu.edu/ gwsummer@gwu.edu
  Web: http://www.gwu.edu/summer/abroad/brugge.html

• The Mosaic.net International, Inc., Canada is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Mosaic.net International, Inc.
  705 Roosevelt Avenue
  Ottawa
  Canada
  K2A 2A8
  Phone: 613-728-1439
  Fax: 613-728-1154
  Email: workshop@mosaic-net-intl.ca
  • Title: Participatory Development Concepts, Tools, and Application in PLA/PRA Methods
    Location: Ottawa, Canada
    Date: July 19-24, 2004
    Fees: US $695 (10% discount is given to NGOs, community groups, and full-time students)
    Web: http://www.mosaic-net-intl.ca/workshop.html

  • Title: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E)
    Location: Ottawa, Canada
    Date: July 28-31, 2004
    Target Group: Project managers and officers, directors, and program staff of monitoring and evaluation units, community leaders and workers, decisionmakers, and consultants
    Fees: US $695 (10% discount is given to NGOs, community groups, and full-time students)
    Web: http://www.mosaic-net-intl.ca/pmeworkshop.html

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Africa

• Organization: National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Uganda
  Title: Integrated Agricultural Research for Development--Achievements, Lessons Learnt, and Best Practice
  Location: Kampala, Uganda
  Date: September 1-4, 2004
  Deadline: March 31, 2004 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.naro.go.ug/about/Events.htm or contact the NARO Conference Organizing Committee at naroconf@narosaari.org or at dgnaro@infocom.co.ug.

• Organizations: Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), South Africa; Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), South Africa; and Cornell University, United States
  Title: African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro and Micro Linkages
  Location: Cape Town, South Africa
  Date: October 13-15, 2004
  Deadline: April 15, 2004 (paper/ extended abstract)
  For more information, visit http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/dpru/dpruconference2004/ or email at dpruconf@commerce.uct.ac.za.

• Organizations: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; Michigan State University, United States; Shanghai Municipal Agriculture Commission, China; and Shanghai Municipal Economic Commission, China
  Title: Supermarkets and Agricultural Development in China: Opportunities and Challenges
  Location: Shanghai, China
  Date: May 24-25, 2004
  For more information, visit http://www.iia.msu.edu/chinaconf04.htm.

• Organization: Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
  Title: International Conference on Postharvest Technology and Quality Management in Arid Tropics
  Location: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  Date: January 24-26, 2005
  For more information, email Linus U. Opara at linus@squ.edu.om or Shyam S. Sablani at shyam@squ.edu.om.

• 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
  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.

• Organization: Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia
  Title: 4th International Crop Science Congress (4ICSC)
  Location: Queensland, Australia
  Date: September 26-October 1, 2004
  For more information, visit www.cropscience2004.com or email at 4icsc04@im.com.au.

• Organization: Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Germany
  Title: Role of Agriculture in Central and Eastern European Rural Development: Engine of Change or Social Buffer?
  Location: Halle (Saale), Germany
  Date: November 4-6, 2004
  Deadline: April 15, 2004 (abstract) and July 15, 2004 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.iamo.de/forum2004/index.htm or email at forum@iamo.de.

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• Organizations: International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada and Rockfeller Foundation, United States
  Title: Understanding the Social and Public Policy Dimensions of Transformative Technologies
  Eligibility: The research is intended to assist governments and public stakeholder groups engaged in the decisionmaking process associated with new technologies and eligible for researchers and institutions based in developing countries
  Contact:
  Research on Knowledge Systems (RoKS)
  International Development Research Center (IDRC)
  P.O. Box 8500
  Ottawa
  Ontario
  K1G 3H9
  Canada
  Fax: 1-613-567-7748
  Email: roks@idrc.ca
  Web: http://web.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/10751546241RoKS_CFP_03-04_Eng.doc