ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Assuring Food and Nutrition Security in Africa by 2020: Prioritizing Actions, Strengthening Actors, and Facilitating Partnerships
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) organized this all-Africa conference, which was held in Kampala, Uganda, from April 1 to 3. For full coverage of the conference proceedings and additional conference-related publications, visit http://www.ifpri.org/2020AfricaConference/index.htm.
- Call for Papers: Resources, Energy, and Development
Resources, Energy, and Development is an international journal focusing on research and integration of knowledge at the interface between resources and development. The journal accepts papers dealing with theoretical and methodological issues and case studies relating to the interrelationships between development, human activity, and resource use. The deadline for submission is April 30. For more information, email resdev@teri.res.in.
- AgEcon Search Seeks Working Papers
AgEcon Search collects, indexes, and electronically distributes full text copies of scholarly research in the field of agricultural economics, agribusiness, food supply, natural resource economics, environmental economics, policy issues, agricultural trade, and economic development. AgEcon Search seeks working and conference papers for posting on their web site. There is no charge for posting departmental/ institutional working papers on AgEcon Search. There may be a small per paper fee for posting conference papers. AgEcon Search contains the full text of over 11,000 working papers, conference papers, and journal articles from over 70 groups on 6 continents. Materials may be read and downloaded by anyone with Web access. For more information, visit http://agecon.lib.umn.edu or contact the coordinators of AgEcon Search, Louise Letnes at lletnes@umn.edu or Julie Kelly at jkelly@umn.edu/ jkelly@tc.umn.edu.
- FAO E-mail Conference: What should be the role and focus of biotechnology in the agricultural research agendas of developing countries?
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO's) Biotechnology Forum hosted this e-mail conference from November 13 to December 16, 2002. The summary document of the conference is available on the web. The 14-page document aims to provide an easy-to-read synopsis of the main issues and concerns discussed by participants during the conference. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/biotech/logs/C8/summary.htm or request it from biotech-admin@fao.org.
- FAO E-mail Conference: Biotechnology Applications in Food Processing: Can Developing Countries Benefit?
The FAO Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture, launched in March 2000, will devote its eleventh e-mail conference to the theme of biotechnology in food processing in developing countries. The conference is open to everyone, is free, and will be moderated. It runs from June 14 to July 11. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/biotech/Conf11.htm.
- Food and Nutrition Library (FNL)
The University of Waikato, New Zealand, has developed FNL 2.2, which contains 600+ publications in the fields of food, nutrition, food processing, food policy, and nutrition research. Its objective is to provide those involved in the areas of food, nutrition, and food policy access to a comprehensive library containing multidisciplinary insight about solutions to problems facing the poor. It includes publications from the United Nations University, UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition, the World Food Programme, GTZ-GATE, NS-BOSTID, Peace Corps, IFPRI, and others. For more information, visit http://www.sadl.uleth.ca/nz/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=fnl2.2.
- Agriculture Investment Sourcebook
The Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the World Bank is launching the new online Agriculture Investment Sourcebook. It provides guidance on the priorities and approaches that the public sector, private sector, and civil society can use to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the agricultural sector in ways that reduce rural poverty and sustain the natural resource base. The Sourcebook features 11 modules based on different aspects of agricultural investment. Each module provides an overview of the issue, Agriculture Investment Notes detailing the important subpoints, and Innovative Activity Profiles on emerging approaches. The Sourcebook is a "living" product that will be updated regularly. For more information, visit http://www-esd.worldbank.org/ais or email ard@worldbank.org.
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INSTITUTION PROFILE
- Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA)
CRIDA is located in Hyderabad, India, and conducts comprehensive and multidisciplinary research in dryland agriculture to develop appropriate technologies for efficient management and utilization of natural resources to improve the productivity of these areas. CRIDA's mission includes conservation, efficient resource utilization, and enhancement of the quality of natural resources to achieve sustainability; reduction of the risks associated with uncertain rainfall; increased productivity for food and nutrition security; diversification of land use for additional employment opportunities; and assurance of socio-economic growth for farmers in drylands. It has 23 cooperating centers located in various agroclimatic regions. For more information, visit http://dryland.ap.nic.in.
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NETWORK PROFILE
- Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network
PEP Research Network, which receives funding from the International Development Research Centre, Canada, brings together and provide technical and financial support to developing country researchers working to reduce poverty. Its objectives are to better understand the causes and consequences of poverty; propose alternative/accompanying policies to reduce poverty; improve the monitoring and measurement of poverty; develop local research and training; and develop new concepts and methodologies. PEP is composed of three constituent networks: Poverty Monitoring, Measurement, and Analysis, which develops and applies analytical tools to monitor, measure, and analyze a wide range of poverty issues; Modeling and Policy Impact Analysis, which uses economy-wide models and analysis as a "laboratory" to identify and analyze the links between specific policies and shocks and their eventual impacts on poverty; and Community-Based Monitoring System, which designs and pilots community-based monitoring and local development systems of poverty. For more information, visit http://www.pep-net.org/.
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COURSES/WORKSHOPS
Africa
- Organization: International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC), United States
Title: International Workshop on Agricultural Input Regulatory Systems
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Date: August 16-20, 2004
Contact:
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: hrd@ifdc.org; Web: http://www.ifdc.org/Training/4%20Ag%20Input%20Regulatory.pdf
Asia
- The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines, is offering the following courses:
Contact:
Monette Pacia
Regional Center for Asia
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Y.C. Yen James Center
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
- Title: Policy Development and Advocacy
Location: Cavite, Philippines
Date: May 24-29, 2004 (one-week face-to-face portion at IIRR) and June-July, 2004 (four-week online instruction)
Fees: US $1,000 (face-to-face portion) and US $550 (for online instruction)
- Title: Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Extension
Location: Cavite, Philippines
Date: September 6-24, 2004
Fees: US $2,500
- Title: Gender Mainstreaming: from Programmatic to Organizational Transformation
Location: Cavite, Philippines
Date: October 4-15, 2004
Fees: US $2,250
- Title: Community-Based Integrated Watershed Management
Location: Cavite, Philippines
Date: November 8-26, 2004
Fees: US $2,700
- Organizations: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines and Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECOFTC), Thailand
Title: Participatory Action Research for Community-Based Natural Resources Management (PAR-CBNRM)
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: September 13-28, 2004
Fees: US $2,650
Contact:
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
Europe
- Organization: International Agricultural Centre (IAC), The Netherlands
Title: Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Processes and Social Learning Decision Making for Rural Development
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
Date: September 13-October 1, 2004
Deadline: August 1, 2004 (application)
Fees: € 2,900
Contact:
Femke Griffioen
International Agricultural Centre (IAC)
P.O. Box 88
6700 AB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: 31-0-317-495-344; Fax: 31-0-317-495-395
Email: femke.griffioen@wur.nl
Web: http://www.iac.wur.nl/iac/courses/module.cfm?code=61/50/2004
North America
- Organizations: The University of Georgia and International Consortium for Agricultural Systems Applications (ICASA), both are in United States
Title: Assessing Crop Production, Nutrient Management, Climatic Risk, and Environmental Sustainability with Simulation Models
Location: University of Georgia Griffin Campus, Griffin, Georgia
Date: May 17-26, 2004
Fees: US $1,500
Contact:
Art Cain/ Kay Crawley
The University of Georgia
Office of Continuing Education
1109 Experiment Street
Griffin
Georgia 30223
Phone: 1-770-229-3477; Fax: 1-770-233-6180
Email: conteduc@griffin.uga.edu
Web: http://www.griffin.uga.edu/grf/unit/conted/dssat04/index.htm
Oceania
- Organization: IMA International Ltd, United Kingdom
Title: Managing Development Projects, Programmes, and Organizations
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Date: April 19-30, 2004
Fees: £ 2600
Contact:
Donna Kelly
Course Administrator
IMA International Ltd
Randolphs Farm
Brighton Road
Hurstpierpoint
West Sussex
BN6 9EL
United Kingdom
Phone: 44-0-1273-833-030; Fax: 44-0-1273-833-230
Email: post@imainternational.com / Faye@imainternational.com
Web: http://www.imainternational.com/mdppoa2004.php
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CONFERENCES
Asia
Europe
- Organization: Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
Title: 6th International Conference on Chain and Network Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry--Dynamics in Chains and Networks
Location: Ede, The Netherlands
Date: May 27-28, 2004
For more information, visit http://www.socialsciences.wur.nl/bk/congres or email conference@hortilink.nl or congres.mst@wur.nl.
- Organization: Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
Title: Agriculture and Food Security in Afghanistan
Location: Rome, Italy
Date: June 7-8, 2004
For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/es/ESA/en/conf_afg.htm or email esa@fao.org.
- Organizations: Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Germany
Title: The 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
Fees: € 75
Deadline: September 15, 2004 (registration)
For more information, visit http://www.iamo.de/forum2004/Call-for-papers-2004.pdf or email forum@iamo.de.
Middle East
- The Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA), United States, is offering the following conferences:
North America
- Organizations: Cornell University, United States; World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), Finland; and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), United States
Title: Growing Inequality in China: Causes, Consequences, and Responses
Location: Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
Date: September 25-26, 2004
Fees: Conference will cover the travel and accommodation costs of one presenter per paper accepted
For more information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/events/conferences/2004/20040925Cornell.pdf or email Ravi Kanbur, Cornell University, at sk145@cornell.edu or Guanghua Wan, WIDER, at wan@wider.unu.edu or Xiaobo Zhang, IFPRI, at x.zhang@cgiar.org.
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FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS / COMPETITIONS
- Organization: Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP), Canada
Title: Grants for Developing Country Researchers Studying Poverty Issues
Eligibility: Primarily targets researchers residing in Africa and Asia. Provide technical and financial support to developing country researchers working to reduce poverty. Encourage teams composed of a senior researcher supervising several younger researchers including female researchers.
Contact:
MPIA/PMMA office
PEP, dept. d'économique
Université Laval, Ste. Foy
Québec, G1K 7P4
Canada
Phone: 1-418-656-2131; Fax: 1-418-656-7798
Email: pep@ecn.ulaval.ca; Web: http://132.203.59.36/PEP/Group/proposals/call.htm
- Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy and the International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden
Title: Grant Announcement in the fields of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Eligibility: Young researchers in low-income countries who conduct activities that promotes greater research and technology capacities in their respective countries
Contact:
Pierre Antonios
Media Relations Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Phone: 39-06-5705-3473; Fax: 39-06-5705-3699
Email: pierre.antonios@fao.org; Web: www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2004/38147
- Organization: The Harris School at the University of Chicago, United States
Title: USDA Research Development Grants Program
Date: July 1, 2004-December 31, 2005
Deadline: May 1, 2004 (applications)
Contact:
Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
University of Chicago
1155 E. 60th Street
Chicago
Illinois 60637
United States
Attn: USDA Research Development Grants Program
Phone: 1-773-702-2028
Email: jcpr@uchicago.edu; Web: http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/funding/foodassistance
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