1. IFPRI Materials
   What's Economics Worth? Valuing Policy Research
   The book What's Economics Worth? Valuing Policy Research, published by Johns Hopkins University Press for IFPRI, examines what economists do and how to think about valuing their work. The authors believe that careful and thorough economics research focusing on growth and the needs of the poor has tremendous potential to impact the policy process and benefit the lives of people throughout the global community. It is an excellent collection of papers for academics, policymakers, research institutions, and others interested in the value of economics research and analysis. For more information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/jhu/economicsworth.htm.

2. IFPRI Dataset
   Benin Small Farmer Survey
   The Benin Small Farmer Survey, covering 899 farm households in 100 villages, was conducted in 1998 by IFPRI and Laboratoire d'Analyse Régionale et d'Expertise Sociale, Cotonou, Republic of Benin. The topics addressed in the survey include household and land characteristics, crop production, main agricultural activities, use of fertilizers and other inputs, source of credit, sale and use of crops, storage, consumption, time allocation, and sources of income, as well as community-level data on transport structure, marketing of agricultural products, village groups, agricultural production, extension services, and formal/informal credit. For ordering information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/data/benin01.htm.

3. Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA)
   The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations launched AGORA in October 2003. It is an initiative to provide free or low-cost Internet access to over 500 major scientific journals in agriculture and related biological, environmental, and social sciences. AGORA is available to students and researchers in qualifying not-for-profit institutions in eligible developing countries. For more information, visit http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/index.php.

4. International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS)
   AGRIS was created by FAO in 1974 to facilitate information exchange and bring together literature on agriculture. AGRIS is a cooperative system in which participating countries input references of the literature produced within their boundaries and, in return, draw on the information provided by the other participants. To date, 240 national, international, and intergovernmental centers participate. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/agris.

5. Australian Development Gateway (ADG)
   ADG, developed and funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), is a knowledge-sharing website that supports people working in Asia Pacific countries to reduce poverty and promote sustainability. ADG allows for more effective collaboration through the fast sharing of practical knowledge, further empowering users to develop policies and programs, research issues, form alliances, and work towards sustainable growth and poverty reduction. For more information, visit http://www.developmentgateway.com.au/jahia/Jahia/lang/en/pid/346.

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• Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
  KARI develops and disseminates appropriate agricultural technologies in collaboration with stakeholders. Its objectives are to develop and validate appropriate technologies and knowledge; to develop or enhance appropriate participatory and consultative technology development approaches and methodologies; to disseminate knowledge and technologies and catalyze the process of outreach and adoption of agricultural technologies; to contribute to and influence the development/change of agricultural policy environment; to strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of KARI's institutional capacity; and to establish sustainable funding initiatives. For more information, visit http://www.kari.org/.

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• Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC)
  AgNIC is an alliance of the National Agricultural Library, land-grant universities, and other agricultural organizations in cooperation with citizen groups and government agencies. AgNIC focuses on providing agricultural information in electronic format over the Internet. It aims to encourage members to take responsibility for small vertical segments of agricultural information (including basic, applied, and developmental research; extension; and teaching activities in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, forestry, and physical and social sciences). The collective AgNIC Web resource benefits members in ways that they cannot achieve on their own. For more information, visit http://www.central.agnic.org/.

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Africa

• IFPRI is organizing the following courses:
  Contact
  Cristina Sette
  Training Advisor and Workshop Coordinator
  IFPRI-ISNAR Program
  International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  P.O. Box 5689
  Addis Ababa
  Ethiopia
  Phone: 251-1-463-215 ext 277
  Fax: 251-1-461-252/ 464-645
  Email: c.sette@cgiar.org or IFPRI-ISNARLearning@cgiar.org
  
  
  • Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Impact Assessment of R&D Investments in Agriculture
    Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Date: November 1-12, 2004
    Fees: US $2,500
    Deadline: October 15, 2004 (fee)

  • Title: Writing and Presentation of Scientific Research
    Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Date: December 2004
    Fees: US $2,000
    Deadline: November 2004 (fee) and October 15, 2004 (application)

• The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines, is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Monette Pacia/ Angie Poblete-Algo
  Education and Training Strategic Team
  Regional Center for Asia
  International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
  Silang
  Cavite 4118
  Philippines
  Phone: 63-46-414-2417; Fax: 63-46-414-2420/ 2423
  Email: Monette.Pacia@iirr.org or Angie.Algo@iirr.org or Education&Training@iirr.org

• Title: Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Extension (PAAEx)
  Location: Cavite, Philippines
  Date: September 6-24, 2004
  Fees: US $2,500
  

• Title: International Course on Community-based Integrated Watershed Management
  Location: Cavite, Philippines
  Date: November 8-26, 2004
  Fees: US $2,700

• Organizations:Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia; International Society for Improving Training Quality (isitQ), South Africa; Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand; and University of Illinois/National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), United States
  Title: 6th International Workshop on Improving Training Quality (ITQ-6) through Interactive Learning Technologies and Distance Mentoring
  Location: Malaysia (phase-2) and Thailand (phase-4)
  Date: September 13-October 2, 2004 (phase-1); October 4-16, 2004 (phase-2); October 2004-April 2005 (phase-3); April 19-23, 2005 (phase-4); and April-July 2005 (phase-5)
  Contact:
  Ramli Mohamed/ Yoke Lim Khor
  Professor and Dean/ Associate Professor and Deputy Dean
  School of Communication
  Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  Penang 11800
  Malaysia
  Phone: 60-4-653-2929; Fax: 60-4-653-2931
  Email: ramli@usm.my or ylkhor@usm.my
  Web: http://www.kult-educ.org/wksp/itq-6/index.php

• Organization: Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
  Title: Public-Private Partnerships Forum: Education
  Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom
  Date: September 17-18, 2004
  Deadline: August 31, 2004 (abstracts)
  Contact:
  Luiz Montanheiro
  International Public-Private Partnership Study-Group
  Stoddart Building
  City Campus
  Sheffield
  S1 1WB
  United Kingdom
  Phone: 44-0-114-225-5260; Fax: 44-0-114-225-5265
  Email: L.C.Montanheiro@shu.ac.uk
  
  
• Organization: Capacity Building International (InWEnt), Germany
  Title: Sécurité alimentaire et nutritionelle- Outils d'évalution et strategies d'intervention (course in French)
  Location: Feldafing près du lac de Starnberg, Allemagne
  Date: October 18-29, 2004
  Contact:
  Klaus Klennert
  Senior Project Manager
  Rural Development, Food, and Consumer Protection
  Capacity Building International (InWEnt), Germany
  Wielinger Straße 52
  82340 Feldafing near Munich
  Germany
  Phone: 49-0-8157-938-304; Fax: 49-0-8157-938-315
  Email: klaus.klennert@inwent.org
  
  
• The International Agricultural Centre, The Netherlands, is offering the following courses:
  
  
  • Title: Agribusiness Development and Supply Chain Management
    Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Date: November 8-19, 2004
    Fees: € 1,700
    Deadline: September 15, 2004 (application)
    Contact:
    International Agricultural Centre
    P.O. Box 88
    6700 AB Wageningen
    The Netherlands
    Phone: 31- 317-495-495; Fax: 31- 317-495-395
    Email: training.iac@wur.nl; Web: http://www.iac.wur.nl/iac/forms/75_32_brochure_04.pdf
    
    

  • Title: Design, Analysis, and Management of Urban Agriculture for Resilient Communities
    Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Date: December 6-17, 2004
    Fees: € 2, 000
    Deadline: October 1, 2004 (admission)
    Contact:
    Hans Schiere
    Analysis and Design of Farming Systems
    International Agricultural Centre
    P.O.Box 88
    6700 AB Wageningen
    The Netherlands
    Phone: 31-317-495-228; Fax: 31-317-495-395
    Email: hans.schiere@wur.nl or r.van.veenhuizen@etcnl.nl
    Web: http://www.iac.wur.nl/iac/index2.htm?courses/urbag_intro.htm

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Africa

• Organization: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya
  Title: First International Ecoagriculture Conference and Practitioners' Fair
  Location: Nairobi, Kenya
  Date: September 27-October 1, 2004
  For more information, visit http://www.ecoagriculturepartners.org/pdfs/Updates/EP%20Update%207-03.pdf or email Sara Scherr at SScherr@futureharvest.org.
  
  
• Organization: National Agricultural Advisory Services Secretariat (NAADS), Uganda
  Title: International symposium on Innovations in Agriculture Advisory Services in sub-Saharan Africa
  Location: Jinja, Uganda
  Date: October 10-13, 2004
  For more information, contact NAADS Secretariat at ckiisa@naads.or.ug.
  
  
• Organization: International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa, Kenya
  Title: Advances in root and tuber crop technologies for sustainable food security, improved nutrition, wealth creation and environmental conservation in Africa
  Location: Nairobi, Kenya
  Date: October 31-November 5, 2004
  For more information, visit http://www.kari.org/New_Events/Events/KARI-ISTRC-SECOND-istrc%20brochure-020704.pdf or email istrcsymposium@kari.org.
  
  
• Organizations: The Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, France; Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa; The Water Research Commission (WRC), South Africa; The Embassy of France in South Africa, South Africa; French Research Consortium on Irrigation Systems; Association Francaise Pour L’ Etude Des Irrigations Et Drainge (AFEID); University of Pretoria, South Africa
  
Title: Water Resource Management for Local Development: Governance, Institutions, and Policies
Location: Loskop Dam, South Africa
Date: November 8-11, 2004
For more information, visit http://wrm2004.cirad.fr or email Sylvain Perret at sylvain.perret@cirad.fr.

• The International Agricultural Centre, The Netherlands, is offering the following conferences:
  
  
  • Title: Agro-food Chains and Networks as Instruments for Development
    Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Date: September 6-7, 2004
    Fees: € 50 (professionals) and € 20 (students)
    For more information, contact Hans Nijhoff at Hans.Nijhoff@wur.nl or Lesley Janssens at Lesley.Janssens@wur.nl.
    
    
  • Title: 76th International Conference on Agriculture and Development (ICAD)-- Global Animal Production: Blessing or Curse?
    Date: November 4, 2004
    Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
    For more information, visit http://www.iac.wur.nl/iac/index2.htm?courses/global_production.htm.
    
    
• Organization: University of Rijeka, Croatia
  Title: 3rd International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Macroeconomic Management
  Location: Pula, Croatia
  Date: April 28-30, 2005
  Fees: € 200 (for all participants) and no fees (students)
  Deadline: November 15, 2004 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.efpu.hr/index.php?id=216.
  

• Organization: Laval University, Canada
  Title: Sustainable Development and Globalization of Agri-Food Markets
  Location: Québec, Canada
  Date: August 23-24 2004
  For more information, visit http://www.caes-scae.org/wk_glob_call.pdf or email Jean-Louis Rastoin at rastoin@ensam.inra.fr.
  

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• Organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka
  Title: IWMI Ph.D. Scholarship Program
  Eligibility: Ph.D. candidates who satisfy the academic requirements to be admissible to a Ph.D. program and want to carry out research that fits in IWMI's research agenda or third party.
  Contact:
  Capacity Building Officer
  International Water Management Institute
  P.O. Box 2075
  Colombo
  Sri Lanka
  Phone: 94-1-787404; Fax: 94-1-786854
  Email: iwmi@cgiar.org
  Web: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/about/capacity_building/phd_scholarship.htm
  
  
• Organization: Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), Uganda
  Title: Robert McNamara/East African Development Bank Graduate Scholarship
  Eligibility: Applicants must be under 45 years of age and possess a Masters degree or its equivalent. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
  Contact:
  The Project Coordinator
  Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
  P.O Box 7110
  Kampala
  Uganda
  Phone: 256-41-256251/2; Fax: 256-41-342007
  Email: intervarsity@iucea.org