1. IFPRI Materials
   Institutional Reforms in Indian Irrigation
   The book Institutional Reforms in Indian Irrigation, edited by Ashok Gulati, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, and K.V. Raju and published in 2005 by Sage Publications Inc. for IFPRI, analyzes problems with canal irrigation systems in India and options for reform, including assessment of several pilot reform projects. For more information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/otherpubs/indiareforms.htm.

2. IFPRI Dataset
   Vietnam Northern Uplands, Qualitative Social Assessment of Income Diversification, 2002
   The Income Diversification and Poverty in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam Study was conducted by the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division (MTID) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Vietnam. This survey examined income diversification in the Northern Upland region of Vietnam, its contribution to poverty reduction, and the constraints to further diversification. The survey includes information on household characteristics, access to land, sources of income, perceived standard of living, farmers and buyers, agricultural markets, and government assistance. Overall, 307 households were interviewed. The funding for the study was provided by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. For ordering information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/data/vietnam02.htm.

3. El Salvador Development Gateway
   The Infocentros Association launched the El Salvador Development Gateway (in Spanish) on December 7th with support from and participation of the United Nations Development Programme and the Development Gateway Foundation. The association intends to advance country development and contribute to poverty reduction through the use of information and communications technology, specifically through supporting the technical capacity of institutions and helping disseminate information that contributes to improving human development in El Salvador. For more information, visit http://www.elsalvadorgateway.org.

4. Development Gateway Poverty Community
   Visit the web link to learn how to share articles, reports, news, events, and other knowledge with the dgPoverty community, http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty/sdm/previewDocument.do~activeDocumentId=856480?intcmp=923.

5. Globalization of Food Systems: Impact on Food Security and Nutrition
   Globalization of Food Systems: Impact on Food Security and Nutrition, the second issue of FAO’s e-JADE (electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics), presents articles on food security and nutrition issues. These articles look at the impact on smallholders of rapid changes in the retail and processing sectors in developing countries. They also examine issues related to food, nutrition, and diet-related health as urbanization progresses. They stress the need for a more informative dialogue on the future of agriculture and of the rural sector and their linkages to other sectors of the economy in developing countries. To download the journal, visit http://www.fao.org/es/ESA/ejade/vol_1/vol_1_2/cover_en.htm.

6. Launching of Society of African Journal Editors (SAJE)
   The Society of African Journal Editors (SAJE) was launched on December 16-17, 2004 in Nairobi, Kenya. Some of the activities the society plans to focus on include: training workshops for editors, reviewers, and authors; sources of funding; development of policies, ethics, and guidelines for quality journals; and indexing of published journals. For more information, contact Rural Outreach Program (ROP) secretariat at oniango@iconnect.co.ke.

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• Nevin S. Scrimshaw received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1941, his M.D. from the University of Rochester in 1945, and his M.PH. from Harvard University in 1959. He is a Visiting Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Scrimshaw is a clinical and public health nutritionist who founded the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) and served for many years as head of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at MIT. In 1975, he organized the World Hunger Program for the United Nations University (UNU), Tokyo, and directed its food and nutrition activities until 1997. He also serves as a Senior Advisor for the UNU Food and Nutrition Program. In 1991 he was named a World Food Prize Laureate. He is the founder and President of the International Nutrition Foundation. Dr. Scrimshaw is the author of over 650 publications and an author or editor of more than 20 books.

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• National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
  NCAER, an independent, nonprofit research institution, was established in New Delhi, India, in 1956. It is committed to assisting government, civil society, and the private sector to make informed policy choices. NCAER seeks to establish interlinkages with research institutions interested in the areas of industry and infrastructure development, macroeconomic analysis, and human development. NCAER has an interdisciplinary team of researchers capable of generating large scale primary data and independent analyses at national, state, sectoral, industry, and firm levels. For more information, visit http://www.ncaer.org.

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• Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)
  WOCAN, a global network, has been formed for professional women working in agriculture and natural resource management around the world. Its goal is to build an alliance of women and men who support a process of change for gender equality in programs and organizations and to advocate for the same in governments and national and international agencies. It was established in 2004 with headquarters in New York, United States. WOCAN’s basic principle is that organizations need to become gender sensitive in order to promote sustainable development for rural communities. Its mission is to empower professional women engaged in natural resource management sectors by improving their capabilities and providing them with opportunities to share information and experiences globally; to establish and support platforms for women to build alliances so that they may work effectively toward the dual causes of rural women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability; and to transform programs and organizations by strengthening the position of professional women engaged in agriculture, forestry, and other relevant sectors. For more information, visit: http://www.wocan.org.

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Africa

• Organization: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), United States
  Title: Integrated Soil Fertility Management in the Tropics
  Location: Accra, Ghana
  Date: April 11-15, 2005
  Fees: US $1,000
  Contact:
  The Director
  Training and Workshop Coordination Department
  International Fertilizer Development Center
  P.O. Box 2040
  Muscle Shoals
  Alabama 35662
  United States
  Phone: 1-256-381-6600; Fax: 1-256-381-7408
  Email: hrd@ifdc.org / hrdu@ifdc.org
  

• Organizations: The World Bank, World Bank Institute, and International Food Policy Research Institute, all are in United States
  Title: Strategic Development of Horticulture Supply Chains in sub-Saharan Africa (Interactive and Bilingual Training by Video-Conference and Distance Learning)
  Location: Nairobi, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; Accra, Ghana; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Bamako, Mali; Dakar, Senegal; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Lusaka, Zambia (to be confirmed), and Maputo, Mozambique
  Date: April and November 2005
  Target audience: Practitioners in the horticulture industry
  Language: French and English (with translation and interpretation services)
  Contact:
  Morgane Danielou
  International Food Policy Research Institute
  2033 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20006-1002
  United States
  Phone: 1-202-862-5695; Fax: 1-202-467-4439
  Email: m.danielou@cgiar.org
  or
  Morten Frederiksen
  The World Bank Institute
  Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Division
  1818 H Street, NW
  MSN J4-400
  Washington, DC 20433
  United States
  Phone: 1-202-473-0192; Fax: 1-202-676-0978
  Email: mfrederiksen@worldbank.org
  

• Organization: University of the Philippines, Philippines
  Title: Participatory Learning and Action for Community Development (PLA-CD) for Agricultural Systems Development (ASD)
  Location: Laguna, Philippines
  Date: May 9-20, 2005 and October 17-28, 2005
  Fees: US $1,500
  Contact:
  Edna Luisa Matienzo/ Myrna Tenorio
  Agricultural Systems Cluster
  College of Agriculture
  University of the Philippines
  College, Laguna 4031
  Philippines
  Phone: 63-049-536-3229/ 2459; Fax: 63-049-536-5282
  Email: eam101_1@hotmail.com/ almira13_13@hotmail.com
  
  

• Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines
  Title: International Course on Participatory Approaches to Development Management
  Location: Cavite, Philippines
  Date: May 2-20, 2005
  Fees: US $2,500
  Contact:
  Rural Development Management 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/ Angie.Algo@iirr.org
  
  

• Organizations: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and Kerala Agricultural University, both are in India
  Title: Gender Issues in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods: A Free Course for Undergraduates in Agricultural Universities in India
  Contact:
  M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
  Uttara Devi Resource Centre for Gender and Development
  3rd Cross Road
  Taramani Institutional Area
  Chennai 600 113
  India
  Phone: 91-44-22541229/ 1698; Fax: 91-44-22541319
  Email: gender@mssrf.res.in
  or
  Kerala Agricultural University
  Centre for Studies on Gender Concerns in Agriculture
  P.O. 680 656
  Vellanikkara, Thrissur
  Kerala
  India
  Phone: 91-487-2375611; Fax: 91-487-2370019
  Email: genderkau@yahoo.com
  Web: http://www.mssrf.org/programmes/r_u/401/gender_course_broch.pdf
  
  

• The Overseas Development Group (ODG), United Kingdom is offering the following courses:
  Contact:
  Jane Donaldson
  Training Manager
  Overseas Development Group
  University of East Anglia
  Norwich NR4 7TJ
  United Kingdom
  Phone: 44-1603-592340; Fax: 44-1603-591170
  Email: odg.train@uea.ac.uk
  
  

• Title: Livelihoods: Perspectives and Approaches
  Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
  Date: February 22-24, 2005
  Fees: £ 675
  Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_live_persp.html
  
  

• Title: Land Degradation and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Field Assessment
  Location: Norwich, United Kingdom, and Murcia, Spain
  Date: April 19-May 2, 2005
  Fees: £ 2,900
  Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_landdeg2005.html
  
  

• Title: Management Information Systems for Monitoring and Evaluating
  Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
  Date: July 4-15, 2005
  Fees: £ 2,800
  Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_management2005.html
  
  

• Title: Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Activities
  Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
  Date: July 18-August 12, 2005
  Fees: £ 4,400
  Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_m_and_e_2005.html
  
  

• Title: Indicators for Sustainable Development
  Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
  Date: October 10-21, 2005
  Fees: £ 2,800
  Web: http://www.odg.uea.ac.uk/pages/course_indicators2005.html
  
  

• Organization: International Agricultural Centre (IAC), The Netherlands
  Title: Communication for Rural Development (course will be conducted in French)
  Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands
  Date: March 13- April 2, 2005
  Fees: € 2700
  Contact:
  International Agricultural Centre
  Secretary
  Social and Economic Department
  P.O. Box 88
  6700 AB Wageningen
  The Netherlands
  Phone: 31-0-317-495-274; Fax: 31-0-317-495-395
  Email: training.iac@wur.nl
  
  

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Africa

• Organizations: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), The Netherlands; International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), The Netherlands; GIS for Developing Countries (GISDECO) Network, The Netherlands; Office of International Programs at the West Virginia University, United States; and International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Africa
  Title: International Conference on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication (PGIS 2005)
  Location: Nairobi, Kenya
  Date: September 7-10, 2005
  For more information, visit http://pgis2005.cta.int.
  
  

• Organizations: French Institute of South Africa (IFAS); London School of Economics (LSE); and French Embassy of South Africa
  Title: International Conference on the Changing Politics of Land in Africa Domestic Policies, Crisis Management, and Regional Norms
  Location: University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
  Date: November 28-29, 2005
  Deadline: April 30, 2005 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.ifas.org.za/research/webadm.php?pgstyle=articles&lang=en&id=470.
  
  

• Organizations: Center for Business Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria and Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
  Title: The Second International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks (EMNet)
  Location: Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
  Fees: € 170 (50 % of the conference fees for researchers from non-EU Eastern European countries, less developed countries, and PhD students)
  Date: September 15-17, 2005
  Deadline: April 15, 2005 (abstract), June 15, 2005 (registration), July 1, 2005 (fee)
  For more information, visit http://www.univie.ac.at/EMNET/2005/index2005.htm.
  
  

• Organizations: University of Sistan and Baluchestan; Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE); University of Zabol; Iranian Agricultural Economics Society (IAES); Agricultural Jahad Ministry, Iran; Ministry of Sciences, Research, and Technology; Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province; Agricultural Bank of Iran
  Title: 5th International Conference of Asian Society of Agricultural Economists
  Location: Zahedan, Iran
  Date: August 29-31, 2005
  Fees: US $150 (members from OECD countries before July 15), US $200 (members from OECD countries after July 15), US $100 (members from other countries before July 15), US $150 (members from other countries after July 15), US $ 75 (students from overseas before July 15), US $ 100 (students from overseas after July 15), US $50 (Iranian students before July 15), and US $75 (Iranian students after July 15)
  Deadline: July 15, 2005 (registration) and May 1, 2005 (paper)
  For more information, visit http://www.asae2005.com.
  

• Organization: Participatory Development (PD) Forum, Canada
  Title: Participating to Create a Different World: Shaping our Own Future
  Location: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
  Date: August 14-17, 2005
  Deadline: April 5, 2005 (proposals)
  For more information, visit www.pdforum.org or email at pdforum@pdforum.org.
  

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• Organization: IFAR, United States
  Title: 2005 IFAR Small Grants Program and the Wilfried Thalwitz Scholarship
  Deadline: March 15, 2005 (application)
  Contact:
  Fax: 1-202-473-8110
  Email: ifar@ifar4dev.org; Web: http://www.ifar4dev.org/grants_2005.html
  
  

• Organization: Five College Women's Studies Research Center (FCWSRC), United States
  Title: 2005-2006 Associateships
  Contact:
  Five College Women's Studies Research Center
  Mount Holyoke College
  50 College Street
  South Hadley
  Massachusetts 01075-6406
  United States
  Phone: 1-413-538-2275; Fax: 1-413-538-3121
  Email: fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu; Website: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=143010