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December 2006

Announcements
  1. E-Publications
    ICT in Agriculture: Perspectives of Technological Innovation
    The European Federation for Information Technologies in Agriculture, Food and the Environment has added several new chapters to their free e-book by E. Gelb and A. Offer. Sponsored by the Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Center for Agricultural Research, the book provides an overview of successes and failures in the development and adoption of ICT in agriculture and the rural sector. The contributors use case studies of technological innovation that offer lessons for agricultural production,the rural sector, and national strategic priorities.
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    The ART of Building Facilitation Capacities: A Training Manual
    This training manual, published by the Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC), provides a step by step approach to improving facilitation skills. The manual is available for free online, in PDF format.
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  2. Call for Papers
    African Journal of Business Management (AJBM)
    The AJBM is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. AJBM publishes articles relevant to the business community, on themes such as business and economics education, social issues and public policy, management organization, and technology and innovation. The journal also publishes case studies. Prospective authors should send their manuscript to AJBM@academicjournals.org.
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  3. IFPRI Dataset
    Guatemala: Strengthening and Evaluation of the Hogares Comunitarios Program in Guatemala City, 1999
    This survey was designed to provide a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the operations and impact of the Hogares Comunitarios program, a day care program under the auspices of the office of the First Lady of Guatemala. Two surveys were carried out: a random sample of 1,340 households in one municipio of Guatemala City and an impact evaluation sample of 550 households divided into participating and control households. Topics in the random sample survey include: mother's income, employment status, and history; assets; social capital; literacy and schooling; children under seven and mother's anthropometry; household composition; child care arrangements; family history; and hygiene spot check. Topics in the impact evaluation sample survey include: household income; employment; household value of consumed goods; assets; social capital; literacy and schooling; morbidity of children 2-5 years old; anthropometry of 2-5 year olds and mother; household composition; child care arrangements; family history; hygiene spot check; house construction material; availability of water, sanitation, and garbage-removal services; and child's diet.
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  4. Global Open Food and Agriculture University Update
    In 2006, progress in implementing the CGIAR Program - Global Open Food and Agriculture University (CGIAR) continued with memorandum of understanding being signed with three universities: Alemaya University, Ethiopia; Makerere University, Uganda; and Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, India. Policies on intellectual property rights were drafted and the structure of educational resources was discussed with distance education experts. The Agricultural Economics/ Agribusiness program continues to revise its curriculum based on comments from users and experts in the field. A curriculum for the Agroecology Program has been drafted and is under consultations with partner universities and other experts. In 2007, several education resources in Agricultural Economics/ Agribusiness will be available.
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