FARA weekly update

 

1.       News and Events

a.      Vulnerability of development sectors to climate change in West Africa: challenges, opportunities and approaches for integration into development actions.

b.      Science for Agriculture Development: increasing resilience of rural communities of climate risks in West Africa.

c.       Final report on 'The Meta-Analysis of Crop Modeling for Climate Change and Food Security Survey'.

d.      Call for papers and registration CIALCA Conference- 24-27 October 2011, Kigali. Click English / French for details.

e.      GREEN PAPER: From challenges to opportunities towards a common strategic framework for EU      research and innovation funding

f.        EU research and innovation funding: The consultation on the Green Paper by the Commission          

g.      EU research and innovation funding: Commission consults on radical changes to create more growth and jobs    

h.      VOICES Workshop on Mobile and Web Technologies in Social and Economic Development - Abstracts Deadline 15 April 2011

i.        Help us refine the CGIAR’s livestock and fish research proposal

j.        NIABI 2011 Global Conference on Agri Business Incubation- 8-10 March 2011, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India

k.       Call for Participation in the 2011 TEEAL African Student Research Paper Competition

l.        Seeking help in disseminating the DHS 2011 Short-term Junior Faculty Fellowship program in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda , Malawi

m.    Call for paper: The African Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR) is currently accepting manuscripts for publication.

2. Opportunities

a.      The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program is requesting applications for Fellowship awards of up to US$20,000.

b.      Make your agricultural information widely accessible: learn the essentials for using open digital repositories

c.       International training program on" DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agro-Technology) 2011",  9-19 May, 2011, USA

d.      Vacancy announcement for Accounts Assistant position