FARA Weekly update

1.      News and Events

a.     Call for papers: Introducing ‘‘Journal of Stored Products and Postharvest Research”

b.    Agriculture for Impact News Update from Gordon Conway

c.     eLearning Africa 2011: Conference Programme Online

d.    New Director General of ILRI announced

e.     International conference on jobs, food and farming. 19-21 March 2012, Accra

f.     Call for abstracts: Challenges and opportunities for agricultural intensification of humid highland systems of sub-saharan Africa. International conference 24-27 Oct 2011, Kigali

g.    International conference: Innovations in extension and advisory services: linking knowledge to policy and action for food and livelihoods. 15-18 Nov. 2011, Nairobi. Download flyer, concept note, registration form for participants, registration form for booth, abstract and paper guidelines

h.     Announcing AJFAND volume II No. 2, 2011

i.      The REFORUM monthly newsletter, April 2011

j.      US launch of “The New Harvest”

k.     AFAAS 3^rd Symposium and General Assembly held in Accra 12-14 April 2011

2.      Opportunities

a.      Call for application: ARPPIS PhD fellowship, 2011

b.      Rhodes foundation scholarship programme

c.       Call for papers: African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry

d.      Call for papers: Journal of Horticulture and Forestry

e.      Vacancy: latest from GFAR

i.                    Senior officer, Agricultural Innovation and Society (P5 grade)

Information Systems Specialist (P3 grade)