FARA Weekly Update

1.      News and Events

a.       FARA secretariat e-bulletin January – March 2011 French

b.      Call for Applications: The African Climate Change Fellowship Program. Download details in English or French

c.       Invitation to Participate in Feed the Future E-Consultation

d.      Press release  : Africa-Europe research collaboration to be transformed by EC-funded research infrastructure

e.      A Call for Stronger Support for Youth Involvement in Agriculture and ICT

f.        CTA and S&T - Knowledge for Development Newsletter - March 2011

g.       Extension Conference - Call for case studies/ videos/ photo collages

h.      Genre, TIC et moyens d'existence en milieu rural | e-Agriculture

i.         The latest edition of New Agriculturist (2011-3) is now on-line at www.new-ag.info

j.        Summit announcement: National Federation for Organic Agriculture. 29-31 August 2011, Thies, Senegal

k.       Please click here to read the latest e-COMESA Newsletter, Issue No. 293.

l.         Inclusive Growth Bulletin: Food Security and Productive Inclusion

m.    E-training courses on climate change risk assessment and management

2.      Opportunities

a.       FAO Professional Vacancy Announcement :  Programme Specialist P3. Download details in English, French or Spanish

b.      SCHOLARSHIP: Forestry Scholarship at Bangor University. Deadline:  May 31, 2011

c.       Training Opportunities -EU-ACP NUS Proposal Writing Training Course. Download application form

d.      GFRAS job opportunity: Agriculture Extension Officer

e.      Announcing PhD Fellowships for Sub-Saharan African Scientists – 2011. Download List of specific PhD Research Topics

Call for 2011 RUFORUM field attachment program award (FAPA). Download guidelines