FARA Weekly Update

1.      News and Events

a.       International Symposium on cashew nut. 9 - 12 December, 2011, Madurai

b.      World Climate Summit 2011 during UNFCCC COP17, 3 - 4 December, Durban, South Africa -. Download registration form and Gigaton Awards factsheet

c.       The latest edition of the IFDC Report is now available to be read

d.      Press release:

i.                     Regional parliamentarians dialogue on agriculture commences in Abuja

ii.                   Comply with the CAADP process on agriculture– regional parliaments tell member states

e.      CTA and S&T - Knowledge for Development Newsletter - September 2011

f.        Agropolis Fondation Newsletter No. 6

g.       International conference: Governance of collective natural resources: opportunities, challenges and perspectives. 6-8 February 2012, Bukavu

h.      International workshop on " Assessing Indigenous Fertilizer Production Opportunities in Africa",  Arusha, Tanzania, Dec 5- 9.,2011.

i.         Jimmy Smith takes up position of director general of ILRI

2.      Opportunities

a.       International training program on "Linking Farmers to Markets in Africa", November 21-25, 2011, Accra

b.      Call for Abstracts: International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2012

c.       Centre for Africa Studies academic programmes

d.      Call for papers on Climate Change and Agriculture. Deadline 31 December, 2011.

e.      Vacancies:

i.             Job Opportunities at RUFORUM

ii.                   FAO Professional vacancy: Senior Officer - (Livestock Policy) P5. Download details in English / French  / Spanish

f.        Calls for proposals

i.                     Instructional Design and Uploading of 5 PhD AFS Science Courses

ii.                   Instructional Design and Uploading 15 MSc AICM Courses

iii.                  Application for CDKN Innovation fund. Deadline 28 Oct, 2011

iv.                 Agricultural Transformation by Innovation (AgTraIn) . Deadline: 1 November, 2011

v.                  The CDKN Innovation Fund supporting and promoting innovative thinking and innovative action on climate change and development issues, with several application rounds over the next year (2011-12).