FARA Weekly Update

Please find below a summary of announcements received in the week of 19 -23 March 2012. Thank you.

News and Events

1.       Current IFDC Report

2.       EGFAR newsletter:  Empowering women in agriculture: rethinking agricultural   needs and actions through the eyes of women

Opportunities for training, scholarships and fellowships

1.       Call for applications for 2012 VCCCAR visiting fellowship

2.       International Training Program on "DST for Agricultural Production, Fertilizer Recommendations and Climatic Variability" July 2-13, in Arusha, Tanzania

3.       Request for applications: West Africa Seed Program (WASP)

4.       Funding Opportunity - Borlaug LEAP

Job Vacancies

1.       Program Manager: Coalition for the Advancement of Women in Agriculture in Tanzania

2.       FAO Project Vacancy Announcement: Senior Economist (IPC Programme Manager) P-5

3.       New post-doctoral researcher positions at  WorldFish Centre, Penang, Malaysia

a.       Gender Specialist

b.      Value Chain Specialist

c.       Innovation & Evaluation Specialist

d.      Targeting & Impact Assessment Specialist

New Resources

1.       Guidelines: Small grants for international agricultural research