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AWARD is planning its second phase of fellowships for African women in agricultural research, with a view to completing its first five-year grant in August 2012.
“We are celebrating the success to date of our AWARD Fellows—250 African women agricultural scientists from 11 countries. We are also thankful for the 216 senior scientists—both men and women—who have volunteered as mentors to our fellows,” said Vicki Wilde…
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The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and its Lighthouse Projects:
(a) Post-harvest and Agriculture,
(b)Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and
(c) Water and Sanitation in Africa.
The programme is financed through the Financing Agreement between the European Commission and the ACP Group…
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Please, join AGRODEP group in LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/groups/AGRODEP-3771609?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr) and expand your professional network with AGRODEP
Currently, we have 9 members in LinkedIn.
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1.Sudan
2.US
3.Senegal
4.Kenya
5.South Africa
6.Nigeria
7.France
8.United Kingdom
9.Mauritius
10.Uganda
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Norman Borlaug LEAP Program: Requests for Applications from African Students
The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) is a fellowship program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to enhance the quality of thesis research of graduate students from developing countries who show strong promise as leaders in the field of agriculture and related disciplines as…
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A new resource was added in the Resource library.
Risks and farmers's investment in productive assets in Nigeria
Hiroyuki Takeshimaa and Futoshi Yamauchib
Publisher: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
The majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) lack the means to mitigate the impact of risks associated with rainfall and commodity prices due to capital constraints and the imperfect insurance market in…
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source: PEP-NET website (http://www.pep-net.org/programs/mpia/special-initiatives/special-initia…)
African Growth Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium
The PEP Network has been recruited by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), to assist in the initiative entitled “African Growth Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium”.
The objective of AGRODEP is to position African…
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Happy new year!
I wish that 2012 brings you joy, peace, and fulfillment of your dreams!
* This photo was generated by dryicons (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dryicons/) and modified by Soonho.
posted by soonho on 12 years 4 months ago (0 comments)
AGRODEP blog has a new feature! If you want to send a message to all AGRODEP members without typing all members' email address, the new feature would be a good option to consider.
Here is a way to do it.
1. click a button "ADD A BLOG POST" in the right side or click here to create a blog
2. Type a title and body
3. Scroll down to check a check box labeled "Check if you want to send this post to all…
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"Science Meets Farming in Africa" in Science magazine
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1323.full
What do you think about GMO?