The 8th Word Potato Congress (WPC) is scheduled to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from May 27-30, 2012. Allan Parker, the President of WPC Inc, has now announced that WPC Inc has agreed to subsidize up to 4 delegates to the next WPC. This means that delegates from developing and transitional … [Read more...] about World Potato Congress Inc. invites applications from delegates for financial subsidy for 8th WPC
YPARD and ACTS invite applications from young Kenyans for a five-day “Mapping Training for Young Agricultural Entrepreneurs” workshop
Young Professionals in Agriculture Research and Development (YPARD) in collaboration with the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) are hosting a five days training workshop in geographic information system GIS/GPS for young unemployed and underemployed agricultural professionals in Kenya. … [Read more...] about YPARD and ACTS invite applications from young Kenyans for a five-day “Mapping Training for Young Agricultural Entrepreneurs” workshop
Australian Development Scholarships for Agriculture PhD available for African Candidates
The Australian Government seeks applications from eligible African candidates for PhD for Agriculture Australian Development Scholarships for the 2012 Intake (i.e. for a PhD that would begin in January 2012). The scholarships are for study in Australia at Australian Universities although it is … [Read more...] about Australian Development Scholarships for Agriculture PhD available for African Candidates
ICID invites nominations for WatSave Awards 2011 from individuals and teams working in the area of irrigation, drainage and flood management
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) launched its Global Water Saving (WatSave) program by setting up the WatSave Work Team (WT-WATS) in the year 1993 with the objective of promoting and recognizing water conservation success amongst member countries. ICID has been compiling … [Read more...] about ICID invites nominations for WatSave Awards 2011 from individuals and teams working in the area of irrigation, drainage and flood management
CGIAR Open Call for Proposals: ‘Farms of the Future’ Project
Development of a method to study farmer’s social and cultural barriers to improve their adaptive capacity based on farmers exchanges between climatic analogues locations The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a strategic ten-year partnership emerging … [Read more...] about CGIAR Open Call for Proposals: ‘Farms of the Future’ Project
