IFPRI-LCSP, Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 2
February 24, 2006.
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In this issue:
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o Announcements
o Institutional Profile
o Network Profile
o Courses/Workshops
o Conferences
o Fellowships, Scholarships, and Competitions
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Announcements
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IFPRI Dataset
Slovak Republic: Social Accounting Matrix, 2000
The 2000 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM <http://www.ifpri.org/data/sams.pdf> ) for the Slovak Republic was prepared by Karol Koronczi of the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. As the Slovak Republic is in the process of transforming itself from a centrally planned to a market economy as well as integrating itself into the European Union (EU), it is necessary to adjust and standardize the system of national accounts with those utilized in other EU countries. The data construction in this work follows the standard procedures suggested by the United Nations and Eurostat and it converts the supply and use tables into a symmetric input-output table, which is changed into the symmetric SAM. For ordering information, visit www.ifpri.org/data/slovakia01.htm.
FAO Knowledge Forum: Knowledge Exchange and Dialogue to Help Build a World without Hunger
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' Knowledge Forum provides a gateway to the organization's vast expertise and wealth of knowledge through a series of interactive services. It is an opportunity to learn from and give voice to the agricultural community regarding a wide range of issues affecting food security and agricultural production. For more information, visit www.fao.org/KnowledgeForum/index_en.htm <http://www.fao.org/KnowledgeForum/index_en.htm> .
Doha Development Agenda Trade Capacity Building Database (TCBDB)
TCBDB, established by the World Trade Organization (WTO) jointly with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides information on trade-related technical assistance and capacity building projects. It covers national as well as regional projects. The database can be searched by trade category, beneficiary country, donor country, or agency. The statistical analysis option allows quantitative analysis of trade-capacity-building data by these categories. TCBDB objectives are transparency of Trade-Related Technical Assistance (TRTA); exchange and sharing of information; minimization and/or avoidance of duplication; estimation of progress in the implementation of the Doha Mandates on technical cooperation and capacity building; and coordination and coherence. For more information, visit tcbdb.wto.org <http://tcbdb.wto.org/> .
Participatory Communication Strategy Design (PCSD): A Handbook (2nd edition)
This handbook has been prepared by the South African Development Community in collaboration with FAO as a training and reference guide for designing and implementing communication for development strategies in field projects. It outlines how to involve people in decisionmaking processes for effective communication planning and action. The handbook presents a step-by-step methodology for designing a participatory communication strategy and the principles for communication planning, message development, multimedia material production, and the implementation of communication activities in the field. The methodology can be applied to various development projects dealing with agriculture, health, education, income generation, gender, water and sanitation, animal husbandry, and poverty alleviation. For more information, email ComDev@fao.org <mailto:ComDev@fao.org> .
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Institutional Profile
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Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture (ILEIA)
ILEIA is an independent organization with a mission to help alleviate poverty by promoting agro-ecological approaches. Its objective is to further the development and adoption of Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) in collaboration with farmers in the Third World. ILEIA collects, exchanges, and disseminates information on LEISA experiences and practices through its quarterly magazine. ILEIA cooperates with many other organizations and individuals in promoting ecologically sound agriculture. Its main target group is field-level development workers who work directly with farmers. For more information, visit www.leisa.info <http://www.leisa.info/> .
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Network Profile
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Agricultural Libraries Network (AGLINET)
AGLINET, founded in 1971 and coordinated by FAO, is a worldwide voluntary network of international agricultural libraries working together to serve other libraries. Its aim is to achieve comprehensive literature coverage and efficient use of library resources for the benefit of members and other libraries. It offers interlibrary loans, reproduction services, and bibliographic information services. AGLINET libraries offer resources on a large number of subjects, including agriculture; fisheries; forestry; biological, environmental, animal and plant sciences; food science and technology; and nutrition. For more information, visit www.fao.org/library/_Info_ServicesEN/aglinetEN.htm.
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Courses/Workshops
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Asia
The Education, Language, and Development Training Programmes (ELD), Thailand, is offering the following courses:
Contact:
Education, Language and Development Training Programmes
Pratunam
Bangkok
Thailand
Email: eldthailand@gmail.com <mailto:eldthailand@gmail.com> / eldoffice@gmail.com <mailto:eldoffice@gmail.com> / eld@wlink.com.np <mailto:eld@wlink.com.np>
Title: Reporting Skills and Professional Writing
Date: March 20-24, 2006
Web: www.eld.org.uk/pdf/reporting_skills.pdf <http://www.eld.org.uk/pdf/reporting_skills.pdf>
Title: Presentation Skills
Date: March 28-30, 2006
Web: www.eld.org.uk/wsd/presentation.htm <http://www.eld.org.uk/wsd/presentation.htm>
Title: Developing Project Proposals
Date: May 22-26, 2006
Web: www.eld.org.uk/wsd/project_proposal.htm <http://www.eld.org.uk/wsd/project_proposal.htm>
Title: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Date: May 29-June 2, 2006
Web: www.eld.org.uk/wsd/pme.htm <http://www.eld.org.uk/wsd/pme.htm>
Organizations: Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC), Thailand and International Agricultural Centre (IAC), The Netherlands
Title: Landscape Functions and People: Applying Strategic Planning Approaches for Good Natural Resource Governance
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: April 20-May 3, 2006
Fees: US $2,800 (excludes accommodation)
Deadline: March 15, 2006 (application)
Contact:
Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific
Kasetsart University
P.O. Box 1111
Bangkok 10903
Thailand
Phone: 66-2-940-5700 ext.1234; Fax: 66-2-561-4880
Email: contact@recoftc.org <mailto:contact@recoftc.org>
Or
International Agricultural Centre
P.O. Box 88
6700 AB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: 31-317-495-495
Fax: 31-317-495-495
Email: training.iac@wur.nl
Web: www.recoftc.org/site/fileadmin/docs/training/2006_Training/Training/3_TR_1_landscape.pdf <http://www.recoftc.org/site/fileadmin/docs/training/2006_Training/Training/3_TR_1_landscape.pdf>
Organizations: Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC), Thailand and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
Title: Managing Conflict for Natural Resource Management
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: May 15-31, 2006
Fees: US $2,000 (excludes accommodation)
Deadline: May 1, 2006 (application)
Contact:
Peter Stephen/ Leela Wuttikraibundit
Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific
Kasetsart University
P.O. Box 1111
Bangkok 10903
Thailand
Phone: 66-2-940-5700 ext.1234; Fax: 66-2-561-4880
Email: contact@recoftc.org
Or
Antonia Engel
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Email: antonia.engel@fao.org <mailto:antonia.engel@fao.org>
Web: www.recoftc.org/site/fileadmin/docs/training/2006_Training/Training/3_TR_2_managing_confict.pdf <http://www.recoftc.org/site/fileadmin/docs/training/2006_Training/Training/3_TR_2_managing_confict.pdf>
Organizations: National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Asia BioBusiness Pte. Ltd.; and International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Philippines
Title: Commercialization of Biotechnology Crops in Asia
Location: Manila, Philippines
Date: June 19-23, 2006
Fees: US $2,500
Contact:
Paul S. Teng
Head, Natural Science and Science education
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
1 Nanyang walk
Singapore 637 616
Phone: 65-6790-3808
Email: psteng@nie.edu.sg <mailto:psteng@nie.edu.sg> ; Web: www.isaaa.org/kc/CBTNews/files/Backgrounder.pdf
Europe
Organization: Stockholm University, Sweden
Title: Natural Resource Management, Governance, and Globalization
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Date: August 2006-August 2007
Contact:
Maria Tengö/ Thomas Hahn
Program leader/ Co-leader of the Program
Centre for Transdisciplinary Environmental Research, CTM
Department of Biology Education
Stockholm University
Centre for Transdisciplinary Environmental Research, CTM
SE-106 91 Stockholm
Sweden
Phone: 46-8-16-36-63; Fax: 46-8-674-70-36
Email: ngg@ctm.su.se/ hahn@ctm.su.se <mailto:hahn@ctm.su.se> ; Web: www.ctm.su.se <http://www.ctm.su.se/>
Oceania
Organization: US Department of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture, Research, and Education Program (USDA-SARE); Permanent Agriculture Resources, Hawaii; Hawaii Department of Research and Development, Hawaii
Title: Trees for Improving Sustainability, Resource Conservation, and Profitability on Farms and Ranches
Location: Palau and Guam
Date: June 26-27, 2006 and June 29-30, 2006
Contact:
Craig Elevitch
Project Coordinator
Permanent Agriculture Resources
P.O. Box 428
Holualoa
Hawaii 96725
United States
Phone: 808-324-4427; Fax: 808-324-4129
Email: cre@agroforestry.net <mailto:cre@agroforestry.net> / par@agroforestry.net <mailto:par@agroforestry.net>
Web: www.agroforestry.net/events/Guam-Palauafwkshop.pdf
Pacific Rim
Organization: US Department of Agriculture- Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education Program (USDA-SARE); Permanent Agriculture Resources, Hawaii; Hawaii Department of Research and Development, Hawaii
Title: Trees for Improving Sustainability, Resource Conservation, and Profitability on Farms and Ranches
Location: Kona, Hawaii
Date: May 16-19, 2006
Contact:
Craig Elevitch
Project Coordinator
Permanent Agriculture Resources
P.O. Box 428
Holualoa
Hawaii 96725
United States
Phone: 808-324-4427; Fax: 808-324-4129
E-mail: cre@agroforestry.net <mailto:cre@agroforestry.net> / par@agroforestry.net <mailto:par@agroforestry.net>
Web: www.agroforestry.net/events/Konaafwkshop.pdf <http://www.agroforestry.net/events/Konaafwkshop.pdf>
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Conferences
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Africa
Organization: Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Ethiopia
Title: 14th Annual ESAP Conference on Institutional Arrangements and Challenges in Market Oriented Livestock Agriculture in Ethiopia
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: August 2006
For more information, contact ESAP, P.O. Box 80019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or call 251-11515-83-39.
Europe
Organizations: University of Algarve, Portugal and Institute of Social Development in Lisbona
Title: International Conference on Traditional Food Processing and Technological Innovation
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date: May 26-27, 2006
For more information, visit www.geocities.com/ictptec <http://www.geocities.com/ictptec> .
Organization: World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), Finland
Title: Aid: Principles, Policies, and Performance
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Date: June 16-17, 2006
For more information, visit www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conference-2006-1/conference-poster-2006-1.pdf <http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conference-2006-1/conference-poster-2006-1.pdf> or email at aid-1@wider.unu.edu.
Latin America
Organization: World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), Finland and Department of Economics, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), Brazil
Title: The Impact of Globalization on the Poor in Latin America
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: September 23-24, 2006
For more information, visit www.wider.unu.edu/research/2004-2005/2004-2005-9/call-for-papers-for-latin-america.pdf <http://www.wider.unu.edu/research/2004-2005/2004-2005-9/call-for-papers-for-latin-america.pdf> or email at lea@wider.unu.edu <mailto:lea@wider.unu.edu> .
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Fellowships, Scholarships, and Competitions
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Organizations: The Rockefeller Foundation and Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Gender and Diversity Program, Kenya
Title: Enhancing the careers of East African women scientists
Eligibility: This fellowship program is open to women scientists and researchers working in Kenyan, Ugandan, and Tanzanian NARIs and universities, and other research institutions working in the fields of crop science and crop biotechnology. Minimum qualification for applicants is M.Sc.
Contact:
Vicki Wilde
Program Leader
CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
United Nations Avenue
P.O. Box 30677
00100 Nairobi
Kenya
Phone: 254-20-722-4240; Fax: 254-20-722-4001
Email: v.wilde@cgiar.org <mailto:v.wilde@cgiar.org>
Web: www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/women_fellowships.asp <http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/women_fellowships.asp>
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Philippines, is offering the following Scholarships:
Contact:
The Manager
Graduate Scholarship Department
SEARCA
College 4031 Laguna
Philippines
Phone: 63-49-536-2365/ 66/ 67; Fax: 63-49-536-7097
Email: gsd@agri.searca.org/ ecc@agri.searca.org
Title: SEARCA Graduate Scholarships for School Year 2007-2008
Eligibility: Applicants must not be older than 35 years old; qualified Southeast Asian nationals; research focusing in agriculture, social sciences, and related fields; and also agricultural competitiveness and natural resource management.
Deadline: July 30, 2006 (application)
Web: web.searca.org/files/SEARCA%20Scholarships%20for%20SY%202007-2008.pdf <http://web.searca.org/files/SEARCA%20Scholarships%20for%20SY%202007-2008.pdf>
Title: SEARCA Ph.D. Research Scholarships for School Year 2006-2007
Eligibility: Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in agriculture or related sciences; SEAMEO member country; research focusing in agriculture, social sciences, and related fields; and also agricultural competitiveness and natural resource management.
Deadline: April 1, 2006 (application)
Web: web.searca.org/elibrary/forms/SEARCA%20PhD%20Research%20Scholarship.pdf <http://web.searca.org/elibrary/forms/SEARCA%20PhD%20Research%20Scholarship.pdf>
Organization: University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Title: H. J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship Program
Date: August 1, 2006-July 31, 2007
Eligibility: Open to men and women from developing countries; applicants must have completed a university degree; applicants must be proficient in speaking, reading, and writing English; preference will be given to applicants at the earlier stages of their career; applicants should be working in the areas namely sustainable development, governance; public health; and conflict resolution.
Deadline: March 15, 2006 (application)
Contact:
The H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship
University Center for International Studies
4400 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA 15260
United States
Phone: 412-648-7415; Fax: 412-624-4672
E-mail: heinz@ucis.pitt.edu <mailto:heinz@ucis.pitt.edu>
Web: www.ucis.pitt.edu/heinzfellowship/Documents_Forms/Heinz_Announ_06_07.pdf <http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/heinzfellowship/Documents_Forms/Heinz_Announ_06_07.pdf>
Organization: Channel Foundation, United States
Title: Native Leadership Scholarship (NLS) program for women (English, Spanish; and French)
Eligibility: <http://www.nativeleaders.org/sesay.html> <http://www.nativeleaders.org/sesay.html> A woman leader from a developing country and/or a member of an indigenous tribe or group who is committed to grassroots organizing and the needs of her community or indigenous group; has proof of a bachelor's or a higher degree; has at least three years of work experience dealing with critical human rights concerns, and other social, educational, environmental, health or economic conditions that threaten life or social stability, that discriminate, or that destroy or deplete her country's or community's resources; is accepted into a non-doctoral graduate program at an accredited university for full-time study/research related to her work experience; can show evidence of financial need for educational support; and intends to return to her home country to work, utilizing training and research acquired in the study program.
Deadline: March 25, 2006 (application)
Contact:
Channel Foundation
Seattle
Washington
United States
Email: info@nativeleaders.org; Web: www.nativeleaders.org/info.html
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"There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn't spoil the sky, or the rain or the land."
- Sir Paul McCartney
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