In 2016 YPARD is celebrating ten years since its official launch at the GFAR Triennial meeting in New Delhi, November 2006. It was born from the challenges facing young professionals in agricultural development and the need for a support structure.
At the World Economic Forum held in Davos 20-23 January, a coalition of 30 leaders launched a new effort to inspire and mobilize action to reduce food loss and waste globally.
The joint International Master in Rural Development (IMRD), part of the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus JMDprogramme, offers the opportunity to become an international expert on rural development in its diversity of approaches and applications, on a scholarship provided by the European Union.
Each year, TWAS awards eight prizes of US$15 thousand each to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years. The disciplinary fields include agricultural sciences, biology, and six others. Nominations of women scientists are particularly encouraged. The deadline for nominations is 29 February 2016.
For more information, visit the TWAS website.
The mission of the International Plant Nutrition institute (IPNI) is to develop and promote scientific information about the responsible management of plant nutrition for the benefit of the human family. IPNI is a global organization with initiatives addressing the world's growing need for food, fuel, fiber and feed.
Awards of US$2,000 each will be conferred to deserving graduate students in sciences relevant to plant nutrition and management of crop nutrients. Graduate students attending a degree-granting institution located in any country with an IPNI program are eligible.
En instaurant l’Alliance mondiale contre le changement climatique (AMCC), l’Union Européenne a pris en 2007 une mesure décisive pour que la lutte contre le changement climatique soit intégrée à ses programmes d’aide au développement. L'AMCC dispose d'un budget de plus de 300 millions d'euros et fait partie des initiatives les plus importantes dans le monde dans le domaine du changement climatique. Elle appuie 51 programmes à travers le monde et est active dans 38 pays, 8 régions et sous-régions, et à l'échelle mondiale.
The new Dietary Guidelines disappoint nutrition experts who had hoped for sustainability recommendations.
A National Consultation was held in Ethiopia on 11th December 2015 as part of the third Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD3) and to support the CGIAR Site Integration initiative. The event brought together more than 60 representatives from CG Centers operating in Ethiopia and their national partners to define priority research agendas relevant to Ethiopia and framework for collaboration and engag