Events
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The deadline is Feb. 15 to register for the two-week GREAT Gender-Responsive Legume Breeding Course, which will be held in Kampala, Uganda in two sessions, from July 23 to Aug. 1, 2018 and Jan. 14-18, 2019. GREAT courses are intensive, cohort-based trainings for small interdisciplinary teams of researchers from leading agricultural research institutions across sub-Saharan…
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The deadline is approaching to register for the next International Fertilizer Development Center workshop, which will be held in Jinja, Uganda, the week of 19-23 February. “Developing Private Sector Input Markets: Lessons Learned and Emerging Perspectives on Subsidy Programs” will draw cover the successes and failures of subsidy programs, as well as strategies. Over the…
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The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), The World Academy of Sciences Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are seeking candidates to participate in the inaugural regional training workshop on science diplomacy to be held in South Africa, from 21 to 25 May 2018.…
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Nut-milk processor Elmhurst debuted the new Milked Peanuts beverage at the American Peanut Council’s Winter Conference, giving attendees their first taste of two new varieties at a luncheon sponsored by the National Peanut Board. “The launch of the Elmhurst brand of Peanut Milk products truly opens up a new product category for our industry,” said…
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The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) Africa Chapter (www.iaald-africa.org) and the Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) (www.itoca.org) is soliciting proposals for papers and workshops/seminars to be presented at the 4th IAALD Africa Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, 30 May to 1 June 2018. Papers should reflect and explore the conference theme,…
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The second African Symposium on Mycotoxicology will be held in Mombasa, Kenya on 24-27 June 2018. The African Society of Mycotoxicology hosted the first symposium in Zambia in 2015, and will host this event under the auspices of the International Society on Mycotoxicology (ISM). Themes of the conference include: Occurrence and importance of mycotoxins in…
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Mark Green, a former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin and ambassador to Tanzania has been confirmed as administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Green was endorsed by lawmakers from both parties and many nonprofit aid groups. USAID administers more than $20 billion in foreign assistance each year, including assistance in health, education, environment,…