Opportunities
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The Global Forum for Agricultural Research’s Gender in Agriculture Partnership (GAP) has organized a webinar for 4 October on three on-going initiatives to mainstream sex-disaggregated data and gender indicators in national agricultural censuses and surveys, and in agricultural development projects. As the first of a series developed by the GAP group this webinar will discuss…
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The InterDrought-V conference is offering 100 fellowship awards to young scientists from developing countries who have made notable research contributions in the areas of drought and stress tolerance in plants. The conference will be held 21-25 Feb. 2017 in Hyderabad, India. The awards will include 20 grants for airfare, hotel and conference registration; 40 grants…
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Over two weeks in September, the Platform for African-European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development Phase (PAEPARD) will hold a pair of online debates with some 300 experts or actors which are implementing research and development activities related to aflatoxin. The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and…
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The Peanut Foundation is requesting general and genomic research proposals for funding for 2017, the only time the foundation will solicit proposals in this funding cycle. Proposals should address research priorities relevant to the needs of the peanut industry. Proposal selection and budgetary award will be based on available funds. TPF will consider 2017 proposals…
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The Horticulture Innovation Lab headquartered at the University of California-Davis is offering a grant up to $750,000 over three years to support a research project in integrated animal-horticulture systems. Sept. 19 is the deadline for brief concept notes, submitted by U.S. university researchers. The research should be focused on the needs of smallholder farmers in…
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The MasterCard Foundation and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) have announced a collaboration that will make $27.1 million available for agricultural education in Africa. The eight-year commitment from MasterCard will focus on smallholder farmers, connecting university education to the needs of rural communities, and support the training of 220 economically disadvantaged…
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The U.S. Agency for International Development will bring together experts in food safety next week for a webinar on the topic of enormous importance to farmers in developing countries. Meeting food safety standards is an increasing constraint to market access for farmers in developing countries. Recent studies show that the global health burden of foodborne disease…