Opportunities
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The U.S. Agency for International Development is looking for a new division chief to head up human and institutional capacity development (HICD). As a Supervisory Agricultural Development Specialist, the successful candidate will serve as the agency expert and coordinator in agricultural (HICD) activities, initiate new partnerships within the international agricultural and food security development area,…
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Now is the time to nominate someone worthy of the $10,000 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, the award recognizes exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under 40 who has demonstrated intellectual courage, stamina, and determination in the fight to eliminate global hunger…
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The Feed the Future Livestock Systems Innovation Lab is seeking grant proposals for projects in the target countries of Ethiopia, Nepal and Rwanda. The LSIL is based at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida and works in partnership with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
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The African Union Commission is calling for proposals to receive grant funds through Research and Innovation in Africa, a program supported by the European Union. The call for proposal is for research in Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) with particular attention on Sustainable Intensification.
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A U.S. Agency for International Development-funded project is seeking a chief of party to work with the West Africa Trade and Investment Hub, which is run by Abt Associates. The job is based in Accra, requires frequent travel in West Africa and starts July 1 or sooner. The project is in the second year and…
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Feed the Future will host a webinar Thursday recapping the Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) project, an effort to promote smart regulations and efficient regulatory processes to support agribusiness. In a recently released report, EBA compared policies in 40 countries in six regions on the topics of seed, fertilizer, machinery, finance, transport, and markets.…
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African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN) is soliciting for business ideas and solutions from organizations and individuals focused on innovative agribusiness incubation. The investment financing is to help support solutions or start small scale agribusiness incubators along different value chains. AAIN has established the AAIF to support emerging businesses and small- to medium-scale incubators to deepen…
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