Opportunities
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF), has issued a Call for Proposals from companies, boards, agencies or commissions capable of providing food storage for the West African Regional Food Security Reserve. The European Union is supporting the West African Food Security Storage Support Project…
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The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development is taking fellowship applications for students attending both the AIARD Annual Conference (June 5-7) and the Future Leaders Forum in Washington, D.C. Fellowships are made possible by USAID support and are awarded on a competitive basis to students who have a demonstrated interest in international agriculture and rural development.
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The deadline is approaching to submit a paper or poster for the 2016 American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES) meeting in July. APRES members who wish to present original papers or posters at the 2016 APRES Annual Meeting should submit an abstract online by March 31 at www.apresinc.com. The 48th Annual Meeting will be…
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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is hiring a managing director for the Aflasafe Technology Transfer Program in Africa.The managing director will work with 10 to 20 professionals across 11 African countries. Aflasafe is a relatively new biocontrol product IITA developed in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which reduces the…
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ACDI-VOCA, a private, international development nonprofit, is looking for a person to fill the role of Chief of Party for a five-year USAID-funded Feed the Future project in Ethopia. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA provides technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based…
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The early-bird deadline for the Second International Legume Society Conference is approaching on March 15. The conference, held by the International Legume Society and the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa , is scheduled for 11-14 October, 2016 at the Tróia resort near Lisbon, Portugal.
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The Thought for Food initiative is seeking proposals for research projects that advance understanding of the sustainability of food systems and explore innovative solutions to achieve it. Successful proposals may include a new collaboration between different types of disciplines with a specific focus on combining natural and social sciences, and that are inclusive of diverse…
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