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A representative from the Syngenta Foundation will present information about Farmforce, a software and mobile app that provides electronic traceability on the farm and improves overall information management for outgrowers, in a webinar on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Farmforce was developed by the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Development and is being…
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East African Development Bank has launched a new scholarship program for math and science teachers from Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to continue their education in the United States. The EADB Math, Science, Technology and Engineering University Scholarship Program, in partnership with The Africa-America Institute, will make scholarships available to experienced teachers and lecturers with a bachelor’s degree in…
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USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) Program Agency for International Development is accepting grant applications for schools, libraries, and hospitals founded or sponsored by U.S. agencies or organizations, but located outside the country.
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African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is seeking interns to study gender responsive agriculture (GRA) in general and particularly within agricultural research and development. The unpaid internship will be two to three calendar months with flexible start and end dates. Opportunities may be available for both spring and summer 2016.
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The International Fertilizer Development Center has set its training schedule for 2016, beginning with Advanced Application of DSSAT in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from March 2-9. Other dates for 2016 include:
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The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program will hold its fifth annual Summer Institute on Global Food Security Sunday, June 5 to Saturday, June 18, 2016 on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. This two-week learning program is for graduate students who are interested in developing a holistic understanding of…
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On Dec. 10 at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST), the Africa South of the Sahara Food Security Portal (https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/regional-sub-portal/sub-saharan-africa) will host a virtual dialogue on fertilizer use in Africa. This event will bring together regional experts to engage with online participants in order to share information, discuss progress and constraints, and brainstorm new ideas to…