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The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announces the availability of funding through cost reimbursable agreements for the Scientific Cooperation Research Program (SCRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2015. The objective of SCRP is to reduce global poverty and hunger by supporting applied scientific research, extension, or education projects that aim to…
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The Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) announces a virtual workshop focused on low-latitude soybeans. SIL researchers and collaborators will join together to discuss issues related to soybean adaptation to low-latitude environments. Discussions will focus on determinate and semi-determinate growth habits, long juvenile traits, photoperiod response of American lines in Africa, African soybean breeding experiences, and more.…
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Under its Feed the Future initiative, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Borlaug Higher Education Agricultural Research and Development (BHEARD) Program. Implemented by Michigan State University (MSU), the BHEARD program honors the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug. The program will support long-term training of agricultural and food…
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The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) is issuing a call for papers for special edition on aflatoxins in East Africa. This proposal for a special edition on aflatoxins in East Africa aims to address the problem of aflatoxins in a region that has been severely affected in the past. The aim is to…
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CROPS 2015, hosted by HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the University of Georgia, will provide a discussion forum for what is the next, most difficult challenge for plant genomics: integrating and translating genomic knowledge to improve breeding and crop production. Join leading genomics researchers and plant breeders at CROPS 2015 to address genomics enabled…
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The USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management at Virginia Tech invites the submission of concept notes from U.S. universities, CGIAR institutions, and host country institutions to compete to lead the Modeling for Biodiversity and Climate Change. Concept notes will be reviewed and may lead to an invitation to submit a full…
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The 1st African Symposium on Mycotoxicology (ASM) will be held from 26th – 28th May 2015 in Livingstone, Zambia under the auspices of the International Society on Mycotoxicology (ISM). We are hereby pleased to invite all role-players in Africa and other parts of the world to participate in ASM2015. The conference theme “Reducing mycotoxins in…