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The ETH Zurich World Food System Center, together with the Yamsys Project and the Swiss Center for Scientific Research in Côte d’Ivoire, is taking applications for next year’s World Food System Summer School, “Food Systems in Transition,” which will be held 27 January through 10 February 2018 in Côte d’Ivoire. The two-week intensive academic course will…
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The African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD) is seeking for papers for a supplementary issue on research, processes and related works on multi-stakeholder engagements in rural development from within and outside Africa. AFJRD is an online open-access scientific journal that publishes articles on a quarterly basis (March, June, September, December). It is a multi- disciplinary…
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AflaNet, a partnership between the scientific and development communities in German and Kenya/East Africa, is soliciting abstracts for its one-day-conference in Nairobi on 9 October. The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists, stakeholders, institutes, farmers and governmental institutions seeking for long-lasting, innovative and practicable ideas to combat aflatoxin from the food value…
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The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) Africa Chapter and the Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) is seeking proposals for papers and workshops to be presented at the 4th IAALD Africa Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, 30 May through 1 June, 2018. Papers should reflect the conference theme – “Agricultural innovations, information…
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GFAR – the Global Forum on Agricultural Research – is holding a webinar on May 30 at 4 p.m. Rome time (3 p.m. GMT, 10 a.m. EST) about how informal and formal seed systems can complement each other to benefit farmers. In the webinar, “Farmers’ Rights: Achieving Complementarity Between the Informal and Formal Seed Systems,” …
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Some 750,000 people die of liver cancer each year, most before age 50, and more 80 percent of them lived in developing countries, according to the National Institutes of Health. Researchers are looking at the way aflatoxin consumption, combined with hepatitis and other factors, are leading to more cancer diagnoses. “Liver cancer is one of…
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The International IFA and IFDC are holding a workshop 26-30 June in London. “Nitrogen Fertilizer: Advances in Technology, Products, Safety and Global Impact” is open for registration at the event webpage. Since 2001, through biennial events, IFA and IFDC have been conducting the Nitrogen Fertilizer Technology workshops to share knowledge and exchange information with representatives…
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