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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is hiring a senior agricultural officer to work out of the Office of the Assistant Director-General in Agriculture in Rome. The position has a two-year term.
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Aflatoxin contamination can cost smallholder farmers at the market and leave them with potentially dangerous food to feed their families, but a few simple techniques have been proven to reduce the likelihood and severity of contamination. The Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab has created an infographic to relay that important information to farmers and consumers…
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A white paper has been published in advance of a 24-hour online discussion about the future of peanuts which begins tomorrow. Click here to read the white paper. Feed the Future has scheduled a 24-hour online discussion about the future of peanut research and asks people from around the world to share their questions, thoughts…
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Seeding Labs, a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to helping scientists in the developing world conduct life-changing research, is now accepting applications for its Instrumental Access program. Through Instrumental Access, Seeding Labs connects universities in low- and middle-income countries with high-quality surplus laboratory equipment provided by donors.
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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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Feed the Future has scheduled a 24-hour online discussion about the future of peanut research and asks people from around the world to share their questions, thoughts and opinions about the direction research should take in coming years. The discussion will span 14-15 June and give participants a chance to learn about current research and…
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