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USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service is seeking candidates for Environmental Protection Specialist (Climate Change Adaptation Specialist) to work with USAID. 6 February 2015 – Applications Due
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Virginia Tech has won a new $18 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a research program that will work to raise the standard of living of people around the world through environmentally sound agricultural practices as part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security…
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Not long after aflatoxin was discovered and methods were developed for analyzing commodities for contamination levels, researchers and the industry quickly realized there was a problem. “I would get a call from the industry explaining that they had tested the same lot three times and gotten 0, 0 and 100 parts per billion (ppb). What’s…
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As part of the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, two visiting researchers are working to ensure the safety the peanut crop in Africa with the help of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The college’s Office of Global Programs hosted the researchers, Agnes Mwangwela from Malawi…
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The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations is launching the 2014-2015 edition of the Youth Solidarity Fund. This program provides seed funding to outstanding youth projects addressing areas of primary concern to the UNAOC, i.e. fostering mutual respect, understanding and long-term positive relationships between peoples of different cultures and religions. The Application Form and Guidelines can…
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Virginia Tech has won a new $18 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a research program that will work to raise the standard of living of people around the world through environmentally sound agricultural practices as part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security…
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The Caribbean Food Crops Society has issued a call for abstracts for papers to be presented at its 51th Annual Meeting in Suriname, 19-24 July 2015. The theme is ‘Food Safety, Innovation and Quality in Green Agriculture: the way forward to food security for the Caribbean. 15 February 2015 – Submissions Due
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