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FARA bi-monthly Bulletin

April-May 2008: English-French
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues are being debated among academics, policymakers and NGOs. Particularly with a view to answering the following type of questions; ‘Who does what kind of research or development?’; ‘How can smallholder farmers benefit, with increasing number of players and opportunities, as well as changing roles of different actors and institutions?

New Publications

FARA Environmental_Policy

FARA Secretariat Medium Term & Operational Plan (2008 – 2012)

Knowledge-based food democracy, the way out of the African food crisis: realising the potential of the NARS, SROs and FARA

Greening_the_FARA_Secretariat

Bioenergy value chain research and development Stakes and Opportunities: FARA Discussion Paper

Announcements

Young Professionals in Science Competition, organized by CTA, FARA, RUFORUM, NEPAD, and ATPS. (Available in French and English)

Women in Science Competition, organized by CTA, FARA, RUFORUM, NEPAD, and ATPS. (Available in French and English)

Second RIU Call for Proposals - Innovation Challenge Fund: Phase 2 Africa

The CGIAR-FARA Award for Excellence in Agricultural Journalism in Africa 2008

CGIAR Fellowships for African women - 1st round

The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowship (round one)

Vacancies

FARA & Stakeholders' Vacancies

FARA Secretariat Blog

The Price of Food: Hunger or Hope for Africa?

16 July Portcullis House, Westminster - London. The world food crisis threatens to destroy years, if not decades, of economic ...

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Posted: 2008-07-22 at 03:02

New book on WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and Developing Countries

For more than six years the trade talks of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been stalled, mainly on account of ...

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Posted: 2008-07-22 at 12:11

The challenge of regional agricultural research networks in Africa

The challenge of regional agricultural research networks is to determine both regional and national research priorities with ...

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Posted: 2008-07-22 at 11:52

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The Million Woman Milestone Achieved: What’s Ahead?

While Freedom from Hunger’s recent focus has not been on agricultural research and extension or on advocacy for policy change ...

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Posted: 2008-07-23 at 09:39

Research Oracle roundup for 23 July 2008

Going forward, the company has maintained its positive outlook for FY 2008 and expects healthy growth in the agricultural and ...

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Posted: 2008-07-23 at 08:47

Eritrea: Green House Laboratory Inaugurated At Halhale National Institute of Agriculture

A Green House laboratory within the premises of the Halhale National Institute of Agriculture on experimenting with different ...

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Posted: 2008-07-23 at 08:18

Angola: Government Releases AKZ 2.2 Billion to Boost Agriculture in Cunene

Angolan Government has released Akz 2.2 billion (one Usd is Akz 70,00) this year to boost the 2008/2009 agricultural season in ...

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Posted: 2008-07-23 at 08:01

Doubling Of Grants To UN Food Aid Agency Urged - World Bank Group

Doubling Of Grants To UN Food Aid Agency Urged World Bank Group, DC - 29 minutes ago With Japanese support, the New Rices for ...

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Posted: 2008-07-23 at 07:52