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This is a list of the 15 most recently published news items on this site.
GIS and Remote Sensing Course
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... [more]published: 2012-05-09 | tagged: opportunities
Request for Expression (REOI) for the recruitment of a firm to undertake editorial services for FARA up to December 2013.
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... [more]published: 2012-05-07 | tagged: vacancy
Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) for the engagement of a firm to undertake interpretation and translation assignments for FARA
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... [more]published: 2012-05-07 | tagged: vacancy
TOR for Facilitator and Interpretor - AFAPP workshop
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5. Concept note
... [more]published: 2012-05-02 | tagged: vacancy
U of Nebraska-FARA Stakeholder Consultation
Scientific and institutional capacity building to improve agricultural production and food security in partner countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Stakeholder Consultation & Project Inception Workshop, 9-12 January 2012. Read more.
... [more]published: 2012-05-02 | tagged: nsf4
Invitation to bid - Printing
Invitation to bid - Printing. Click here for details.
... [more]published: 2012-04-30 | tagged: vacancy
2nd Ministerial Dialogue concludes in Accra
The 2nd Annual Dialogue of Ministers of Agriculture, Science and Technology was held 18-19 April under the auspices the Government of Ghana and FARA. The Dialogue included representatives from 24 African countries. The Annual Dialogue is a Forum to share ideas and agree on collective actions towards enhancing agricultural productivity ...
... [more]published: 2012-04-23 | tagged: homepage
Request for Expression of Interest - External Audit of FARA Financial Years 2012 and 2013
Note that the deadline for this appointment has been extended to 4 May 2012. Click here for more details
... [more]published: 2012-04-10 | tagged: vacancy
Media training for francophone partners
In February, FARA hosted a media training workshop for anglophone journalists and researchers in Accra. Our francophone partners’ turn took place 19-23 March in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A total of 33 participants from 17 countries attended, including 18 researchers and 12 journalists. The workshop was opened by the ...
... [more]FARA Represents Africa at the Global Conference on Women in Agriculture
The world’s first conference to focus on women in agriculture, Empowering women for inclusive growth in agriculture, was held in Delhi 13-15 March. The organisers of the event were careful to invite prestigious figures to make presentations at the inaugural event. Prof Monty Jones, FARA’s Executive Director, was ...
... [more]published: 2012-03-26 | tagged: homepage
Africa-wide Young Professional Science Competition 2012-2013
The CTA/ FARA/IFS/ ANAFE/ RUFORUM consortium, in collaboration with AGRA and NPCA, is pleased to announce the launch of its 2012-2013 Africa-wide women and young professionals in science competitions.
The purpose is to identify the promising and innovative research and technology development work of young scientists who are also ...
... [more]Researchers meet journalists
An unusual workshop took place in Accra 13-17 February. The workshop on African researcher leaders and media to promote and improve agriculture brought together senior scientists and media professionals from all over Africa to seek ways to work together for the benefit of both groups, and in so doing, for ...
... [more]published: 2012-02-18 | tagged: homepage
Media training workshop
Day 4 of the workshop moved to the FARA Secretariat from the Airport West Hotel, where the focus shifted to developing good policy briefs. This session was followed by an introduction to social media, the tools and how they work. Participants then undertook an energetic exercise in role playing, where ...
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NSF2 is holding an important workshop all this week (13-17 February). The workshop, Training African researcher leaders and media to promote and improve agriculture, has brought together senior scientists and media professionals to seek ways to work together for the benefit of both groups, and in so doing, for the ...
... [more]Australia gets support from FARA as they plan to boost their investment in Africa
Consultation between the Australian Council for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and FARA took place at the FARA Secretariat on 10 February. The objective of the Consultation was to initiate identification of priority themes for Australia’s investment. The Australian Government has sharpened its focus on food security through increased investment ...
... [more]published: 2012-02-13 | tagged: consultation homepage