Call for articles: Agricultural biodiversity - Breaking the barriers Deadline: 01 December 2013
5/11/2013
Leverhulme-Royal Society Africa Award Deadline: 15 January 2014
5/11/2013
Call will be issued on 30 September 2013. The focus of a 5-year climate impact research capacity building programme for sub-Saharan Africa called ‘Climate Impacts Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE)’ will be to enhance the research skills of African scientists through experiential learning by doing research that offer solutions to the impacts of climate change at local, national and regional levels. Successful candidates will be supported and mentored by a combination of African and international researchers to define researchable climate impact research questions in consultation with relevant public interest groups.
20/09/2013
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching a call for proposals to conduct case studies on innovative approaches (public, private and/or civil society) designed to link sustainable crop production practices with local markets for sustainable products in developing countries.
16/09/2013
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation seeks proposals for agricultural research with the potential to increase the sustainable productivity of smallholder farmers in developing countries. With this call, it is looking for projects led by MSc and PhD scientists at national agricultural research institutions and universities in sub-Saharan Africa, working in collaboration with other researchers internationally (either within Africa or beyond the continent).
31/07/2013
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe), Nairobi, Kenya, and TWAS offer three fellowships per year to young scientists from developing countries (other than Kenya) who wish to undertake their PhD studies in Kenya.
31/07/2013
UNU-ISP will support capacity building projects proposed and implemented by leading scientists (host scientists) who are engaged in research related to sustainable agriculture (including forestry and fisheries) in developing countries, under the responsibility of a host institution. The programme mainly consists of capacity building through on-the-job training (OJT) for young researchers in developing countries (trainees).
31/07/2013
The Swiss programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (R4D programme) is looking to expand into the following topics: 1) sustainability of agricultural and food systems, natural resources and resilience; 2) agricultural innovation, extension and research into use; 3) governance and policies for the future world food system. The pre-proposal should provide an outline of the planned research project and has to cover the entire period of six years with more details of the planned activities for the first three year period.
31/07/2013
The Swiss National FAO Committee has launched a student competition aiming to develop innovative ideas on how to fight food waste in Switzerland and postharvest losses in developing countries. The best ideas will be awarded at a public event on the eve of World Food Day 2013.
31/07/2013
Dates: 24-27 September 2013 Venue: Joly Hotel, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Deadline for submission of abstracts: 28 July 2013
17/07/2013
PhD scholarships in rice value chain researchDeadline: 31 July 2013
27/06/2013
PhD scholarship in coffee systems researchDeadline: 15 July 2013
27/06/2013
PhD scholarship in cocoa systems researchDeadline: 15 July 2013
27/06/2013
Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo fellowship 2013Deadline: 15 July 2013
27/06/2013
Call for strengthening the science collaboration with developing countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, Latin America and the CaribbeanDeadline: 31 July 2013It is published by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The thematic areas of the call are: health (e.g. epidemiology); biotechnology including biodiversity; environmental research with emphasis on environmental technologies, energy, water, climate and marine research; engineering (e.g. manufacturing, architecture, logistics), information and communication technologies.
27/06/2013
Deadline: 31 July 2013 The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM: see www.ruforum.org) is keen to document case studies where institutions and individual actors could share their experiences of working downstream with farmers; what are some of the lessons and skill mix that universities would need to take into account in terms of strengthening their academic programmes to produce graduates with a blend of necessary skills and competences that will facilitate change processes at community level. Further, what institutional arrangements need to be addressed to more effectively reach smallholders to enable them improve their agricultural productivity and enterprises?
20/06/2013
Comparative Research Networks: call for proposals for 2013 Deadline: 31 May 2013 CODESRIA invites proposals from researchers based in African universities and centres of research for the constitution of Comparative Research Networks (CRNs) to undertake studies on or around any of the themes identified as priority research themes: Higher education and ICTs; Climate change and natural resources; Gender and youth; etc. More information.
22/05/2013
‘Improving Nutrition Outcomes through Optimized Agricultural Interventions´: Request for Letter of Interest Deadline: 7 June 2013 The Gates Foundation announced a new funding opportunity for the development of a consortium with both agricultural and nutrition expertise to optimize nutrition outcomes from investments in agriculture. More information.
22/05/2013
Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme 2013 Deadline: 10 June 2013 The third Call for Proposals under the Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme was launched. The general objective of the programme is to promote sustainable development and poverty alleviation by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. More information.
22/05/2013