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Vacancy Senior consultant on agri-economics and water management
January 26, 2015News
Vacancy Senior consultant on agri-economics and water management

Aidenvironment is a value-driven, independent, not-for-profit consultancy addressing sustainability issues. At the moment, Aidenvironment is looking for a Senior consultant on agri-economics and water management to join the office in Amsterdam in March/April 2015. For full details on the vacancy and information on how to apply, please visit the website of Aidenvironment: Senior consultant on »

Agricultural Research for Development funding opportunities 2015
January 22, 2015News
Agricultural Research for Development funding opportunities 2015

On its website, PAEPARD (the Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development) has again published an extensive list of funding opportunities on Agricultural Research for Development for the coming months. The list is divided in funds for Agriculture, Climate change, Bio-diversity, Fellowships/scholarships and Other. To see the list, please visit the »

Vacancies in food security
January 21, 2015News
Vacancies in food security

IFAD, IRRI, FAO and ICBA are looking for interested professionals to apply for international vacancies in the field of food security. For more information, please visit their websites. Director General for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines Deadline application: February 5, 2015 Social Protection Officer (Rural Development) at Social Protection Division, ESP of »

Launch new call for proposals Urbanising Deltas of the World
January 20, 2015News
Launch new call for proposals Urbanising Deltas of the World

Urbanising Deltas of the World (UDW) is an NWO research and innovation programme that aims to contribute to global water safety, food security and sustainable economic development in river deltas worldwide, by providing more effective and efficient responses to urbanization and climate change. UDW has launched a new call for proposals (€3M), which aims to »

FAO report
January 20, 2015News
FAO report “Deep Roots”

Deep Roots is a new publication from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This large, richly illustrated book takes a closer look at the momentum generated by the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) in 2014. According to FAO, the book examines “family farming policy development and actions at international, regional, national, municipal and local »

The Fertile Grounds Initiative
January 3, 2015News
The Fertile Grounds Initiative
Theme: Soil Management

The Fertile Grounds Initiative (FGI) was designed as a coordinated strategy of collaboration between actors in nutrient management at various spatial scales. FGI is based on eight subcomponents, which  bring together the supply and demand of nutrients within a specific geographical area to make optimum use of site-specific interventions and available nutrients, supplemented with external »