FARA weekly update

1.      News and Events

·         News from Commonwealth of Learning (COL):

·         The latest edition of COL’s newsletter, Connections

·         Photos from Pan Commonwealth Forum, Kochi, India, November, 2010

·         Subsidies for up to five persons to attend the Fourteenth Cambridge Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning, 25-28 September 2011. Deadline: 1 April 2011

·         Five scholarships available for Master in Instructional Design and Technology,  Open University Malaysia. Deadline: 1 April 2011

·         Commonwealth Jubilee In honour of Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. More information at Jubilee Time Capsule Website

·         Commonwealth Day, Monday, 14 March – "Women as Agents of Change".

·         IFPRI/FAO/IICA study on agricultural extension and advisory services worldwide - Ghana

·         1st Announcement & Call for Papers: International Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Africa ‏

a.       Announcement

b.      Abstract submission form

c.       Call for papers

d.      Instruction to Authors

e.      Registration form

2.      Opportunities

a.      Apply now for 2011 Global Rice Science Scholarship. DEADLINE  APRIL 30, 2011

b.      AGRA Soil Health Fellowships 2011

c.       Web 2.0 Tools for Professional Development and Management Skills Course. 28 Mar-1 April 2011

d.      Records Management Course (LIBRM01). 4-8 Apr 2011

e.      International training program on" DSSAT 2011", USA, May 9-19, 2011 .Download registration form

3.      Publications

a.      An approach to capacity strengthening in the emerging agricultural knowledge systems. By Ojijo, Nelson K. Olang’o