International Conference held at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh 30-31 March 2010. Please find the Conference Announcement here.

From Nico Rozemeijer, Senior advisor Collaborative Natural Resources Management and Rural Development, Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen UR:

I would like to draw your attention to the upcoming short course on Adaptive Management in Ghana from 18 October – 5 November 2010. It seems far away but the deadline for applying for fellowships is June the first, and responding early never hurts… [Please find the course announcement with further information here] Contact Nico at email hidden; JavaScript is required.

Dr Hannah Jaenicke is moving on from Crops for the Future on 31 March. Statement from John Palmer and George Rothschild on behalf of interim governing body for Crops for the Future. [Read the Statement here]

The International Horticultural Congress 2010 will take place 22-27 August 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The event features seminars, workshops, symposia, colloquia and other sessions. There are several events of great interest to the underutilized plant community, for example Symposium S12 on Genetic Resources, Seminar SM08 on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Symposium S07 FAV-Health, Workshop WS10 on Minor and underutilized tropical and subtropical fruits for nutritional security in the XXI century… The revised abstract submission deadline is 31 January 2010.

Please check out http://www.ihc2010.org for more information and the abstract submission tool.

The Food Security Centre of the University of Hohenheim, Germany (www.foodsecurity.de), is offering 29 scholarships for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for a period of 4 to 36 months, starting April 15, 2010. The Center wishes to attract outstanding PhD students and postdoctoral fellows pursuing a career in academia or development collaboration. The scholarships aim at increasing their previously gained scientific knowledge and skills relevant to food security related issues. Furthermore, FSC aims at establishing an active, long-lasting collaboration with the supported researchers and their home institutions.

The application deadline is January 30, 2010. Selection is carried out on a competitive basis and the decisions will be communicated up to March 16, 2010. Regarding the details of the different scholarship programs, the application process and the requirements, please consult FSC’s webpage (www.foodsecurity.de).