Linkages

African Institute for Capacity Building (AICAD)

Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

Association of African Distance Learning Centres (AADLC)

Capacity Building Portal (FAO)

Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Global Development Learning Network (GDLN)

Global Open Food and Agriculture University (GO-FAU)

Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)

International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)

LearnScapes

Linking Learners: Business to Business Learning

Open University of Tanzania

Participatory Ecological Land-use Management (PELUM)

Peoples Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples-Uni.Org)

Regional Agricultural Information Network (RAIN)

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

Tanzanian Global Development Learning Centre (TGDLC)

 

Fellowships

African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science (ARPPIS)

"Intra European Fellowships for Career Development" - IEF (programme Personnes 2007-2013, 7ème PCRDT).

Coordinating training and capacity building in both private and public sectors

• Establishing linkages and partnerships with higher educational institutions for promoting training and capacity building
• Organizing in situ training sessions with the skilled and experienced partners in developing countries
• Organizing e-learning programs with specific partners (CTA, FAO)
• Organizing workshops and seminars open to policy makers and private sector actors (retailers and distributors in particular), to better implicate these partners in the horticultural sector

Call for Crawford Fund Fellowship 2010

Published on 4^th Mar 2010

The Crawford Fund Fellowship offers an agricultural scientist whose work has shown potential to study and train in Australia. Candidates should be below the age of 35, from the following group of developing countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. The training will take place at an Australian institution and will emphasize the application of knowledge to increase agricultural production in the fellow's home country. Closing date for nominations: 12 April 2010. For details, email Marchien van Oostende, moostende@crawfordfund.org

Scholarship Application Invited University of Malawi

Published on 1^st Mar 2010

Applications are invited for scholarships in mushroom science at the Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi. Applications close 15 April 2010.

More information: http://www.nepadst.org/mushroom_scholarships.pdf

Applications are now being accepted for the European Plant Breeding Academy® Class I - March 2010

Published on 11^th Jan 2010

Applications are being accepted and candidates confirmed (space is limited!).  For more information or to apply, go to pba.ucdavis.edu or contact Joy Patterson, jpatterson@ucdavis.edu.

 

Building on the success of the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy in the United States, UC Davis is partnering with European institutions and associations to offer the European Plant Breeding Academy. The Academy is designed to reverse the current problem of the reduced number of plant breeders being trained in academic programs around the world. This premier training program targets working professionals who desire to become fully trained plant breeders.  The course totals 36 days in length--the longest course of its kind in Europe. Participants will meet for six, 6-day sessions over two years. This schedule will allow participants to maintain their current employment while enrolled in the course. All instruction will be in English.

Formation de Master Horticulture Méditerranéenne et Tropicale (Hortimet) Ouvrira Sept., 2009 / Specialisation in Mediterranean and Tropical Horticulture

Published on 17^th May 2009

La formation de Master Horticulture méditerranéenne et tropicale (Hortimet), qui résulte de la coopération entre Montpellier SupAgro et Agrocampus Ouest Centre d’Angers-INH ouvrira à la rentrée de septembre 2009. Elle bénéficie des efforts pédagogiques conjoints des campus de Montpellier et d’Angers, et d’un appui marqué de la recherche (CIRAD et INRA). Vous en trouverez le bref descriptif pdf ici. Les fiches des UE détaillant le programme seront prochainement disponibles, ainsi que leur equivalent en anglais, sur demande. Veuillez noter que la formation se fera principalement en langue française.

Il doit être souligné que les meilleurs étudiants pourront s’orienter vers une thèse de doctorat à l’issue de la formation du M2, même si ce n’est pas l’objectif principal d’un Master d’Ecole d’Ingénieur.

La formation est proposée aux étudiants non français (sauf étudiants COM-DOM-ROM-TOM éventuellement admissibles). Elle se déroulera sur les pôles de Montpellier et Angers. Les étudiants sont admis après sélection (juin 2009), au niveau d’entrée M1 ou M2, selon leur grade académique d’origine. Le critère de ressources est important, compte tenu du coût de la formation (inscription 9000 euros pour 2 ans, 4700 euros pour le seul M2), ce qui implique une recherche active de bourse par le candidat. Ce document présente à cet effet un certain nombre de guichets pour la recherche de bourses, permettant de guider les candidats potentiels.

n.b. : un parcours de Master Santé des plantes, co-organisé par Montpellier SupAgro et Agrocampus Ouest Centre de Rennes est également ouvert. Je suis prêt à vous en adresser la fiche *.pdf sur demande. 

Les 2 formations Hortimet et Santé des Plantes sont présentées sur le site web de SupAgro aux adresses respectives : 

http://www.supagro.fr/web/pages/?idl=19&page=433&id_page=1116 

http://www.supagro.fr/web/pages/?idl=19&page=433&id_page=407 

 

Please click here for a pdf French version

Please click here for a pdf English version

 

Training Programmes

The African Seed Health Centre, Sokoine University, Morogoro, Tanzania

They provide a comprehensive seed health training programme consisting of short term individual/group courses and long-term education through research projects leading to post-graduate qualifications (Diploma, M.Sc, PhD level and others.  Click here for further details.

Reports

ICTs and Higher Education in Africa

This report reviews existing national and international policies with regard to the use of ICT to enhance teaching and learning within institutions of tertiary education.  Common areas of strength and weakness with reference to educational technology readiness in the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA) countries are explored. These countries are Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.  The authors outline the challenges to the deployment of ICT in tertiary education within the PHEA areas. Finally, lessons learned and possibilities for collaboration are highlighted.       

Full text available as: Pdf

Building Pathways out of Rural Poverty Through Investments in Agricultural Information Systems. Final Report by Dwight W. Allen and Mary Anderson Ochs. Feb. 2008

Last year Cornell University and partners put together a 'WorldAginfo' Design Team to test the premise that: "new collaborative information technologies offer an exciting opportunity to transform agricultural education and information systems in Asia and Africa." The Team was charged by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to explore the landscape of agricultural education and information systems in Asia and Africa, and to come up with "a set of recommendations for areas of investment that have the potential to improve the lives of smallholders through better access to agricultural education, training and information."

Full text available as: Pdf