Agriculture / CapDev

Agricultural research for development funding and fellowship opportunities

The Platform for African-European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) has announced funding and fellowship opportunities as follows. Agriculture IPNI Science Award 2014 The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Science Award recognizes and promotes distinguished contributions by scientists involved with global ecological intensification of crop production. The award, of US$5,000, is presented each year … Continue reading

Agriculture / CapDev

MSc and PhD scholarships available for agricultural research for development of strategic crops in Africa

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), a member of CGIAR, is offering MSc and PhD scholarships related to the wheat value chain in sub-Saharan Africa: breeding, seed production, disease and pest management, agronomy, irrigation, socio-economics and related fields. Wheat production in sub-Saharan Africa faces abiotic stresses (mainly heat and drought), … Continue reading