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SWISS NODE NEWS MAIL, Issue No.14, September 2003
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N E W S
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- SDC's Research Fellow Partnership Programme: Call for Proposals
- "Fair Trade Fair" - articles on this recent event held in Bern
- Participation of the private sector in research partnerships 
  with developing countries: article by Swissinfo
- IFA International Crop Nutrition Award - Call for nominations
- New Website: Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative (SIMI)

... more info: http://www.sfiar.infoagrar.ch/news.htm

P U B L I C A T I O N S
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- Controlling Post-Harvest Losses of Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
  by Application of Gibberellic Acid; Andreas Tschannen
- Rural household strategies in Southern Mali;
  Anna Christine Crole-Rees
- Indigenous knowledge of storage pest management in Nepal;
  Astrid Björnsen Gurung

... more info: http://www.sfiar.infoagrar.ch/publicat.htm

E V E N T S
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- Symposium: Ohne Wasser keine Nahrung
  (October 14, 2003, Zollikofen, Switzerland)
- Food Security and Biodiversity - Sharing the Benefit of 
  Plant Genetic Resources
  (October 16, 2003, Basel, Switzerland)
- Invasive Plants in Natural and Managed Systems:
  Linking Science and Management
  (November 3-7, 2003, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
- Sustainable Agriculture in the Sahel. Lessons and Opportunities
  for Action. Sahel Agricultural Symposium 2003
  (December 1-5, 2003, Bamako, Mali)
  
... more info: http://www.sfiar.infoagrar.ch/events.htm

J O B   V A C A N C I E S
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- Senior Scientist, Genetic Diversity,
  IPGRI, Cali, Colombia
- Professor of Agricultural Engineering in the (Sub)tropics
  University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- Livestock Sector Development Officer,
  FAO, Budapest, Hungary

... more info: http://www.sfiar.infoagrar.ch/jobs.htm

S F I A R - I N T E R N A L - P A G E S
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- Invitation/agenda of SFIAR meeting of 18 September at CDE, Bern
- Minutes of SFIAR meeting of 13 March at FAL, Reckenholz
- Trip Report of 2nd GFAR Meeting in Dakar
    
... available at: http://www.webhint.ch/sfiar/meeting.htm  
    (access for SFIAR members only)


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