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SFIAR WEBSITE NEWSMAIL, Issue No.31, December 2006
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N E W S
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- Strong opportunities for insurance in emerging markets (Swiss Re)
- Afrika - Objekt von Hilfe und Pessimismus (NZZ)
- Médiplant beteiligt an Projekt zur Malariabekämpfung (Agroscope)
- Cycle 2 Challenge Programs: Call for Ideas/Concept Notes (CGIAR)
- Stopp Paraquat: EvB-Kampagne findet weltweit Unterstützung (EvB)
- Syngenta responds to "Observer"-article on biopiracy (Syngenta)

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

P U B L I C A T I O N S
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- NEW: Publications Recommended by Individual SFIAR Members
  see at: http://www.sfiar.ch/pubrecommend.htm

- Intercooperation’s contribution to Market Development
  Intercooperation
- Ökologische und soziale Textilienbeschaffung
  Referate einer Tagung von KofU, IGÖB und Helvetas
- Ecological impacts of genetically modified crops
  O. Sanvido, M. Stark, J. Romeis, F. Bigler
  Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART
- Biodiversität im Spannungsfeld Nord-Süd
  HOTSPOT 14/06. Swiss Biodiversity Forum
- Investing in Agriculture for Food Security
  presentations of a World food Day Symposium

... more info: http://www.sfiar.ch/publications.htm

E V E N T S
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- Sharing excellence. Launch FP7
  National information week organized by Euresearch
  (16.-19.01.2007, Bern, Switzerland)
- Wie sieht eine faire Banane aus?
  Tagung organisiert von der Erklärung von Bern
  (16.02.2007, Bern, Switzerland)
- BioVision 2007 - The World Life Sciences Forum
  (11.-14.03.2007, Lyon, France)

... more info: http://www.sfiar.ch/events.htm

J O B   V A C A N C I E S
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- PhD fellowship
  NCCR North-South, Switzerland / Pakistan
- Livestock Officer (two posts)
  FAO, Harare, Zimbabwe / Accra, Ghana
- Researcher - Water Resources Sciences
  IWMI, Tehran, Iran

... more info: http://www.sfiar.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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- Next SFIAR Meeting: 29.03.2007, Bern (BLW)
- Minutes of last SFIAR Meeting
- Presesentations of last SFIAR Meeting
  
... available at: http://www.webhint.ch/sfiar/sfiarinterndoc.htm  
    (SFIAR members only)

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