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30.01.2012 - News:
Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development
- Information Event by SDC and SNSF
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are launching the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (short: r4d.ch). An information and networking event for interested researchers and development co-operation experts will be held at the SNSF on 8 March 2012.
30.01.2012 - Job:
Senior Economist (IPC Technical Manager)
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Rome, Italy
30.01.2012 - News:
Making use of technology for development: Better information on rice will help to stabilize food security in Asia
The project “Remote sensing-based information and insurance for crops in emerging economies” (RIICE) uses remote sensing technology to observe the growth of rice and provides an independent and transparent tool to ascertain rice information in developing countries. The information is linked to insurance solutions to improve food security of small-holder farmers in developing countries in Asia.
30.01.2012 - News:
Big business pushes for higher cocoa yields
An article released in swissinfo.ch describing the controversy of social programs offered by food companies trying to boost up the cocoa production in developing countries in order to satisfy the demand of chocolate in developed countries.
30.01.2012 -Event:
Informationsveranstaltung von DEZA und SNF zum neuen "Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development"
Informationsveranstaltung organisiert vom Schweizerischen Nationalfonds
(08.03.2012, Bern, Switzerland)
26.01.2012 - Jobs:
Postdoctoral Fellow – Plant Pathology
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Los Baños, The Philippines
30.01.2012 - Jobs:
Postdoctoral Fellow
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Myanmar
30.01.2012 - Jobs:
Scientist - Agronomist / Adaptive Research Specialist
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Myanmar
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