Events & Opportunities

foodsecuritycenter

The application for Food Security Center’s Excellence Scholarships for full PhD and         Short-term Scholarships for visiting postdoctoral researchers and Sandwich students is open until July 6, 2015. The scholarship is open for students from developing countries who are interested to pursue the PhD program on Global Food Security at the University of Hohenheim starting September 1, 2015.

sarawak2

A five-day Seminar on Strategic Communication Development Planning for Sarawak Development Project Planners and Implementers was conducted on June 22-26, 2015 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The workshop addressed the need for the state government’s development planners to have basic knowledge and skills in communication for development (ComDev) to engage stakeholders, build trust and meet increasing expectations.

AmarcChile

From Tuesday May 26 to Thursday May 28, 2015, some 80 community radio communicators from indigenous communities in Chile, international guests and Chilean officials came together for an international seminar to address “Community Communication for the New Century“. The gathering had a particular focus on the communication needs of indigenous communities.

Taller paraguay

From 13 to 17 April 2015, a regional training workshop took place in Asunción, Paraguay on “Elements for participatory ComDev planning in Family Farming“. The workshop was organized in the framework of FAO Regional Initiative on Family Farming and Rural Territorial Development in Latin America, as part of the project TCP/PAR/3403 “Strengthening the National Extension and Communication for Development System” implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) of

soil4life

 As part of the International Year of Soils, FAO launched the #soils4life contest on Instagram to share photos related to soils, their potential, their functions, but also instances of exploitation or abuse to help draw attention to the myriad of issues concerning this valuable resource. The first stage of this contest runs April 2 until May 17.