Wageningen, The Netherlands
May, 2008
Regional training programme
Plant Genetic Resources and Seeds: Policies, Conservation and
Use
Ethiopia, October 6 - 31
Wageningen International
and the
Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN),
the Netherlands, in cooperation with the
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
in India, the
International Centre for Agricultural Research in
Dry Areas in Syria (ICARDA), the
Institute of Biodiversity Conservation,
Ethiopia (IBC), the
Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research
(EIAR), the Ethio-Organic Seed Action (EOSA), the Tigray
Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) and
Mekelle University are
organizing a regional four-week training program in Ethiopia on
Plant Genetic Resources and Seeds: Policies, Conservation and
Use, from October 6 - 31.
Download the
course brochure (PDF)
The training program is
designed for project co-ordinators, senior staff, managers,
trainers, programme leaders and other professionals who aim to
promote the conservation and use of PGR for agriculture from a
policy, research, education or development perspective. The
programme addresses: (i) local management of plant genetic
resources, (ii) genetic resource policies, (iii) advanced
approaches in participatory plant breeding, and (iv) integrated
seed sector development. For more details on course content,
fellowships and application you may visit the website of
Wageningen International at the following address:
Fellowships and application
Fellowships are available
from the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) for nationals of
the following countries: Afghanistan, Autonomous Palestinian
Territories, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India (only
arid and semi-arid areas), Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria
(North semi dry only), Pakistan (only arid/ semi-arid areas),
Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.
Applications for NFP
fellowships should first be submitted to Wageningen
International, by sending a completed application form,
before June 9, 2008.
The application
procedure has to be completed at the Netherlands Embassy or
Consulate in the participant's own country
before July 1, 2008.
The admission deadline for
application directly to Wageningen International, with funding
other than an NFP fellowship, is 4 weeks before the start of the
training. Application forms can be downloaded from the website
of Wageningen International, and should be submitted by e-mail
to:
training.wi@wur.nl <mailto:training.wi@wur.nl>
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