http://www.bioversityinternational.org/ Bioversity International - Research to improve the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition, livelihoods and enhance sustainability for smallholder farmers en Bioversity International 2013-05-21T22:56:20+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/international_course_in_plant_conservation_biology.html If you are currently involved in seed science and conservation research, this specialist course could be for you. It covers in situ and ex situ approaches and will be delivered by expert scientists including from Bioversity International, the Royal... 2013-01-10T11:30:19+01:00 International Course in Plant Conservation Biology - March, New Delhi, India 2013 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/new_agreement_to_build_capacity_in_forest_genetic_resources.html Bioversity International is furthering its long tradition in capacity strengthening, through a new collaboration with an International Masters Course in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems (TROPIMUNDO). Our involvement will include supervising... 2013-01-04T14:44:45+01:00 New agreement to build capacity in forest genetic resources http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/winner_of_the_abdou_salam_ouedraogo_fellowship_2012.html We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 12-month Abdou Salam Ouédraogo (ASO) 2012 Fellowship for Research on Conservation and Use of Forest Genetic Resources is Ms Addisalem Ayele Bekele from Ethiopia. 2012-11-14T16:35:48+01:00 Winner of the Abdou Salam Ouedraogo Fellowship 2012 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/evaluating_the_impact_of_the_vavilov_frankel_fellowship_programme.html The goal of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme is to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources by awarding Fellowships to outstanding young scientists from developing countries. This impact assessment brief evaluates if the... 2012-11-07T14:05:06+01:00 Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/vavilov_frankel_fellowship_2013_application_deadline_extended.html Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2013 application deadline has been extended until 18 November 2012. Two fellowships, for up to US$ 20,000 each, are available for 2013 to carry out research, on a wide range of themes related to the conservation and use of... 2012-10-30T09:34:24+01:00 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2013 application deadline extended http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/2013_vavilov_frankel_fellowship.html Applicants are invited to send their application by the deadline of 11 November 2012. Click to find out information about this year s research themes and criteria. Photo: Bioversity/F. van Oudenhoven. 2012-08-06T09:00:00+02:00 2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Call is now open http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/research_fellowships/vavilov_frankel_fellowship_2013.html Bioversity International is pleased to announce the 2013 Call for Research Proposals for the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship. 2012-08-03T11:31:00+02:00 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2013 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/meet_our_fellows_marius_ekue.html Ackee is a tropical West African fruit tree that plays an important role in rural livelihoods and traditional agroforestry systems in Benin. The research Marius carried out during his fellowship involved collecting information about traditional... 2012-07-23T12:44:36+02:00 Meet our fellows: Marius Ekué http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/upcoming_training_course_on_value_chain_research_extended_deadline.html Fonio is one of priority species for neglected and underutilized species (NUS) research in West Africa. To improve the quality of applied research on value chains of priority NUS crops, we are organizing a training course and inviting candidates... 2012-07-13T15:41:56+02:00 Upcoming training course on value chain research - extended deadline http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/meet_our_fellows_edgar_wabyona.html Every year students from many disciplines related to agricultural biodiversity come to Bioversity to carry out thesis research. Here is what Edgar, from Uganda, MSc student in Food Security and Human Development at Roma Tre University in Rome, has... 2012-06-29T12:43:37+02:00 Meet our fellows: Edgar Wabyona http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/beyond_vavilov_new_resource_for_collecting_diversity.html How should you sample and preserve the wealth of genetic resources, not only of crops and wild species, but also of symbiotic bacteria, pollen, trees and even DNA? A new online resource gives practical guidance on collecting and related topics, such... 2012-06-25T11:39:00+02:00 Beyond Vavilov: new resource for collecting diversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/meet_the_bioversity_research_fellows.html Every year, Bioversity collaborates with research fellows studying a variety of topics related to agricultural biodiversity. Find out more about the fellows and their research in our new Fellows Gallery. 2012-06-04T14:34:00+02:00 Meet the Bioversity research fellows http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/upcoming_training_events/training_course_on_value_chain_research_on_neglected_and_underutilized_species_of_plants.html The call for manuscripts and applications is open for candidates from Benin, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Deadline 5 August 2012. 2012-05-18T15:25:00+02:00 Training course on Value Chain Research on Neglected and Underutilized Species of Plants http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/upcoming_training_events/training_course_on_food_systems_from_agronomy_to_human_health.html The call for manuscripts and applications is open for candidates from Benin, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Deadline 6 June 2012. 2012-05-18T15:25:00+02:00 Training course on Food Systems: From Agronomy to Human Health http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/vavilov_frankel_fellowship_2012_winners_announced.html Bioversity International has awarded this year s Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships to Priyanka Gupta, from the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (ICAR), and Dejene Kassahun Mengistu, from Mekelle University, Ethiopia. 2012-04-16T10:00:00+02:00 Vavilov-Frankel Fellows 2012 to study responses and tolerance to drought http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/research_fellowships/fellows_gallery/fellows_list.html The fellows gallery showcases research carried out by fellows of different fellowship programmes 2012-04-10T10:39:52+02:00 Fellows List http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/other_fellowships_and_scholarships/phd_fellowship_for_a_national_of_benin_food_security_and_nutrition.html fellowship opportunity in food security and nutrition for the nationals coming from Benin 2012-04-03T12:01:29+02:00 PhD Fellowship for a national of Benin: Food Security and Nutrition http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/spatial_analysis_manual_now_available_spanish.html Good news for Spanish-speaking readers interested in spatial analysis based on GIS applications. Our Training Manual on Spatial Analysis of Plant Diversity and Distribution, first published in 2010, is now available in Spanish. 2012-03-20T13:09:45+01:00 Spatial analysis manual now available Spanish http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/agrobiodiversity_education/selected_post_graduate_degree_programmes_in_genetic_resources_and_agrobiodiversity_around_the_world.html selected post graduate programmes in agrobiodiversity and genetic resources education 2011-11-17T12:17:39+01:00 Selected Post Graduate Degree Programmes in Genetic Resources and Agrobiodiversity around the world http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/training_materials/management_and_utilization_of_field_genebanks.html Good management practices for the conservation and utilization of material in field and in vitro genebanks 2011-10-26T13:32:38+02:00 A training module for the international course on the management and utilisation of field genebanks and in vitro collections