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"Deadline: 31 July 2013 The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM: see www.ruforum.org) is keen to document case studies where institutions and individual actors could share their experiences of working downstream with farmers; what are some of the lessons and skill mix that universities would need to take into account in terms of strengthening their academic programmes to produce graduates with a blend of necessary skills and competences that will facilitate change processes at community level. Further, what institutional arrangements need to be addressed to more effectively reach smallholders to enable them improve their agricultural productivity and enterprises? "

RUFORUM announces a call for applications for research scholarships to support the finalization of PhD research, data analysis, thesis write-up, publication, and dissemination of findings. Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to Intra-ACP Academic Mobility students registered in one of the five African programmes listed in the announcement, and who are finalizing their studies. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2015.

African Higher Education Week Celebrating the Contribution of Universities & Partners to Africa's Agricultural Development Please click here to download the Concept Note for the 4th Biennial Conference.The five day conference will be held at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre in Maputo, Mozambique, from 21st to 25th July 2014. The meeting will be co-organized by RUFORUM Secretariat, Government of Mozambique (led by Eduardo Mondlane University and IIAM) and CCARDESA. The Call for Papers will be issued shortly with guidelines on how to submit papers for this conference."

Conference theme: African Higher Education Week: Transforming Tertiary Agricultural Education - a Platform for the Way Forward. -- 19-25 July, 2014, Hotel Grand VIP, Maputo, Mozambique.

"CTA Top 20 des innovations agricoles pour les petits producteurs Le CTA lance un appel à propositions autour des innovations exploitées ou qui ont du potentiel pour les systèmes de production agricole à petite échelle au sein des pays ACP, dont la connaissance et la promotion pourraient profiter à d'autres communautés agricoles."