*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 8 April 2006
On-line forum on women in science launched
UNESCO and cosmetics company L'Oreal have launched an on-line forum called AGORA to highlight and support women's contribution towards scientific progress. The forum will focus on issues such as science education for girls and women.
PRGA Program 2005 Annual Report Summary
The Program’s latest Annual Report Summary provides a full description of the Program, including its logical framework; a report on CGIAR Output Targets for 2005; Research highlights 2004–2005; full lists of publications, special projects, capacity-building activities and staff; and the 2005 budget. It is now available as a PDF file via this website.
New Avenues in Impact Assessment of Participatory Research and Gender Analysis
Summary Proceeding of the Impact Assessment Workshop, co-organized by the PRGA Program and CIMMYT Headquarters, Texcoco, Mexico, October 19-21, 2005.
On-line Education and Gender – Innovation and Extended Outreach
On-line education offers opportunities for innovative techniques and extended outreach. It is different from traditional classroom methods as it is not face to face, and from self-study, as it is guided and monitored. Providers of on-line education include universities, private and training colleges, career development centers, etc.
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4th World Water Forum: Is Water Alive?
Several sessions at the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City in March 2006 addressed the role of water for indigenous people. This session explored indigenous spiritual understandings of water and water bodies and consider the practical implications for water management.
The International Plant Breeding Symposium (IPBS)
CIMMYT, Iowa State University, University of Illinois, Monsanto and Pioneer Hi-Bred International are organizing the International Plant Breeding Symposium (IPBS) to be held in Mexico City from August 20-25, 2006. The IPBS will be a global science forum on current, field-based breeding topics that will cover the major row crops and world regions with a particular emphasis on cultivar development methodologies. The symposium will deliver an in-depth review of current and emerging plant breeding methodologies. Symposium participants will be invited to present their research and the proceedings will be published by Crop Science.
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Seeking Collaborators in a New Study, Poverty Reduction and Social Inclusion: Evidence of Effective Ways of Influencing Research Policy and Development
This study is concerned with understanding and learning lessons from situations where positive social and technical change has taken place in the past. We are seeking collaborators who are interested in an opportunity to write up in structured way positive case studies about their work.
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