Official Newsletter of the WANA Seed Network
No. 32,
January 2007
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Announcements of meetings, seminars, workshops and training courses appear in this section. Please send us announcements for national, regional, or international workshops, seminars and training courses organized in your country for inclusion in the next issue.
28th ISTA Congress, 5-11 May 2007, Iguassu Falls, Brazil. For more information, visit the website or contact ISTA, Zurichstrasse 50, 8303 Basserdorf, Switzerland; Fax: ++41-44-8386001; E-mail seedsymposium@ista.ch; Website: www.seedtest.org.
7th AFSTA Annual Congress 2007, 27-30 March 2007, Livingstone, Zambia. For more information visit the website www.afsta.org.
Annual ISF World Seed Congress 2008, 21-23 May 2007 in Christchurch, New Zealand. For more information visit the website at www. worldseeda.org
6th International Herbage Seed Conference, 17-23 June 2007 Norway and Denmark. The International Herbage Seed Group (IHSG) is an international research group that focuses on encouraging cooperation between workers engaged in herbage seed production research. The IHSG arranges international herbage seed conferences every four years.
The scientific program includes oral and poster presentations within the following themes:
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Herbage seed for the future: biodiversity, GMOs and the role of seed yield capacity in herbage breeding programs |
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Seed production of warm-season herbage species |
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Seed crop establishment: rotations, cropping systems, cover crops, sowing times, row spacing, sowing rate, control of weeds and volunteer grasses, effects of seed dormancy and seed vigor |
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Optimizing input factors in herbage seed production: crop fertility, plant protection, and environmental impacts |
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Harvest and post-harvest issues: harvest timing and methods, straw management, seed drying, seed cleaning and storage |
Seed Ecology II 2007, 13-19 September, Perth Western Australia. The conference is sponsored by the International Society for Seed Science and will focus on seeds and the environment. For more information visit the website at http:// www.seedecology2007.com.au. General enquiries: University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009. Tel: +61 8 6488 6000; Fax: +61 8 6488 1380; Email: general.enquiries@uwa.edu.au; Website: www.universityclub.uwa.edu.au.
8th African Crop Science Society Conference, 27-31 October 2007, El-Minia, Egypt. The conference is organized by the African Crop Science Society (ACSS) and Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Minia, Egypt. Abstracts should be submitted by 28 February 2007. Upload abstracts, register, view program and obtain more information at the conference website www.acss2007.org.
Courses
Plant Genetic Resources and Seeds: Policies, Conservation, and Use, 17 September to 12 October 2007, Awassa and Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. The overall objective of the training program is to enhance participants' capabilities to deal with contemporary issues in the management of genetic resources and seeds. The program pays special attention to relevant policies and participatory and market-oriented approaches. Participants and facilitators will exchange experiences and work together to explore practical applications for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources in agriculture.
The training program is designed for project coordinators, senior staff, managers, trainers, program leaders and other professionals who aim to promote the conservation and use of PGR for agriculture from a policy, research, education or development perspective. Participants are employees of research institutes, public/private seed sector, universities, NGOs or other agricultural development oriented organizations and government institutes. Applicants should have at least a BSc or the equivalent in training and be proficient in English. They should also have at least three years of professional experience in a relevant field, they should work in dry areas.
Four two-week courses are offered as part of two parallel programs. Each two-week course provides independent and comprehensive training. Based on their professional interests and institutional needs, participants can combine two courses into a program.
Awassa Week 1 and 2 (17-28 September 2007)
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Market and chain development for genetic resources and seeds |
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Participatory approaches in genetic resources management and plant breeding. |
Debre Zeit Week 3 and 4 (1-12 October 2007)
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Conservation strategies and plant genetic resources policies |
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Design of plant breeding programs addressing drought |
Partners: The training program is organized by Wageningen International (www.wi.wur.nl) and the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN, www.cgn.wur.nl), in cooperation with ICARDA (www.icarda.org), the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (www.ipgri.cgiar.org), the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (www.eiar.org), and other national and international organizations.
Fellowship: A limited number of fellowships are available from the Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) for nationals of certain countries. Contact Wageningen International for a list of eligible countries. Candidates who wish to apply for fellowships should begin the application procedure as soon as possible. Candidates must first apply to Wageningen International for admission to the course. Acceptable candidates will receive letters of provisional acceptance from Wageningen International. They can then apply for an NFP fellowship through the Netherlands Embassy or Consulate in their own country. Please note that NFP fellowships are available for a four-week training program only. Applications for fellowships should be submitted to Wageningen International before 1 February 2007. For additional information on fellowships, see www. courses.wur.nl (under 'Fellowships').
The admission deadline for application with funding other than a NFP fellowship, is four weeks before the start of the training program. For additional information and to download application forms, go to www.courses.wur.nl (click on 'Courses Wageningen International', and then on the course of your interest). Application forms, including an attached CV, should be submitted to Wageningen International. You can also submit an application online.