Bees for Development Journal
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LOOK AHEAD ARGENTINA Propoleos Curso Latinoamericano: Cosecha, control de calidad y elaboración de subproductos (Propolis: harvest, quality control and products) 21-23 August 2003, Santiago del Estero Further details: cedia@unse.edu.ar BELGIUM 1st International Beekeeping Congress of CARI: what future for European beekeeping? 22-24 November 2003, Louvain-la-Neuve Further details: www.cari.be BRAZIL XV Congresso Brasileiro de Apicultura (XV Brazilian Apiculture Congress) 18-22 May 2004, Ponta Negra Further details: conbrapi2004@ig.com.br 8th International Conference on Tropical Apiculture 6th Brazilian Bee Research Meeting 6-10 September 2004, Ribeirão Preto Further details: www.ibra.org.uk
COSTA RICA APIMONDIA Conference on Tropical Beekeeping: Research and development for pollination and conservation 22-25 February 2004, Heredia Further details: lsanchez@una.ac.cr CUBA APIMONDIA Symposium: Apitherapy 6-10 October 2003, Havana Further details: roch.domerego@euronet.be GERMANY APIMONDIA Symposium: Diagnosis of bee diseases Further details: www.beepathology.com APIMONDIA Symposium: Prevention of residues in honey 28-29 May 2004, Celle Further details: www.beepathology.com INDIA International Workshop on conservation and management of bees for sustainable Development and Apiexpo 2003 13-18 October 2003, Bangalore Further details: www.beekeepingworkshop.org
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ITALY European Conference of Apidology EurBee 19-23 September 2004, Udine Further details: www.uniud.it/eurbee/ NETHERLANDS Globalisation, localisation and tropical forest management in the 21st Century 22-23 October 2003, Amsterdam Further details: www.tropenbos.org PHILIPPINES 7th Asian Apicultural Association Conference 23-27 February 2004, Los Baños Further details: www.tamagawa.ac.jp/sisetu/gakujutu/ honey/aaa/aaa-eng.htm RUSSIA Intermiod 2003: 4th Exhibition and Conference on Beekeeping 3-7th September 2003, Moscow Further details: expostroy@expostroy.ru UNITED KINGDOM National Honey Show 13-15 November 2003, London Further details on page 16
RESEARCH GRANTS The International Foundation for Science (IFS) and Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa announce a new joint research grants programme for young researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Grants will be awarded to multidisciplinary teams for research on sustainable agriculture for food production in Africa. The next deadline for applications is 15 September 2003.
PROJECT SUPPORT FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, supports beekeeping projects in developing countries. For projects with budgets under US$10,000 beekeepers' groups and associations may apply for small project funding from the TeleFood Special Fund. Request documents should include a brief description of the project's objectives, the proposed food production or income-generating activities, the work plan, the number of participants, a detailed list of inputs with cost estimates and the reporting arrangements. Submit your request to the office of FAO or UNDP in your country.
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