GCP News Issue 34
6th November 2008
Inviting applications for the GCP–Pioneer fellowship for crop scientists, a CIRAD vacancy, and announcing other opportunities, developments and events in crop research.
From GCP…
The Pioneer–GCP Fellowship in plant breeding and genetics: applications invited
The Pioneer–GCP PhD Fellowship targets top performers who will advance plant science, with emphasis on international agriculture.
· Application deadline: 30 November 2008
· Eligibility: Demonstrated interest in improving agriculture in developing countries. Priority to candidates from developing countries that lack a strong agronomic education base. More
CIRAD–GCP vacancy: Crop genetic diversity specialist
This job will be at the core of the activities of GCP’s Subprogramme 1 (Crop genetic diversity). In addition to English, candidates must have a working knowledge of French.
Application deadline: 19 November 2008. More
Update on the 2008 GCP Annual Research Meeting
Presentations and rapporteur reports from the 2008 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) are now available online.
New title for GCP’s Subprogramme 1
The title for Subprogramme 1 has been reworded to ‘Crop genetic diversity’, replacing ‘Genetic diversity of global genetic resources’.
Reminders on upcoming GCP events
1. Workshop on reference sets of food crop germplasm for international collaboration
· Dates: November 13–17, 2008
· Convenors: GCP’s Subprogrammes 1 and 5
· Venue:
This workshop will examine the various stages in accessing the genetic diversity of crop germplasm collections. More
2. Tropical legumes genomics workshop
· Date: 7 December 2008 (as part of the IV International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics, 7–12 December 2008)
· Convenor: GCP’s Subprogramme 2
· Venue: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The workshop will focus on advances in genomics for groundnuts, cowpeas, beans and chickpeas. More
…and from the broader crop research community
1. Reminder: Bioversity International Vavilov-Frankel fellowships for 2009
The deadline for applications for this fellowship on the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries is November 9 2008. More
2. FAO e-mail conference: The role of agricultural biotechnologies for production of bioenergy in developing countries
· Dates: 10 November–7 December 2008
· Participants: Open to all interested individuals. More
3. Researchers pinpoint gene that 'improves rice yields'
A China-led team of scientists has identified a gene contributing to the size and weight of rice grains. More from SciDev
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