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NARO, Uganda, forthcoming international conference

At the  forthcoming international NARO, Uganda, conference: Integrated Agricultural Research for Development – Achievements, Lessons Learnt and Best Practice, CPP Programme Manager, Dr Frances Kimmins, is to be ‘Synthesiser’ for Theme 4 – Technological options that respond to demands and market opportunities. The conference is to be held in Kampala, 1–4 September 2004. She will be accompanied by CPP’s Social Development Adviser, Kerry Albright. http://www.naro.go.ug/Conference/conference.htm

Positive Developments photo exhibition

Positive Developments will be exhibited at DFIDs London offices from 20–24th September. Click on Communications to learn more.

Massive story about to be coming out of the armyworm project! Go to our Communications page for more information.

CPP apologises for any irregularities you may experience in viewing project profiles – we are currently devloping our projects database and hope these problems will soon be resolved.

 CPP call for proposals 2005-06Proposals are invited for the additional years funding that has been made available to CPP. This call, and supporting documents, can be viewed on and downloaded from the Applications page.

Also: CPP Project leader wins Eden Project photo exhibitionPlease visit our Communications page for further information

Join us at The Royal Show 4 to 7 July!  

The Royal Show attracts an audience of around 150,000 which includes thousands of international visitors from more than 100 countries. More ministerial visitors, diplomats and international buyers visit the Royal Show than attend any other international agricultural exhibition in Europe, if not the world. For more information please visit Communications under CPP outputs.

CPP call for proposals 2005-06Proposals are invited for the additional years funding that has been made available to CPP. This call, and supporting documents, can be viewed on and downloaded from the Applications page.

CPP Project leader wins Eden Project photo exhibition Please visit our Communications page for further information

Publications: To view our latest publications click here

NR International/Eden Project Photograph Exhibition 16–25 May 2004

The NR international photographic exhibition in collaboration with the Eden Project – Positive Developments – is currently being judged. The exhibition has attracted high-profile judges, including HRH Duke of Gloucester; Tim Smit, CEO of The Eden Project; Clare Short, former Secretary of State for International Development; and the photographer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The 20 winning photographs will be displayed in the Eden Live dome-tent and the winners will be invited to a guest lecture. Finalists’ entries will also be featured in a specially produced book Positive Developments. CPP was particularly pleased with the contributions by their project leaders. See also Communications page under CPP outputs

CPP at HORTEC Agriflor Africa

Come and visit the CPP stand at the HORTEC exhibition from 17–19 March 2004 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. Growers, producers and exporters, and international buyers should attend this exhibition for suppliers to the Horticulture industries of East and Central Africa.

For futher information see www.eventsafrica.com

Please visit our new Communications page (found in the CPP outputs menu) to see the wide range of promotional and publicity channels that feature current CPP success stories.  These range from an article in DFIDs Developments magazine, to New Agriculturist Online stories and a picture feature,  Agfax radio interviews, NR Internationals promo video, and a forthcoming photo exhibition at the Eden project.

Publicity from earlier years is also featured.

NR international has won the British Consultants and Construction Board Small Consultancy Firm of the Year 2003 (Category B) through management of the DFID Crop Protection Programme. Click here to read more

Weeds, Rice and Poor People in South Asia – new booklet from CPP/NRI/IRRI

Rice farmers in South Asia are changing the way they manage weeds because of changes in the labour market and in cropping practices. Hand-weeding is being replaced by herbicides and direct-seeding is being used to reduce water and labour costs associated with transplanting rice. But what are the implications for rice yields, employment and the environment? How can farmers learn to use herbicides wisely and safely and what pathways can be used to promote better weed management? Two research projects in India and Bangladesh, supported by DFID’s Crop Protection Programme, are investigating these issues.

This 10-page booklet from CPP, the Natural Resources Institute and the International Rice Research Institute Weeds, Rice and Poor People in South Asia, is written by David Johnson, Martin Mortimer, Alistair Orr and Charlie Riches. It highlights key research findings and explains how NGOs, government extension workers and the private sector are working together to promote ‘technology transfer’ for safe and sustainable weed management to large numbers of farmers.

Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease: Past Present and FutureProceedings of an International Workshop, Mombasa, 27–30 October 2002

The 15 papers presented in these proceedings, provide a useful and informative summary of the history and current status of cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD), recent research initiatives and management options for the worst affected countries – Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique. Outputs of the research and on-farm working group sessions are also included.

It is anticipated that Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease: Past Present and Future will serve both as a useful technical resource as well as an essential planning tool for scientists, development workers and others with an interest in the management of CBSD and the development of cassava in Africa., The proceedings, edited by James Legg and Rory Hillocks, and published by Natural Resources International Ltd. will be posted in CPP outputs in the near future.