AAUN International Africa Forum, 8-9 July at the Darlington Centre, University of Sydney PowerPoint Slides Available 9 July Plenary Session “Government and Business” PowerPoint slides are available from Dr David Mickler (African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific); Mr David Landers (Austrade); Ms Bronnie Anderson-Smith (AIFSC/ACIAR); Ms Catherine Gill (AusAID) & Ms Joyce Achampong, the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Read more25-28 August 2013 | Perth, Western Australia MINING, AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT: Bread from Stones? A joint conference of The Crawford Fund and the Africa Australia Research Forum in association with Africa Down Under With the vast majority of exploration and mining activities in Africa occurring in close proximity to rural communities, this year’s research program will focus on the interaction
Read moreNew C$15 million joint Australian/Canadian competitive fund launched Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the AIFSC launched a call for concept notes, Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF), a 4-year, CA$15 million research partnership designed to combat hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa by harnessing the potential for innovation among the region’s smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are women. The announcement, made
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