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SUMMARY:Workshop series “Right Livelihood College (RLC) Platform for Young East African Scientists – Improving the Productivity and Resilience of Smallholder Farming”
DESCRIPTION:Potentials Right Livelihood Award (“Alternative Nobel Prize”) recipients/representatives\n\nDr. David M. Amudavi\, Executive Director\, Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) icipe-African Insect Science for Food and Health\, Nairobi\, Kenya\nDr. Hans R. Herren\, President and CEO\, Millennium Institute\, Co-Founder and President Biovision\, Washington\, USA\nHelmy Abouleish\, CEO\, SEKEM Initiative\, Cairo\, Egypt\nTim Crews\, Director of Research and Lead Scientist\, Ecology Program\, The Land Institute\, Salina\, USA\nTony Rinaudo\, Natural Resources Management Specialist and agronomist\, World Vision\, Australia.\n\nPotentials Senior researchers \n\nProf. Lennart Olsson\, Professor of Geography and former Director of LUCSUS – Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies\, Lund\, Sweden\nDr. Eric Manyasa\, Senior Scientist\, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)\, Nairobi\, Kenya\nDr. Isaac Mbeche Nyang’au\, Consultant Researcher at ICIPE – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology\, Nairobi\, Kenya\nDr. Tusiime Geoffrey\, Researcher and Lecturer\, Department of Crop Science\, Faculty of Agriculture\, Makerere University\, Kampala\, Uganda\nDr. Jimmy Lamo\, Senior Researcher\, National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCCRI)\, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)\, Namulonge\, Uganda\nDr. Juliet Wanjiku Kamau\, Research Associate at Department of Geography/SFB Future Rural Africa\, University of Bonn\, Bonn\, Germany\nDr. Muhammad Mehmood Ul Hassan\, Head and Senior Scientist\, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)\, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)\, Nairobi\, Kenya\nProf. Okot Okumu James\, Senior Lecturer/Consultant at the Institute of Environment and Natural Resources\, Makerere University\, Kampala\, Uganda\nDr. George Katete\, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration\, The University of Nairobi\, Kenya. (added by Till.)\nDr. Alice Turinawe\, lecturer in the department of agribusiness and natural resource economics in the college of agricultural and environmental sciences at Makerere University\, Kampala\, Uganda. (Added by Wim.)\n\nFurther experts\n\nArthur Guischet\, RLC Global Network Coordinator\, Center for Development Research (ZEF)\, University of Bonn\, Germany\nDr. Till Stellmacher\, Senior Researcher\, RLC Campus Bonn Coordinator\, Center for Development Research (ZEF)\, University of Bonn\, Germany\nDorothy Birungi\, RLC Junior Researcher\, Kampala\, Uganda\nDr. Wim Carton\, Senior Lecturer\, LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)\, Lund\, Sweden\n\nJunior researchers\nDoctoral candidates (n.n.) from East Africa presently enrolled at a university in East Africa who conduct research to the project topic in agricultural sciences\, social/economic/development sciences\, or environmental sciences. The project will provide scholarships covering expenses for travel\, accommodation and catering. Participating junior researchers will be selected by an open\, competitive and non‐discriminatory tender procedure. \nThe proposal mentioned the following points regarding budget and approximate number of people that could be directly supported by the project: \nTravel and accommodation costs for up to 32 foreign participants incl. visa fees\, vaccination costs and travel insurance for up to 5 participants. \nFind Attached the Tentative workshop program: \nTentative Workshop Program \nShare This
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LOCATION:Nairobi\, Kenya
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