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SUMMARY:Course on Plant genetic resources and resilient seed systems f
 or sustainable food security with fellowship opportunity
DESCRIPTION:CBM focuses on the process of enabling communities to secu
 re their access to and control over genetic resources through increase
 d decision-making power. Strengthening the management over a variety o
 f resources, provides options that farmers can utilise in times of sca
 rcity. Improving their access to and control over these resources, sim
 ultaneously contributes to the development of farmers’ autonomy and 
 their capacity to respond to change.The training is experience-based a
 nd task-oriented. It includes fieldwork in the Jeypore district, in on
 e of the world’s most important agricultural heritage systems. The o
 verall objective of the programme is to enhance your capability to app
 ly state-of-the- art strategies for managing Plant Genetic Resources f
 or Food and Agriculture (PGRFA).\nCourse objectives\nUpon completion o
 f the course you will:\n\nbe familiar with contemporary approaches tow
 ards crop genetic resources management and conservation strategies;\nk
 now the conceptual framework of CBM, its components and practices;\nun
 derstand integrated seed systems with special importance of farmer and
  community based seed system;\nknow how to manage PGRFA in dynamic lan
 dscapes, unpredictable environments, climate hotspots and vulnerabilit
 ies;\nknow how to empower communities and enhance their resilience;\nu
 nderstand participatory learning and action research;\nbe familiar wit
 h key PGRFA policies such as CBD, IT-PGRFA, IPR, WTO-TRIPS and UPOV.\n
 \nTarget audienceThe training is designed for public, civil, research,
  education and/or development professionals working in a range of rele
 vant programmes. Applicants should have at least a BSc degree, have th
 ree years of professional experience in a relevant field, and be profi
 cient in English.\nInformation on the organisersThe training course is
  organised in cooperation with LI-BIRD Nepal.\nFor more information an
 d online application: http://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research
 -Institutes/centre-for-development-innovation/short-courses/scholarshi
 ps.htm\nMore on fellowships: http://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/R
 esearch-Institutes/centre-for-development-innovation/short-courses/sch
 olarships.htm\nHow to apply: http://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/R
 esearch-Institutes/centre-for-development-innovation/short-courses/how
 -to-apply.htm\n\nFor more information visit https://km4dev.ning.com/ev
 ents/course-on-plant-genetic-resources-and-resilient-seed-systems-for
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20171023T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20171110T235900
CATEGORIES:short, course
LOCATION:Nepal
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ORGANIZER:Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
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