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Spreading the word about the CONNECTED network
15th October 2018
With hundreds of members joining the network, successful funding calls, conferences and training events, CONNECTED is thriving … and we are looking for ways to grow further and wider. There are lots of ways that members can further contribute to the network: for…
Read moreImproving food security through collaborative partnerships
4th October 2018
In a new blog post for The Cabot Institute, CONNECTED network member Joshua Raymond Muhumuza explores vital issues surrounding global food and nutrition security, with a particular focus on Africa. The article discusses how scientists globally are increasingly coming together in collaborative partnerships to…
Read moreCacao Swollen Shoot Virus workshop learns about CONNECTED
3rd October 2018
Delegates at a Cacao Swollen Shoot Virus (CSSV) workshop in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, became the latest group of conference attendees to be introduced to the CONNECTED network. The September event brought together a number of CCSV experts to try to establish the sampling…
Read morePlant disease monitoring using social media
1st October 2018
A report has been published outlining a successful disease-monitoring campaign that was run on social media channel Twitter. Twitter was used to monitor corn and soybean diseases in the USA during 2016 and 2017 as part of a campaign to involve crop scouts,…
Read moreApply now for CONNECTED Training Vouchers worth up to £3,000
1st October 2018
Opportunities for lab visits, work shadowing, courses / workshops Applications are now invited from CONNECTED network members for a new scheme which allows early career researchers (ECRs) from any country to apply for a funded training visit, up to the value of £3,000.…
Read moreMaking a difference: Masters student reflects on work experience placement
27th September 2018
For five weeks during summer 2018, the CONNECTED network team was joined by volunteer final year student, Katie Stevens, a final year Masters student at the University of Bristol’s School of Biological Sciences, who undertook a voluntary work experience placement. The network team…
Read moreFunding opportunity: Broad-Scale Pest & Disease Surveillance of Crop Plants in Low-Income Countries
27th September 2018
A funding opportunity aimed at finding innovative tools and technologies for crop pests and disease surveillance over large geographic regions in low-income countries has been announced by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Global Challenges programme. The deadline for applications is 14 November,…
Read moreFunding opportunity: safer, more nutritious food for Africa
17th September 2018
UK research organisations and businesses can apply for share of up to £3 million to develop and embed agri-tech and food chain innovations, collaborating with African countries. The application deadline is 21 November 2018. For more information and to apply, use this link
Read moreAccess to the AgShare.Today Roots, Tubers, Viruses and Vectors Library
4th September 2018
As announced at the CONNECTED Africa Launch in Kampala, the AgShare.Today programme has kindly agreed to share its Roots, Tubers, Viruses and Vectors (RTVV) Library with the CONNECTED network. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), AgShare.Today aims to accelerate the…
Read moreCONNECTED Pump Prime Funding awards
3rd September 2018
The full list of funding awards resulting from the first CONNECTED pump-prime funding call is listed below. This call was the first of two that will run during the CONNECTED project lifetime. To receive information about the second call, scheduled to open in…
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