3rd international biofuels conference, January 18-19, 2006 at Le meridien, New Delhi

Winrock India International is organizing the 3rd International conference on Biofuels in New Delhi from 18 - 19 January 2006 to promote this renewable energy option. The conference will cover policy, markets, technology and financing issues pertaining to the subject of biofuels. Several stakeholders and eminent speakers will be addressing this conference.

Issues to be discussed

• Current biofuels scenario in India and other countries
• Policy and regulatory issues for accelerated growth of the biofuels industry
• Availability of raw material, substrates and agricultural practices and their potential
• Production of biomass and appropriate state-of the- art technology, its availability/options and related R&D
• Project financing and entrepreneur development
• Standardization and specifications
• Marketing, sales and supply chain management
• Sectoral challenges – agriculture, petroleum, automotive and energy
• Clean Development Mechanism and biofuels

For more information visit..
www.Winrockindia.org

 

Enterprise Development and Enterprise Development and Marketing of Natural Resource Products July 18 - August 1, 2006 at RECOFTC. Bangkok, Thailand

Deadline for submitting applications is:
Monday, June 19, 2006

The course contents cover the following 4 modules:

• Introduction to key principles and processes of small-scale enterprise development for sustainable rural livelihoods
• Participatory approaches for product selection and market development for a promising product
• Concepts, mechanisms and challenges for new and innovative enterprises
• Development of an enterprise
  

For more information visit
www.recfrc.org

NRM workshop at Nepal

 

Training programme on the cultivation of medicinal plants