The AGRODEP training course on Multi-Country, Multi-Sector General Equilibrium Analysis: MIRAGRODEP was held on 17-19 December. The course was conducted by Dr. Antoine Bouet and Dr. David Laborde, both of IFPRI.
The three-day training course covered Multi-Country, Multi-Sector General Equilibrium models and their use as tools to study equilibrium and comparative statistics regarding how the world economy reacts to a shock, taking into account constraints on supply capacities, interdependence effects, and income effects. The course focused specifically on MIRAGRODEP, a Multi-Sector, Multi-Country Computable General Equilibrium model initially devoted to trade policy analysis and more recently applied to long-term growth and environmental issues. The course included: (1) a mandatory online module and (2) on-site activities.
Six AGRODEP members participated in the course: Joseph Francois Cabral, Cheickh Sadibou Fall, Wachira Rhoda Gakuru, Naomi Muthoni Mathenge, Lulit Mitik, and Denis Ouedraogo. The participants represented four countries and a wide range of experience and interests. The training course was well-received by all participants; participant feedback will be very valuable in improving future training experiences of AGRODEP members.
Cheickh Sadibou Fall, Research Engineer at the lnstitut Senegalais de Recherches Agric oles (ISRA), had this to say about the training:
"It was three days of training very rich covering many areas. Indeed, it was an opportunity to have a comprehensive and clear presentation of the future flagship model of the network, Miragrodep. In addition, this training allowed me to revisit the mathematical foundations and the implementation of trade liberalization policies in the context of CGE models. I cannot end without thanking the trainers and all the AMT."Denis Ouedraogo, Lecturer at the Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (UPB), shared this feedback:
"It is a very exciting and fruitful training course on Multi-sectors and Multi-countries CGE models. I'll take advantage of skills gained to run a CGE model on the effects of climate variabilities on agricultural sector and the relationships between the sub-sectors(vegetable productions, animal productions, environment with ecosystem services). Thanks again to trainers and AGRODEP for the support."
Read more about the training course, view pictures, and learn more about the model.