AGRODEP Blog

Please, we are organising the Summer Institute on Computational Social Science (SICSS-Covenant 2022) which is being hosted at Covenant University between 19th June and 29th June 2022.   The application closes 18th March 2022. We are encouraged to check it out…
The Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains in collaboration with the Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE) has a call on Research Proposals focusing on the “Economics and Governance of Global Value Chains in Africa”.   Anecdotal evidence indicates that Africa as a whole is heavily engaged in global value chains (GVC), generally as high as those of their counterparts in…
It is a Workshop and Networking Meeting for African Postgraduate and Young Researchers in Economics and Social Sciences holding 28th and 29th October 2021. The workshop is being organised within the framework of the Research Linkage Programme under the support of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation cum the collaboration between Covenant University Ota, Nigeria and Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany. An intensive information…
It is a Workshop and Networking Meeting for African Postgraduate and Young Researchers in Economics and Social Sciences holding 28th and 29th October 2021. The workshop is being organised within the framework of the Research Linkage Programme under the support of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation cum the collaboration between Covenant University Ota, Nigeria and Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany. An intensive information…
It is a Workshop and Networking Meeting for African Postgraduate and Young Researchers in Economics and Social Sciences holding 28th and 29th October 2021. The workshop is being organised within the framework of the Research Linkage Programme under the support of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation cum the collaboration between Covenant University Ota, Nigeria and Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany. An intensive information…
The Italian Centre for International Development (ICID) - created by CEIS of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, the Department of Social Sciences and Economics of Sapienza University of Rome, and the Department of Economics of Roma Tre University - under the MoU and in partnership with the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) is organizing the: 3nd Edition of International School for Advanced Training “Impact Evaluation…
While women contribute significantly to global agricultural production, they often lack access to credit and finance, training and extension services, resources, and land rights, putting them at higher risk of malnutrition, food insecurity, and poverty. Increasing women’s empowerment in agriculture is a critical step in ensuring gender equity and reducing hunger for all. On International Women’s Day (March 8), the Food Security…
  The European Commission-funded Food Security Portal (FSP), facilitated by IFPRI, seeks to help improve the ability of governments to respond to and prevent food crises by bringing together policy-relevant tools and information in one place. The Food Security Portal is designed to pool information in structured ways to ensure data quality, timeliness, and relevance, as well as the opportunity for collaboration among policymakers,…
The Institute for Development and Economic Planning (IDEP) launched a research and training project on « Debt, taxation and financing for development: immediate responses to global emergencies and efficient planning». The project will cover Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal. For this position, IDEP is recruiting one(01) Consultant for each of the English-…
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) has launched a program of research and training on “Debt, Taxation and Financing for Development: Immediate Responses to International Crises and Effective Planning” (Debt, taxation and financing for development: immediate responses to global emergencies and efficient planning). The program covers the following 10 countries: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana…