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Call for Papers: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (ARER) - due November 1, 2020
posted by bdimaranan on 4 years 7 months ago (0 comments)
Special Issue “Social Justice in Agricultural and Environmental Economics” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (ARER) Guest editors: Angelino Viceisza (Spelman College and NBER) and Miesha Williams (Morehouse College)   Description   This special issue contributes to economic scholarship on issues of social justice related to agriculture, food, natural resources, rural communities, development, and the environment.…
Collaboration opportunity for Nigerian researcher on livestock analysis
posted by bdimaranan on 4 years 7 months ago (0 comments)
The Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation  (PARI) project researchers seek to identify an AGRODEP colleague from Nigeria who can work on livestock analysis as part of the project on "Trends and investment opportunities for livestock feed and fodder in Africa." The study will involve: Assessment of the availability and quality of feed in the African livestock sector as well as bottlenecks to a supply of…
New Release: Developing Sustainable Food Systems, Policies and Securities
posted by obayeluelijah on 4 years 8 months ago (1 comments)
I am pleased to announce the release of the new book ‘Developing Sustainable Food Systems, Policies, and Securities’. The book supports the development of sustainable food systems, policy options, and securities by various countries in order to successfully maintain sustainable food production systems. Details are online at: https://www.igi-global.com/book/developing-sustainable-food-systems-policies/237013#table-of-contents
New Release: The Palgrave Handbook on Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa
posted by pecos4eva on 4 years 8 months ago (2 comments)
I am pleased to announce the release of the new book ‘The Palgrave Handbook on Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa’. The book examines agricultural and rural development in Africa from theoretical, empirical and policy perspectives. The book presents a robust discourse on the developmental concerns needed to be addressed in rural communities through agricultural transformation. It also emphasises on the significance of the agricultural…
Position open at MCA-Niger: Director of the Climate Resilience Community Project (CRC)
posted by kathryn.kincheloe on 4 years 8 months ago (0 comments)
  AVIS DE RECRUTEMENT Présentation de MCA-Niger L’État du Niger a conclu avec le Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), une institution américaine d’aide bilatérale au développement, un accord de don d’une enveloppe de plus de 437 millions de dollars pour la réalisation du programme Compact qui comporte deux projets majeurs : Le projet Irrigation et Accès…
Call for Abstracts: 4th All Africa Horticultural Congress
posted by kathryn.kincheloe on 4 years 8 months ago (0 comments)
Dates: 29 March - 1 April 2021 Venue : Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre, Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal Abstract deadline: 31 July 2020 Theme: TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS IN HORTICULTURE The Executive Committee of the 4th AAHC, the Horticulture Cluster and the ISHS, invite you to the Fourth All Africa Horticultural Congress (IV AAHC) to be held at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre in Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal. The…
Call for Chapters: Socioeconomic Shocks and Africa’s Development -Lessons and Policy Directions
posted by pecos4eva on 4 years 8 months ago (0 comments)
Call for Chapter Proposals for Edited Book on 'Socioeconomic Shocks and Africa’s Development: Lessons and Policy Directions' Background The global impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic seem to have further revealed the depth of Africa’s structural weaknesses in terms of its weak response to socioeconomic shocks and the associated supply chain and logistics complexities. In spite of the restrictions in immigration and across border trade in…
Call for applications: Assessing the impact of food policy options in East Africa
posted by kathryn.kincheloe on 4 years 8 months ago (0 comments)
 Call for applications The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has initiated a collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to assess the impact of a series of food policy options in East Africa. IFPRI opens a call for applications to AGRODEP members willing to work on this project. Objective The objective of the work the study is to analyze for Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda, the price and welfare…
Preprint available on Mean values of quantitative variables are mistakenly calculated: some guidelines to avoid pitfalls
posted by kathryn.kincheloe on 4 years 9 months ago (0 comments)
AGRODEP Member Sylvain Kpenavoun Chogou has released a pre-print of the paper "Calcul de la moyenne d'une variable quantitative : des erreurs sont commises," which was submitted to The American Statistician. The paper highlights pitfalls and common mistakes to avoid while selecting appropriate methodology and calculating means of quantitative variables. The document, in French, is available at the link below via ResearchGate:…
Ceres2030 Virtual Dialogue: How are African governments responding to avert a COVID-19 hunger crisis?
posted by kathryn.kincheloe on 4 years 9 months ago (0 comments)
Ceres2030 Virtual Dialogue INVITATION: How are African governments responding to avert a COVID-19 hunger crisis? ** Français ci-…