AGRODEP Blog
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 1 month ago (0 comments)
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the African Trade Policy Centre
(ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), jointly with the International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), are launching a project consisting of the design,
administration, and moderation of two online courses on economic modelling within the framework of
the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA…
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 1 month ago (0 comments)
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the African Trade Policy Centre
(ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), jointly with the International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), have established a project consisting of the design,
administration, and moderation of two online courses on economic modelling within the framework of
the African Continental Free Trade Area (…
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
UNECA IDEP has an open job position for a Social Affairs Research Officer based in Dakar. The Officer will be responsible for the following:
•Undertakes empirical research and analysis of trends development, and related policies, procedures, objectives and guidelines, relevant to IDEP’s mandate, recommends proposals for decision making
•Contributes to the translation of relevant research into teaching programmes for online…
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
AGRODEP member Evans Osabuohien is guest editor for a Special Issue for the African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS) and is announcing a call for papers. The issue focuses on Labour Issues in Africa’s Agricultural and Rural Transformation. It aims to extend understanding of how and why the increasing investments in agriculture and land, particularly in rural areas, in many African countries coexist with…
posted by bdimaranan on 5 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
CEGA's East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative is excited to announce the 2019 EASST Visiting Fellowship Application. EASST builds regional leadership in the generation of rigorous, policy-relevant social science research in East Africa, and supports research collaborations between East African and US academics. Please see details regarding the …
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 2 months ago (0 comments)
15 African researchers to receive £1.5M to conduct research on impacts of climate change in Africa
The UN Environment’s 2018 Emissions Gap Report establishes that, despite progress made in the global climate governance regime, greenhouse gas emissions are once again on the increase.
More than any other continent, Africa is already bearing the impact of the instability of the climate…
posted by bdimaranan on 5 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
AGRODEP is pleased to help spread the word about graduate study opportunity at a new campus of Seoul National University and a forthcoming informational webinar on January 15, 2019.
Introduction to the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology (GSIAT) at Seoul National University, South Korea!
TIME: 15 January (Tuesday) 2019, 7-8 am GMT (2-3 am EST)
REGISTER: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/…
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
Theme: A gendered approach to unlocking the potential for sustainable development
June 2019
The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, invites researchers, policy makers, academics and other stakeholders to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 2nd Annual Regional Conference.
The conference will focus on gendered approaches to unlocking the potential for sustainable development. The goal…
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 3 months ago (0 comments)
The 170th seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economics (EAAE) will take place in Montpellier on May 15-17, 2019. The topic of the seminar is: “Governance of food chains and consumption dynamics: what are the impacts on food security and sustainability?” The seminar is organized by the joint research unit Moisa which gathers lecturers and researchers from Cirad, Iamm, Inra and Supagro, and is part of Montpellier…
posted by sgustafson on 5 years 5 months ago (0 comments)
The AGRODEP team would like to extend its sincere congratulations to John Ataguba, who was recently appointed as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Futures Council on Health and Healthcare. This group explores how healthcare systems can be be redesigned by 2050 in light of changes in the global healthcare landscape, and how the World Economic Forum’s platform approach can be leveraged to facilitate the…