AGRODEP Blog
posted by soonho on 11 years 11 months ago (0 comments)
A new presentation, "Poverty dynamics: models" (http://www.agrodep.org/resource/poverty-dynamics-models) is available in the Resource library. You can find entire training materials of the training course in the training page (http://www.agrodep.org/training/2012-agrodep-training-course-poverty-me…). This presentation is available for AGRODEP members. So, you need to log in the AGRODEP Web portal. Please contact Soonho Kim (…
posted by soonho on 11 years 11 months ago (0 comments)
You can join this Web-based Seminar remotely.
Title: New Country and Region-Led Efforts and Partnerships for Enhancing Resilience and Building Growth in the Horn of Africa
About seminar: USAID, together with the IGAD, the African Union, and a number of other development partners, co-hosted a Joint Ministerial and High-Level Development Partners Meeting on Drought Resilience in the Horn of Africa. The meeting took place on April 4, 2012 in…
posted by soonho on 11 years 11 months ago (0 comments)
Submission of Papers
The 2012 Conference is organized around the theme: Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Africa in an Age of Global Economic Uncertainty. The Conference comprises plenary and concurrent sessions. The plenary sessions will feature presentations and discussions by prominent academics, policy makers, business and opinion leaders, as well as representatives from development organisations who all share…
posted by soonho on 12 years ago (0 comments)
Now, the training material page of “poverty measurement and analysis” is available to AGRODEP members--> http://www.agrodep.org/training/2012-agrodep-training-course-poverty-measurement-and-analysis-training-materials
It covers the following sessions
reviews of the basics of poverty measurement including the definition of poverty and some methodology to measure it
poverty dynamics
vulnerability to poverty
non…
posted by soonho on 12 years ago (0 comments)
Source : http://centennial.rockefellerfoundation.org/challenge
On April 2, the 2012 Innovation Challenges funded by The Rockefeller Foundation launched as part of the Foundation's centennial celebration. The innovation Challenges seek knowledge and innovative ideas that will solve problems for the next 100 years.
FARMING NOW
The engagement of younger generations in farming can stimulate greater economic growth through…
posted by soonho on 12 years 1 month ago (0 comments)
AGRODEP releases the video on "Tools to measure impacts over households of changes in international prices" recorded at the 2011 AGRODEP Members' Meeting and Workshop. AGRODEP prepared this video presentation during the workshop in order to share the presentation with AGRODEP members who were not able to attend as well as with AGRODEP members who want to watch this presentation again.
AGRODEP has already published three…
posted by Anonymous on 12 years 1 month ago (0 comments)
Dear Colleagues,
I will be grateful if you could disseminate this course announcement among your network and professional contacts.
We do offer tuition and subsistence fellowships for selected applicants from developing countries.
The International Training Centre of the ILO is pleased to announce a short training course titled "Assessing and addressing the effects of trade on employment: A social accounting matrix (SAM) based…
posted by soonho on 12 years 1 month ago (0 comments)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT-CONSULTANT- BIODIVERSITY STUDY
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
BACKGROUND
The ATA is an initiative by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE), designed with the primary aim of promoting agricultural sector transformation by supporting the Ministry of Agriculture and other public, private and non-governmental partners to address systemic bottlenecks through:
Leading problem solving efforts to facilitate the…
posted by soonho on 12 years 1 month ago (0 comments)
GTA-CEPR-ACET Joint Call for Papers on
ANALYSES OF CONTEMPORARY PROTECTIONISM
Organisers: Simon J. Evenett (University of St. Gallen and CEPR)
and Nicolas Depetris Chauvin (ACET)
Global Trade Alert (GTA) and the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) are pleased to announce a joint call or original research papers on the subject of contemporary protectionism (specific topics are listed below). The call is designed to…
posted by soonho on 12 years 1 month ago (0 comments)
If you are intested in the biotechnology, food security and the future of agriculture in Africa international conference, please see the below information
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Dear Sir / Madam,
Good day, please find attached the programme on BIOTECHNOLGY, FOOD SECURITY AND THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA, which our company ASM COMMUNICATIONS will be hosting on the 17th and 18th April 2012 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg…