AGRODEP Blog

AGRODEP added photos from the recent SAMs course to the event page (http://www.agrodep.org/event/building-and-updating-social-accounting-matrix) . You can find the thumbnails at the bottom of the page. Please click any image, then you can see the slideshow of the entire photos and download each photo (original size) into your local computer.   You can also find who attended the SAMs course in the right side block.  Enjoy!  
One member of LinkedIn AGRODEP group (one of our AGRODEP social media group)  raised the following question "HOW", by introducing a discussion about "Every African Woman Should Have Access to Broadband ?" (See the below in detail)  I am not an expert on it. I guess that mobile technology would be one of ways to proceed, since it is relately cheapter than desktop technology, in terms of inital setup…
The last month, the number of  visit on the AGRODEP web portal (only for February)  increased tremendously, because of the AGRODEP membership extensions.  I think that you should be proud of being a member of AGRODEP already. See the below chart how we grow over last five months. : ) Chart 1. The number of monthly visit on the AGRODEP web portal over last five months.  
AGRODEP partner, FANRPAN (Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network), encourages to apply for 2012 AGRODEP membership extension. Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) is a regional policy research and advocacy network whose operations are informed by major regional policy frameworks and processes in Southern Africa.  It's mission is to promote effective Food, Agriculture and…
14 Ways an Economist Says I Love You source: http://fosslien.com/heart/  (forwarded by Betina) Give your loved one a nerdy Valentine and they'll be yours forever! Why? Because if you give them diamonds/cufflinks this year, anything you get them next year will fall short. Give them one of these and anything they receive next year will be a step up. It's called expectation management and is the key to a long and happy relationship…
  AGRODEP started publishing 2011 AGRODEP meeting and Workshop videos. Here is the first video about "Climate Change: an overview of research questions". More videos will be released soon.  Here is the link of this video resource: http://www.agrodep.org/resource/video-climate-change-overview-research-questions Here is the link of AGRODEP video page: http://www.agrodep.org/video You can find the AGRODEP Youtube' channel…
Did you get the email about the application of AGRODEP training course announced today? If not, please see the blow message. If you are interested in learning more about SAMs, it would be the best chance to learn! ================ Dear Members,   The AGRODEP Management Team (MT) is pleased to announce the training course on “Building and Updating a Social Accounting Matrix” on March 13-15, 2012 at the International Food Policy…
You might be interested in this Policy forum that Science Magazine addressed today. Source: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6067/405.full Mixed Messages on Prices and Food Security Johan Swinnen1,2,  Pasquamaria Squicciarini1,* +Author Affiliations 1Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS) and Department of Economics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 2Center…
Here is the visitor distribution in the month of January 2012. The top 10 countries where visitors are located are the following: Ranking Country/Territory Visits 1 United States 87 2 Sudan 54 3 Kenya 48 4 Senegal 39 5 Nigeria 23 6 Uganda…
 "Farm chemicals international" published top 5 events in African agriculture.  It includes Ghana, RWANDA, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania's story.  Here is the full article about it. Source: http://www.farmchemicalsinternational.com/news/marketupdates/?storyid=3391 Top 5 Events in African Agriculture       January 23, 2012 Africa has seen a recent wave of investments and other…