AGRODEP NEWS

posted by soonho on 25/05/2012 - 11:10
AGRODEP recently conducted its first training course – out of eight planned for 2012 – in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-15, 2012. The course “Building and Updating a Social Accounting Matrix” was taught by Dr. Ismael Fofana who also coordinates the network component of AGRODEP. The objective of the training course is to provide hands-on experience in building a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) from the national…
posted by Anonyme on 31/05/2012 - 11:46
African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium is issuing its first annual call for competitive grant proposals to support research on emerging issues in Africa that have previously  received little or no attention.    The selected topic of this year’s GAPS IN RESEARCH grant is: Foreign Direct Investment in Land (FDI), Land Markets and Land Institutions, and Development of the Agricultural…
posted by Anonyme on 14/05/2012 - 18:49
Congratulations to eight AGRODEP members who recently received sponsorship from the WTO, through its Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC), to attend and present their work at the 15th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis scheduled for June 27-29, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland: Mounir Balloumi Christian Emini Sadibou Fall Mercyline Kamande Olayinka Idowu Kareem Albert Makochekanwa…
posted by Anonyme on 15/05/2012 - 09:01
AGRODEP welcomes twenty nine new members who joined the Consortium this month. The new members come from fifteen different countries in Africa. They bring diverse experiences and professional backgrounds and interests. The Consortium consists now of eighty four members. The growth will continue as AGRODEP launches new membership rounds each year. Full profiles and pictures of new AGRODEP members will become available on the AGRODEP website…
posted by soonho on 19/03/2012 - 18:39
The AGRODEP Management Team (AMT) is pleased to announce the training course on “Poverty Measurement and Analysis” on April 24-27, 2012 at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Dakar, Senegal. Interested  AGRODEP members are invited to log in and fill out the online application form.  The list of training courses to be offered to AGRODEP Members this year is available on http://www.agrodep.…
posted by soonho on 08/03/2012 - 11:25
AGRODEP released its first edition of the AGRODEP Bulletin, a publication providing insights into major economic development issues in Africa. The Bulletin is published by the African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium. Its objective is to present research and capacity building activities undertaken by AGRODEP and announce the publication of new economic data and statistics on Africa. AGRODEP is an initiative led by…
posted by soonho on 16/03/2012 - 08:04
AGRODEP has launched its third membership application round. To be considered for membership, an applicant must meet the following criteria: * Must be citizen of an African country * Must be based in Africa * Must have obtained a Ph.D. within the last 15 years, currently   pursuing a Ph.D. degree, or obtained a Master’s degree            combined with technical skills and experience. Other factors…
posted by Anonyme on 19/03/2012 - 12:55
AGRODEP will offer eight (8) training courses for its members in 2012. These courses are the most preferred by AGRODEP members out of eighteen (18) that were proposed to them in a survey conducted in September 2011. The courses include training on data (SAMs, household surveys), CGE modeling, poverty analysis, impact evaluation, and panel data econometrics.   March 13-15: Building and Updating a Social Accounting Matrix: three days/…
posted by soonho on 18/01/2012 - 18:17
On December 15-16, 2011, Antoine Bouet and David Laborde from IFPRI Washington D.C. presented at a workshop organized jointly by the (UCAD) and IFPRI in Dakar, Senegal. They presented  "Evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on poverty with CGE/Micro-Simulation: a review of literature and an illustration with MIRAGE_HH (MIRAGE-Households)" available in the AGRODEP Resource Library. The conference brought…
posted by soonho on 17/01/2012 - 11:33
AGRODEP is now available in popular Social media. Expand your professional network in AGRODEP  . Let your friends know that you belong to the AGRODEP group  and like ( ) the page of AGRODEP Facebook. Tweet over any issue @AGRODEP and share your presentations in AGODEP . You can find all links to social media in the bottom of AGRODEP web portal (www.agrodep.org). 
posted by soonho on 12/10/2012 - 11:21
  AGRODEP is pleased to announce the AGRODEP Award for Excellence in Publication. The objective of this  new initiative is to provide an incentive for, and to reward excellent publications by AGRODEP members in top ranking academic journals. This initiative will increase members’ visibility both within and outside of Africa and contribute to AGRODEP’s overall policy impact.   AGRODEP members can apply for this award…
posted by soonho on 21/11/2011 - 16:58
IFPRI recently signed an agreement with the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding financial support for the participation of up to ten (10) AGRODEP researchers to the 15th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis to be held in June 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic issues. Organized by the Global Trade Analysis…