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The application of the new AGRODEP training course, Panel Data Econometrics http://www.agrodep.org/event/agrodep-2012-training-panel-data-econometrics, will be closed today. You can apply this course here :http://www.agrodep.org/event/agrodep-2012-training-panel-data-econometrics (log-in required) Feel free to contact Soonho (Soonho.kim@cgiar.org) if you have any log-in problem.  

  AWARD is a professional development program that strengthens the research and leadership skills of African women in agricultural science, empowering them to contribute more effectively to poverty alleviation and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. AWARD is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development. AWARD offers two-year…

  APPEL A COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE REGIONALE DU CERAPE A l’ OCCASION DE SON 10e ANNIVERSAIRE Brazzaville, 25-26 janvier 2013   Thème : Commerce multilatéral et intégration régionale en Afrique centrale : tendances, enjeux et perspectives   Contexte La situation actuelle de l’Afrique centrale est caractérisée par une grande insuffisance du commerce multilat…

A new external dataset has been added to the AGRODEP Data Catalog (http://www.agrodep.org/datasets/browse).  * Uganda Food Security Portal (FSP) Main indicators - http://www.agrodep.org/content/uganda-food-security-portal-fsp-main-ind… * Sierra Leone Food Security Portal (FSP) Main Indicators - http://www.agrodep.org/content/sierra-leone-food-security-portal-fsp-ma… * Niger Food Security Portal (FSP) Main Indicators - …

IFPRI recently provides a 2007 Social Accounting Matrix for Uganda. AGRODEP added a document about this dataset into our Resource library. http://www.agrodep.org/resource/2007-social-accounting-matrix-uganda    

A new exteral resource has been added to the AGRODEP resource library. Early in 2012 Mexico, as G20 President, invited international organizations to examine practical actions that could be undertaken to sustainably improve agricultural productivity growth, in particular on small family farms. The preparation of this report, coordinated by the FAO and the OECD, is a collaborative undertaking by Bioversity, CGIAR Consortium, FAO, IFAD, IFPRI,…

Joshua Olusegun Ajetomobi was recently promoted to Professor at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension in Ladoke Akintola Univerity of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. He has been an AGRODEP member since October 2010. He teaches and conducts research on agricultural production and development policies. Before joining LAUTECH, Ajetomobi was a Consultant at the World Bank. He received his B.A., an M.A., and a Ph.D.…

Eight AGRODEP members who received sponsorship from the WTO attended the 15th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis on June 27-29, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. Take a look at the photo gallery ( http://www.agrodep.org/photo ) to see who attended the conference. Thank you so much to Betina for bringing those photos!

  - Call for Applications - The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa 2012 "Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable Development in Africa" (Berlin, International Conference, July 25th - 28th, 2012) www.icd-international-symposium-africa.org Cultural Diplomacy in Africa A Forum for Young Leaders (Berlin, weeklong seminar, July 23rd – July 28th, 2012) www.icd-africa.org *****   The International…