AGRODEP NEWS
posted by soonho on 07/03/2013 - 13:46
AGRODEP has launched its fifth 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 considered in the selection process are the level and…
posted by sgustafson on 15/02/2013 - 16:32
In November, AGRODEP conducted a survey asking members to help select the AGRODEP training courses for 2013. A list of 16 proposed courses was provided and members were asked to choose their top three based on which courses would be most useful for their research and professional development.
The AGRODEP team is pleased to announce the results of this survey and the training courses for 2013. A total of 76 members participated in the…
posted by sgustafson on 27/12/2020 - 11:00
The AGRODEP Web team recently completed the first annual user survey for agrodep.org. The survey was open to AGRODEP members and was designed to gain a better understanding of what its members need from the portal. The results of the survey will be used to identify areas of potential improvement in AGRODEP's online activities and outreach in the coming year.
Out of AGRODEP's 118 members, 33 participated in the survey. Overall…
posted by sgustafson on 12/02/2013 - 13:44
The AGRODEP training course on Multi-Country, Multi-Sector General Equilibrium Analysis: MIRAGRODEP was held on 17-19 December. The course was conducted by Dr. Antoine Bouet and Dr. David Laborde, both of IFPRI.
The three-day training course covered Multi-Country, Multi-Sector General Equilibrium models and their use as tools to study equilibrium and comparative statistics regarding how the world economy reacts to a shock, taking…
posted by sgustafson on 07/01/2013 - 11:04
The AGRODEP training course on GAMS-Based Computable General Equilibrium Modeling (advanced) was held on 3-5 December, 2012. The course was conducted by Helene Maisonnave of PEP Laval.
The three-day training course expanded on the basic GAMS course held in the spring and provided participants with an in-depth look at the PEP 1-1 and 1-t models. Twelve AGRODEP members participated in this training course: Babatunde Abidoye, Olumuyiwa Bamidele…
posted by sgustafson on 18/12/2012 - 11:12
AGRODEP has launched a Member Satisfaction Survey of the AGRODEP Web Portal. The AGRODEP Web Portal is designed to provide users with relevant web-based resources and up-to-date information and news. The objective of the Member Satisfaction Survey is to measure members' overall satisfaction with the Portal, to identify areas of potential improvement, and to enable the AGRODEP web team to set appropriate priorities to enhance the Portal in…
posted by soonho on 28/01/2013 - 20:32
AGRODEP recently welcomed 34 new members from the 2012 Special Call for Membership. The call, which focused on researchers who are engaged in or strongly interested in impact evaluation, attracted members from a wide variety of professional backgrounds and nationalities. New members are currently engaged in creating their AGRODEP profiles, which will be live on the AGRODEP website in the coming weeks. This latest membership extension brings…
posted by sgustafson on 06/12/2012 - 12:53
The AGRODEP training on Impact Evaluation and Analysis of Development Interventions was held on 29-31 October at the IFPRI Dakar office. The course was conducted by Dr. Tanguy Bernard of IFPRI.
The focus of the training was to provide participants with the tools and information needed to participate more fully in impact evaluation projects. In recent years, impact evaluations related to development interventions have increased significantly,…
posted by sgustafson on 16/11/2012 - 19:16
AGRODEP has launched a new series of technical notes. These notes, addressing the methodology, functioning, and use cases of a wide range of models, are designed to provide AGRODEP members with the most state-of-the-art tools. Members will be able to use the information found in these notes to address their own technical issues in their use of models and data, leading to a clearer understanding of the latest models and higher quality research.…
posted by sgustafson on 22/10/2012 - 11:40
The AGRODEP training on Household Survey Data: Sampling and Processing was held on 8-10 October at the IFPRI Dakar office. The course was conducted by Dr. Carlo Azzarri and Ms. Melanie Bacou, both of IFPRI.
The focus of the training was to fill the current gap on knowledge regarding household samples, from survey organization and design to the final product: a research paper, a set of simulation or impact analysis results, or just visual…
posted by soonho on 17/10/2012 - 20:16
Recently, AGRODEP offered a training course on Panel Data Econometrics. The five-day training course, held on 24-28 September, was conducted by Rembert De Blander of KU Leuven and the Université catholique de Louvain.
The objective of the training was for participants to gain:
A more intuitive understanding of some important issues in panel data modelling and estimation, specifically the underlying rationale and implementation…
posted by soonho on 16/10/2012 - 15:41
On May 22, 2012, AGRODEP launched its first call for grants covering gaps in research. This series of grants supports research on emerging issues in Africa that have previously received little or no attention. The selected topic for 2012 was "Foreign Direct Investment in Land (FDI), Land Markets and Land Institutions, and Development of the Agricultural Sector in Africa".
AGRODEP received a total of 75 proposals for this year'…
posted by soonho on 04/10/2012 - 18:43
As part of its mission to help African experts take a leadership role in the development and agricultural growth and policy debate facing African countries, AGRODEP offers a series of training courses to its members. These courses cover data, modeling, impact evaluation and econometrics, among many other topics. The training program series allows AGRODEP to support young scientists, upgrade the skills of Consortium members, and promote technical…
posted by soonho on 09/06/2019 - 09:05
AGRODEP's Country Profile pages contain a wealth of resources for users, including country descriptions, links to relevant models and datasets, listings of national organizations and institutions, and links to external resources. Now an additional external resource gives users an up-to-date look at each country's economic situation and outlook.
African Economic Outlook provides a detailed report for each country compiled using…
posted by sgustafson on 17/07/2012 - 16:33
For African economies, international and regional trade is a key component of any growth, poverty reduction, or food security agenda. Trade negotiations with third parties, such as the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union, or internally among African countries, such as the Common External Tariffs in West or East Africa, remain hot topics. Therefore, it is critical that stakeholders in Africa have a pool of local experts to…
posted by sgustafson on 17/07/2012 - 07:29
AGRODEP welcomed 29 new members in May after its third membership extension. The 2012 members represent 15 different African countries and bring total Consortium membership to 84 members. The new members bring with them a diverse array of interests and specializations, including development aid, microfinance, agricultural markets, trade policy, and environmental and resource economics.
Full profiles and pictures of the new 2012 members can…
posted by sgustafson on 13/07/2012 - 13:52
On June 28-29, eight AGRODEP members participated in the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) 15th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis. These members, whose participation was sponsored by the WTO, presented their work during a series of two sessions on “Regional Integration and Free Trade Agreements in Africa”, organized by Antoine Bouet of AGRODEP and Mustapha Sadni Jallab of the WTO. The sessions were very successful,…
posted by soonho on 17/06/2021 - 03:53
On June 23, a meeting of the Network Advisory Committee was held at the IFPRI-Dakar office in Senegal. NAC members met to discuss ongoing and future network activities, as well as to review the progress made so far on target goals.
The meeting was hosted by Dr. Ismael Fofana, the AGRODEP network coordinator, and attended by 10 additional NAC members and AGRODEP staff (Michael Waithaka, Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Muhammadou M. O. Kah, Mbaye Yade…
posted by soonho on 01/01/2022 - 02:29
Recently, AGRODEP offered a basic level course on Computable General Equilibrium Modeling using GAMS. This was a 10-day training course held in May 2012—the longest offered by AGRODEP so far—and was co-organized by Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP). The course was co-…
posted by soonho on 20/11/2012 - 11:33
AGRODEP recently conducted its second training course – out of eight planned for 2012 - in Dakar, Senegal on April 24-27, 2012. This four-day course entitled “Poverty Measurement and Analysis” was taught by Dr. Philippe van Kerm and Dr. Anne-Clair Thomas from Belgium.
Dr. Philippe van Kerm is currently an invited lecturer at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium. He is a research economist at the 'Centre d…