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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…

The training course on GAMS-Based Computable General Equilibrium Modeling (advanced) was held on 3-5 December, 2012. John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, Lecturer/Researcher  at the Health Economics Unit (HEU), University of Cape Town, had this to say about the training: "The advanced CGE training has now fully equipped me with the tools necessary to begin 'real' CGE modelling. Thanks to our instructor and to AGRODEP for this great and…

The AGRODEP training on Impact Evaluation and Analysis of Development Interventions was held on 29-31 October at the IFPRI Dakar office. This three-day course was designed to provide African researchers with hands-on training on the theory, practice, and on-going debates surrounding the field of impact evaluation, allowing them to participate more fully in impact evaluation projects. Dr. Olumuyiwa Bamidele Alaba, Senior Lecturer at the Lead City…

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has announced a new grant opportunity.  OFID grants include technical assistance for deserving social causes and funding for research and studies. Assistance for research focuses on activities that increase South-South and North-South cooperation and enhance capacity-building, particularly in the LDCs. Emphasis is placed on research topics and studies of particular relevance to poorer…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID have just announced $19 million in joint funding for African Women in Agricultural Research and Development to further support a fellowship program for female scientists.  The funding will support the second five-year phase of AWARD's efforts to bolster the research and leadership skills of female agricultural scientists in 11 sub-Saharan African countries. Since 2008, AWARD has received…

The Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom (or UK aid) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have announced the launching of Phase III of the "Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research".  This ESRC-DFID joint scheme funds world-class research on a broad range of topics to enhance the quality and impact of social science, and contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development…

The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust invites nominations for economists from less developed countries to be awarded full travel grants to attend the 2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting in Washington, DC August 4-6, 2013. Nominees should be professional economists who are from and residing in a developing country. A complete list of qualifying countries and more information on this call is available here.…

The Institute for African Development (IAD), Cornell University, has announced a call for proposals for its upcoming symposium on Growth, Poverty, and Inequality: Social and Economic Development Challenges in Africa. The conference will be held 19-20 April, 2013 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA. The seminar will consider a wide variety of issues such as identification of strategies for ensuring that growth translates into improved…

The AGRODEP Management Team would like to invite you to present your results and/or progress on your grant-funded research at the upcoming meetings of the Scientific Advisory Board and Steering Committee and Members’ Workshop, to be held in Dakar on 12-13 November. Presentations of grant-funded research will be held during the Members’ Workshop on 13 November. Those who are ready to present their results or progress should respond to…

Dear AGRODEP Members, We are pleased to announce a call for proposals to present a guest speech at the upcoming meetings of the AGRODEP Scientific Advisory Board and Steering Committee, to be held in Dakar on 12-13 November. The presentation will be 45 minutes in length and a Q&A session will be included. Interested applicants should provide a potential topic, methodology, issues examined, and key research messages by Friday, 5 October. The…