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The CGIAR has launched a new website in support of its Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. The program is based on the belief that agricultural practices, interventions, and policies are critical to maximizing health and nutrition benefits and reducing risks to human health. The program focuses on improving human nutrition and health by bringing together research and development professionals across the agriculture,…

The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) has announced a call for proposals for its new research initiative, Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment (PAGE).  The initiative is designed to build and promote research capacity in developing countries in the context of inclusive growth and employment.  Proposal topics can include: Providing social protection to the informal sector Youth employment and entrepreneurship…

**The date of submission of abstracts is September 30, 2012** Researchers residing in the Congo or abroad who are interested in "Multilateral trade and regional integration in Central Africa: trends, issues and perspectives" and who wish to participate in the conference are invited to submit a summary of one page at most which includes the chosen topic, the interest, objectives, research questions and the methodology used. They must…

  JOB OPENING: FOR CONDUCTING A SCOPING STUDY TOWARDS ASSESSING THE PROGRAMME PORTFOLIO OF UNICEF’S WORK ON CHILD BUDGETING IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA   Application Deadline: 20 September 2012   International Senior Consultant (L4/5) Advanced degree, Masters or PhD, in a relevant subject area (Economics, Finance, Public Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Social Policy and Planning or related field…

Deadline for application: Oct. 31, 2012 Economists until the age of 35 (born 1977 or later) are invited to apply for this award by submitting up to three published or unpublished papers in the field of global economic affairs, and specifically pertaining to the following areas: International Trade and FDI Knowledge Creation and Growth Poverty Reduction, Equity and Development Environmental Policy Reforming the Welfare…

On September 6-7, the 2012 Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth Network (PEGNet) Conference will be held in Dakar, Senegal. The conference will be hosted by the Partnership for Economic Policy in cooperation with the Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES).  The theme of this year's conference is "How to Make African Economic Lions: Tapping Africa's Growth and Poverty Reduction Potentials."  This…

The application process for the AGRODEP training course on Impact Evaluation and Analysis of Development Interventions will be closed on August 31. You can directly apply for this course here. Feel free to contact Soonho (soonho.kim@cgiar.org) if you have any log-in problems.    

Win a chance to attend Feeding the World: Africa’s role in solving the global food crisis or a digital subscription to The Economist. Ahead of the conference, The Economist invites you to respond in no more than 150 words to the question: How can we feed 9 billion people nutritiously and sustainably in 2050? The prize: A complimentary pass to attend Feeding the World: Africa’s role in solving the global food crisis* event in…

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is launching a call for proposals for all interested researchers and academics in its Multinational Working Group (MWG) on a theme titled: Land grabs and food sovereignty in Africa. MWG is one of the flagship research vehicles that is employed by CODESRIA to promote multi-country, multi-disciplinary and inter-generational reflections on critical questions of concern…

The application process for the Household Survey Data training course is open through tomorrow, August 24. AGRODEP members can apply to this course here (log-in required) Please contact Soonho (Soonho.kim@cgiar.org) if you have any problems logging in.