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- 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
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Photos taken at the NAC meeting held on June 23 are in the photo gallery. http://www.agrodep.org/image_gallery/2012-network-advisory-committee-meeting
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AGRODEP is pleased to announce the first AGRODEP Working paper, "Poverty, Growth, and Income Distribution in Kenya: A SAM Perspective" ( http://www.agrodep.org/resource/poverty-growth-and-income-distribution-… ). The paper was coauthored by Wachira Rhoda Gakuru ( http://www.agrodep.org/users/wgakuru ) and Naomi Muthoni Mathenge ( http://www.agrodep.org/users/nmathenge ) who are policy analysts at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy…
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Now, you can see the dedicated model document and user guide, and a debugator of PEP 1-1 model for AGRODEP members in the AGRODEP resource library. These materials are from a collaboration between AGRODEP and PEP. Find out more about the model and related documents in the link below.
http://www.agrodep.org/model/pep-1-1-model
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AGRODEP published news about testimonials from the GAMS-based CGE modeling course. Babatunde, Johannes, John, Joshua, Nnaemeka, and Olumuyiwa B., thank you so much for sharing your experience with us!
Here is the news: http://www.agrodep.org/news/complexity-made-simple-see-what-participants-cge-training-are-saying ( The link was updated recently. )
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ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT (EPD) in the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is looking for an African research fellow.
Applicants must be Africans residing on the African continent who do not possess South African citizenship or have permanent residence status in South Africa. Although the HSRC will endeavour to facilitate the process, it will be the candidate’s responsibility to secure a work permit in accordance with South…
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The testimonial from the "poverty measurement and analysis" training course was published. Find out how AGRODEP participants said about the course!
http://www.agrodep.org/news/between-theory-and-practice-testimonial-poverty-measurement-and-analysis-training-course
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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…
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Researchers based in African universities and research centers are invited by the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) to submit research proposals that focus on priority research themes identified in the framework of Council’s strategic plan for the period 2012 – 2016. The application deadline is June 15, 2012.
Notification of the result of the selection process will be made by July 31,…
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Please check out the Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) which is offering university fellowships. The fellowships are funded by the U.S. government and managed by the University of California at Davis.
Students from Sub-Saharan Africa conducting research on topics related to USAID's global hunger and food security initiative ("Feed the Future") are being invited to apply. The…