AGRODEP Blog

IFPRI, through AGRODEP, has opened a call for applications from interested AGRODEP members for a consultancy to develop a consolidated fiscal database for African countries, using different - national and international – data sources. The dataset will be focused on indirect taxes: customs duties, value added taxes, excises and export taxes.  The data gathered will be used to better calibrate the MIRAGRODEP model, in order to properly…

  The United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) has announced a Call for Applications for the forthcoming web based e-learning course on Economic Modeling Applied to Trade Policy Reforms in Africa to be implemented with the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The free, web-based e-…

The Environmental Economics and Policy group at Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development (GMV) at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology has launched a program to strengthen national capacity to create an inclusive Green Economy (IGE), which is one of the prerequisites for achieving Agenda 2030. The program covers all the themes of Agenda 2030, with particular focus on Goal 8: Decent working conditions and…

The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), jointly with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), are launching a project consisting of the design, administration, and moderation of two online courses on economic modelling within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA…

The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), jointly with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), have established a project consisting of the design, administration, and moderation of two online courses on economic modelling within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (…

UNECA IDEP has an open job position for a Social Affairs Research Officer based in Dakar. The Officer will be responsible for the following:  •Undertakes empirical research and analysis of trends development, and related policies, procedures, objectives and guidelines, relevant to IDEP’s mandate, recommends proposals for decision making •Contributes to the translation of relevant research into teaching programmes for online…

AGRODEP member Evans Osabuohien is  guest editor for a Special Issue for the African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS) and is announcing a call for papers. The issue focuses on Labour Issues in Africa’s Agricultural and Rural Transformation. It aims to extend understanding of how and why the increasing investments in agriculture and land, particularly in rural areas, in many African countries coexist with…

CEGA's East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative is excited to announce the 2019 EASST Visiting Fellowship Application. EASST builds regional leadership in the generation of rigorous, policy-relevant social science research in East Africa, and supports research collaborations between East African and US academics. Please see details regarding the …

15 African researchers to receive £1.5M to conduct research on impacts of climate change in Africa The UN Environment’s 2018 Emissions Gap Report establishes that, despite progress made in the global climate governance regime, greenhouse gas emissions are once again on the increase.    More than any other continent, Africa is already bearing the impact of the instability of the climate…

AGRODEP is pleased to help spread the word about graduate study opportunity at a new campus of Seoul National University and a forthcoming informational webinar on January 15, 2019. Introduction to the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology (GSIAT) at Seoul National University, South Korea! TIME: 15 January (Tuesday) 2019, 7-8 am GMT (2-3 am EST) REGISTER: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/…