The annual AGRODEP Members' Workshop was also held on November 13 in Dakar. The workshop was attended by 13 AGRODEP members, three Network Advisory Committee (NAC) members, five SAB members, six SC members, and five members of the AGRODEP Team. Eleven AGRODEP members presented and received feedback on their research during the workshop. Ismael Fofana provided an overview of AGRODEP's achievements, while Antoine Bouet presented an overview of AGRODEP in the coming year.
AGENDA
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| 09:00 – 09:10 |
Welcome Remarks Ousmane Badiane (SC, Co-Chair) |
| 09:10 – 09:30 |
Overview of AGRODEP: Progress Ismael Fofana (Network Coordinator) |
| 09:30 – 09:50 |
Trade Reform and Quality Upgrading in South Africa: A Product Level Analysis Kwaramba Marko |
| 09:50 – 10:10 |
Product Standards and Africa’s Agriculture Exports Olayinka Idowu |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 11:20 |
Gauging on the Impact of Climate Change on Food Crops Production in Mauritius: In Quest for Weather Derivatives Applicability Indranarain Ramlall |
| 11:20 – 11:40 |
Rainfall, economic growth and poverty: evidence from Senegal and Burkina Faso? Joseph Cabral |
| 11:40 – 12:00 |
The Impact of Microfinance on Rural Poor Households’ Incomes and Vulnerability to Poverty: Case Study Joy Kiiru |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Discussion |
| 12:30 –14:00 | Lunch |
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| 14:00 –14:20 |
Extreme Climate Deviations, Cereal Yield and Food Security in Nigeria |
| 14:20 – 14:40 |
Measuring Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth: A Comparison of DEA and SFA on Regional and Crop-Specific Production Data Joshua Olusegun Ajetomobi |
| 14:40 – 15:00 |
Building a Social Accounting Matrix for Togo with disaggregated agricultural activities and products Agbodji Damien |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Discussion |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 16:20 |
The effects of migration on child outcomes in households at origin: Evidence from Senegal Fatou Cissé |
| 16:20 – 16:40 |
Impact Assessment of the Economic Partnership Agreement in Senegal using a Single country CGE analysis Cheickh Sadibou Fall |
| 16:40 – 17:00 |
Impact of roads infrastructures on the well-being of people Fatima Dia |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 – 17:50 |
Overview of AGRODEP: Going Forward Antoine Bouet (AGRODEP Co-Coordinator) |
| 17:50 – 18:00 |
Closing remark Maximo Torero |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Cocktail / Reception |
List of Participants
| AGRODEP Members |
Kwaramba Marko, Zimbabwe |
| AGRODEP Network Advisory Committee (NAC) Representatives |
Prof. Isaac Joseph Minde (Michigan State University) |
| AGRODEP Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) Members |
Maximo Torero (IFPRI, SAB Co-Chair) |
| AGRODEP Steering Committee (SC) Members |
Ousmane Badiane (IFPRI, SC Co-Chair) |
| AGRODEP Team |
Antoine Bouet, Project Manager |