Program Objectives

The program aims to:

1. Advance agricultural economics as a core disciplinary course at postgraduate level (MSc) in Eastern and Southern Africa

2. Produce graduates who are conversant with the myriad problems facing the agricultural sector in Africa and the capability to provide solutions

3. Set up a system that would enhance upgrading of the teaching and research capacity of faculties in the participating departments

4. Enhance a locally collaborative network amongst the many players in the fields of agricultural economics in the region

Program Focus

The program will offer students the opportunity to undertake specialized study in one of the following fields:

• Agriculture and Rural Development

• Agricultural Policy and Trade

• Agribusiness Management

• Environment and Natural Resource Management

Program Content and Quality

An Agricultural Economics Education Board (AEEB), currently comprising representatives of the 16 collaborating departments, approves program content.  The AEEB is informed by a Program Advisory Committee as well as through ongoing consultations, with employers in the public sector, government, not for profit sector, and international donor community.  The AEEB also establishes the criteria and procedures for accrediting collaborating departments to offer the program and conduct various evaluations to ensure continued quality and relevance.

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Notice Board

• Mobilising Regional Capacity Initiative (MRCI) : A Programme for Revitalizing Higher Education in Africa New

• Invitation to seminars on Research Communication for Development New

• Funding News April 2008 New

• Policy Analysis and Advocacy Programme (PAAP) Newsletter Volume 11 No. 07

• April Issue of Urban Agriculture News

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• African Thesis Award

• Ph.D Scholarships: ICS http://www.ics-graduateschool.nl

• New Funding Compendiums by WorldFish Center

• Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program Application 2008-2009

• Short-term Training Opportunities

• Travel Grants, Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (IDRC)

• Scholarship Information

• Call for Applications: Training and research opportunities in eastern Africa for registered masters and PhD research  students

• Policy Analysis and Advocacy Programme (PAAP) Newsletter Volume 11 No. 05

• Forestry Fellowship Opportunities in Portland, Oregon, USA

• Policy Analysis and Advocacy Programme (PAAP) Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)

• Urgently looking for a Ph.D. candidate from East Africa (banana economics)

• AERC Research Paper No 172  - by Ephraim Chirwa

• Conference on Development of Rural Livelihoods in Semi-Arid Africa: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, 29 -30 April, 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Organized by AU-SAFGRAD.

• Making Markets Matter Workshop (MMM 2008) , in the Cape Winelands (Somerset West/Stellenbosch), South Africa,  May 11-16, 2008

• AEASA 2008 Conference, Theme: Rethinking Agriculture and Rural Development in Southern Africa

• http://cip.cornell.edu/gfs, a new website, with 60 case studies for use in graduate and undergraduate teaching about policy for global food systems. The studies were written by 56 scientists and reviewed by 100 reviewers  

• 2008 Global Development Marketplace Competition is now accepting proposals

• Education Program in Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

• Call for Proposals: International Research Chairs Initiative; Closing Date: 8 March 2008

• Visiting Lectureship for Shared Facility for Specialization and Electives (SFSE) -2008

• LEAP Fellowship Announcement visit http://leap.ucdavis.edu

• Grants for participants of Developing Countries

• Position Announcement, Research Technician

• Fellowship for Africa based Scientists who already have PhD Degrees

• Africa 2008 Call for Proposals

• 1.5 million digital books in an online library

• Research Grants for Researchers studying Environmental Economics Issues in Africa

• Open Discussion Forum

• CMAAE Plan Summary

• Employment Opportunities

• The Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network  announces a call for proposals for its 2008 competition (www.pep-net.org) 

• START/PACOM  2008  Proposals for Small Research Grants for African scientists

CMAAE Newsletter

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Program Documents

• AEEB Curriculum Doc. March 2005

• African Association of Agricultural Economists 6-9 December 2004, Nairobi, Kenya: Proceedings

• Conference Proceedings: "Future Challenges to Agricultural Economics & Economists in E&SA

• Prospectus - January 2004

• Program Summary January 2004

• The Plan Document (right click and "Save Target as" for quick download)

• "Status of Agricultural Economics in Eastern and Southern Africa" (right click and "Save Target>." for quick download)

Program Secretariat

Prof. Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Program Director

Dr. Jeffrey Fine Program Adviser

Joyce Isiaho Program Administrator