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Samuel Benin

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6th African Conference of Agricultural Economists

Rising to meet new challenges: Africa’s agricultural development beyond 2020 Vision

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Sheraton Hotel​

Iadi Kwali St

Abuja, Nigeria

September 23 to 26, 2019

  • 9:00 – 5:00 pm (Africa/Algiers)
  • 4:00 – 12:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 1:30 – 9:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in the the 6th African Conference of Agricultural Economists 2019 hosted by the African Association of Agricultural Economists​.

The conference will explore the recent developments in agricultural systems across Africa. Key drivers of change include population growth, rapid urbanization, productivity enhancing innovation, climate change, the rise of agri-preneurship, land reform, as well as policy and investment priorities by governments and development partners. It will bring together leading scholars, policy makers, agribusiness representatives and development practitioners to examine how these new mega-trends are shaping agricultural development in Africa.

 

Name

Title

Date

Time

Ousmane Badiane (Panelist)

Plenary 4: New Landscapes and Challenges Confronting Africa’s Rapidly Transforming Food Systems 

23-Sept

8:00am – 10:00am

Rosemary Botha (Paper)

Structural Change

Price Volatility and the Spatial Integration of Maize Markets

23-Sept

10:30am – 12:30pm

Frank Place (Host)

The Role of Capacity Development in Africa’s Agricultural Transformation

23-Sept

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Bart Minten (Discussant)

From Agricultural to Health and Food Economics: Recent Trends in Agricultural Research

23-Sept

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Abdullah Mamun, David Laborde, and Will Martin

Prioritizing Agriculture-Related Research and Innovation for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda

23-Sept

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Ousmane Badiane (Moderator)

Organized Symposia: Session 2

Smart Value Chains: Policy Innovation for Transforming Africa’s Food System (A Malabo Montpellier Forum)

24-Sept

10:30am – 12:30pm

Hosaena Ghebru (Presenter)

Frank Place (Discussant

Land Rental Markets and Rural Transformation in sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging Trends and Key Linkages

Paper 2: “Land Policy and the Youth Bulge’ in Ethiopia: How Social and Economic Transformations are Scrutinizing the Status Quo”

24-Sept

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Emerta Aragie (Speaker)

Organized Symposia: Session 3

Prioritizing Public Investments to Drive Inclusive Agricultural Transformation

24-Sept

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Olivier Ecker (Paper)

Food Security

Agricultural Transformation and Food and Nutrition Security of Farm Households in Nigeria

24-Sept

4:00pm

Kwaw Andam (Speaker)

Organized Symposia: Session 4

Characterizing an Urbanizing Food System: Findings and Implications of Recent Studies in Ghana

25-Sept

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Bart Minten (Panelist)

Organized Symposia: Session 4

Innovating for Efficient and Inclusive Value Chains in Africa: The Case of Dairy

25-Sept

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Getaw Tadesse (Chair – Paper)

Structural Change

Farm power transition and access in Senegal: Patterns and constraints

25-Sept

4:00pm

Getaw Tadesse (Chair – Paper)

Structural Change

The Benefits and Limitations of Farm Equipment Supply Subsidy: Experiences and Lessons from Senegal

25-Sept

4:00pm

Mahamadou Tankari, Katrin Glatzel (Paper)

Structural Change

Medium Scale Farms for Agricultural Transformation and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Burkina Faso

25-Sept

4:00pm

Mahamadou Tankari, Katrin Glatzel (Paper)

Food Security

Crop Diversification and Poverty Reduction: The Role of Access to Road in Niger

25-Sept

4:00pm

Mulubhran Amare (Chair – Paper)

Food Security

Polygynous Family Structure and Child Undernutrition in Africa: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

25-Sept

4:00pm