Proceedings of the Stakeholder Workshop on The Status of Agricultural Economics in East and Southern/Central Africa
The workshop was convened to discuss the status of agricultural economics in Eastern, Southern, and Central Africa. Its objectives were to: Assess the ability of academic institutions to produce well-trained M.Sc. and Ph.D. agricultural economists and to conduct research; Review existing training pr...
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| Formato: | Conference Proceedings |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156345 |
| Sumario: | The workshop was convened to discuss the status of agricultural economics in Eastern, Southern, and Central Africa. Its objectives were to: Assess the ability of academic institutions to produce well-trained M.Sc. and Ph.D. agricultural economists and to conduct research; Review existing training programs for their suitability, strengths and weaknesses, and indicate the areas needing attention;; Evaluate the market for agricultural economists, focusing on supply gaps, and provide some indicators of demand for them; and; Suggest and evaluate ways to improve agricultural economics training capacity in the region. -- from Text |
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