Appel d’offre
IITA-IFPRI DRC
in partnership with INERA announces a Call for Papers!
To revisit some of the most pressing issues to have emerged from the 2011
Policy Dialogue on the Importance of Statistical Information Systems in
Improving Food Security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the National Institute
for Agronomic Study and Research (INERA) are announcing a joint Call for Papers
(CFP).
PAPER TOPICS
Two paper topics highlight main discussion points
from the Policy Dialogue (see attached for the proceedings report):
PAPER
TOPIC 1: Using
agricultural market information analysis to identifying market bottlenecks
pertaining to key staple commodities in the DRC.
PAPER TOPIC 2: Quality and constraints of the information used
for the implementation of targeted social safety net programs in the DRC
SUBMISSION
DETAILS
Candidates are invited to submit an abstract and
will be selected by a committee on the basis of their abstract. Abstracts must
be in English, must not exceed 300 words, and are to be submitted via email to J.Ferguson@cgiar.org. The deadline for all abstract submissions is June 11, 2012. Two abstracts (each per topic will be selected).
SELECTION
CRITERIA
Abstracts will be selected according to the
following criteria, qualifications and expectation:
- Abstracts must not exceed 300 words. Please
note that the paper itself should be no longer than 20 pages in full.
- The first author must have a minimum of a
Master’s degree.
- Where possible, tools and resources made
available on the Food Security Portal should be used to support analyses
presented in the paper.
- Abstracts pertaining to Paper Topic 1 should
demonstrate consideration of the following expectations:
- Thorough knowledge of the current thinking in
the literature on agricultural markets, market bottleneck, and market
information with particular relevance to the DRC situation
- Give a clear description of the current state
of agricultural market information analysis in the DRC – including data
coverage, collection, quality, analysis, and dissemination
- Draw on examples from literature that
demonstrate so-called “best practices” for identifying market bottlenecks
through agricultural market information analysis and discuss how these
“lessons learnt” can or cannot have relevance to the context of the DRC. Recommend
practical ways for the DRC.
- Show the constraints, challenges and
opportunities that emerge when moving to enhance agricultural market
information analysis for the identification of market bottlenecks in the
DRC
- All abstracts pertaining to Paper Topic 2
should demonstrate consideration of the following expectations:
- Thorough knowledge of the current thinking in
the literature on information needs for the implementation of targeted
social safety net programs with particular relevance to the DRC situation
- Give a clear description of recent experiences
in the DRC regarding targeted social safety net programs
- Discuss – based on literature – how
surrounding sub-Saharan African Countries have addressed information needs
for the implementation of targeted social safety net programs to enhance
food and nutrition security
- Indicate current and potential policy implications
for ensuring the collection and analysis of quality information for the
implementation of targeted social safety net programs in the DRC and
recommend practical ways forward
SELECTION
COMMITTEE
The selection committee will consist of two
representatives from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
and two representatives from the INERA.
SELECTED
CANDIDATES
Those who will be awarded the call will be rewarded
3,000 USD each for the development of the papers. These two papers will be
presented at a follow-up Policy Dialogue tentatively scheduled to take place in
the DRC in 2012.
Kinshasa, May
18 2012
IITA-IFPRI DRC
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