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The Collaborative Master's Degree Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE) Phase I & II

  • Project Name:
    The Collaborative Master's Degree Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE) Phase I & II
    Institution :
    African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
    • Core Competence:
      Economic Policy Analysis and Management
    Project Region :
    Eastern & Southern Africa
    Country :
    Kenya
    Status :
    Active
    Phase :
    1
    Grant Number :
    134
    Grant Amount (USD):
    2 200 000
    Commitment Date:
    2005
    Closing Date:
    2010
    Phase :
    2
    Grant Number:
    277
    Grant Amount (USD):
    3 000 000
    Commitment Date:
    2017
    Closing Date:
    2017
    Introduction:
    (CMAAE) was launched in September 2005 as an initiative of the African Agricultural Economics Education Network (AAEEN) involving sixteen (16) departments of agricultural economics in 12 countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. Adoption of the CMAAE model was informed by a belief in the potential efficiencies accruable from assembling a critical mass of specialists in particular academic domains in one location and then using it to serve the graduate training needs of a larger regional network of universities. This model has gained widespread acceptance as an innovative mechanism to promote postgraduate education in Africa as it is considered to be more focused in its training approach, delivering a graduate product that is more closely in-tune with national development priorities. The program is being more cost effective since it ensures that synergy by the implementation of coordinated training programmes across a number of universities, both nationally and regionally.
     
    Project Description:

    To contribute in the improvement of the policy making process in agricultural sector in Eastern and Southern Africa.Theimpact of the project is to improve the agricultural economic development policy making environment in Eastern and Southern Africa through an:

    • Increase use of national trained experts in agricultural policy process;
    • Improved agricultural  sector planning and policy analysis;
    • Improved course delivery in agriculture economics;
    • Enhanced networks and partnerships to promote national and regional agricultural development

    Phase II: The second phase of CMAEE has the three following objective

    1. Build human capacity for agricultural policy research and analysis in agricultural and applied economics through regional training at the postgraduate level;
    2. Strengthen the capacity of participating departments including in teaching delivery and in the use of e-learning and
    3. Promote collaborating networks among economists, agricultural specialists and policymakers.

    The project has the following components: (i) Training delivery for Msc in agricultural and applied economics; (ii) Capacity strengthening of collaborating institutions and (iii) Networking.

    AERC Website

Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.
H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.
Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.
Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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