AGRODEP Announces First Annual Call for Competitive Grant Proposal

While Africa is the center of much development and policy research, many emerging issues still do not receive the necessary attention and investment. The African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium has issued its first annual call for competitive grant proposals to address such gaps in research. The AGRODEP team has selected as this year's topic Foreign Direct Investment in Land (FDI), Land Markets and Land Institutions, and Development of the Agricultural Sector in Africa. Proposals can address any or all of the aspects of this topic.

The size of each proposal may range from $US10, 000 to $US15, 000, depending on the quality of research and the potential for innovation that it exhibits. Researchers or research organizations both within or outside of Africa are encouraged to apply. All proposals must be submitted to info-agrodep@agrodep.org by Monday, July 16, 2012. Winning proposals will be selected by Friday, August 31, 2012; the duration of the project is expected to be one year from September 17, 2012 through September 16, 2013.