Managing African Agriculture – Register now!

Register now for the international conference on “Managing African Agriculture: Markets, Linkages and Rural Economic Development” that will be held on 4 September 2015 at the Maastricht School of Management, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

This conference, organized in in collaboration with the German Development institute and the Austrian Foundation for Development features world-renowned experts on African agricultural economics and business sharing their insights and recommendations for developing what is perhaps the most crucial sector for economic growth in Africa.

Speakers include:
Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopa.
Michael Brüntrup, German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn, Germany.
Luc Christiaensen, Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa region of the World Bank, Brussels, Belgium.
Christopher Gilbert, School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Cornelia Staritz, Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE), Vienna, Austria.
And many more…

There are no cost to attend this conference. However, all wishing to attend are kindly requested to register at the link provided below.

REGISTER NOW TO ATTEND!
To attend this vital conference on managing agriculture in Africa, register here.

Program
Click here for the Research Conference program.

About the organizers
Maastricht School of Management (MSM) is an international business school located in the Netherlands, offering MBA, EMBA and Doctoral education throughout the world in partnership with educational institutions primarily in developing and emerging economies. MSM, through its MEUSE-Institute, has extensive partnerships throughout Africa and with institutions promoting research and policy support for African agriculture and management of African agri-business specifically, and sustainable development in the continent in general. For more information, please visit www.msm.nl and www.meuse-institute.nl

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is one of the leading think tanks for global development and international cooperation worldwide. It is located in the UN City of Bonn. DIE’s work is based on the interplay between Research, Policy Advice and Training. DIE is building bridges between theory and practice. DIE develops policy-relevant concepts, advises ministries, governments and international organizations, and refers to current policy issues. The training programs of the Institute for university graduates and young professionals are integrated into the research and advisory process. For more information please click here.

The Austrian Foundation for Development Research is Austria’s leading research and information center on development cooperation and development policy. The foundation has been at the service of the interested public ever since its establishment in 1967.