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AGRIMONITOR: Agricultural Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on September 9, 2021
- Ends on December 3, 2021
Course details
Syllabus
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Identify the importance of agricultural policies and their influence on the economy.
- Use the Producer Support Estimate (PSE) methodology and the AGRIMONITOR platform.
- Compare trade policies and competitiveness strategies using AGRIMONITOR.
- Identify the relationships among agricultural policies and food security.
- Identifythe relationships among agricultural policies and climate change.
Prerequisite
Instructors
Pedro Martel
Chief for the Environment, Rural Development and Disaster Risk Management Division
Inter-American Development Bank
Carmine Paolo De Salvo
Rural Development Specialist
Inter-American Development Bank
Rachel Boyce
Consultant
Inter-American Development Bank
Timothy E. Josling
Professor, Emeritus, at the (former) Food Research Institute
Stanford University
César Falconi
IDB Representative in Suriname
Inter-American Development Bank
Amal-Lee Amin
Chief of the Climate Change and Sustainability Division
Inter-American Development Bank
Juan José Egas
Consultant
Inter-American Development Bank
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