Agenda 24 - 30 Maart 2019
Dinsdag 26 Maart
NGO: A framework for development institutions in Africa (Promotie)
Dinsdag 26 Maart 2019 14:30
Promovendus: de heer A.F. Onibon. Promotor(es): prof. dr. ir. W.T. de Groot. (Sub)titel: NGO: A framework for development institutions in Africa. Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica
LeidenASA Lecture: The Influence of Human Capital and Labour Market Among Youth for Agripreneurship Development in Nigeria
Dinsdag 26 Maart 2019 15:30 - 17:00
Dr. Adeola Oloyede (University of Ilorin, Nigeria) is a currently a visiting LeidenASA research fellow at the African Studies Center, Leiden. She is a research assistant with Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa, Southern Guinea Savannah, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. The project is about promoting stress tolerant maize for building resilience of maize farmers to climate variability and for food security. She gained her undergraduate degree at the University of Ilorin, and she bagged her master’s degree in Agricultural Economics at the same university. Adeola holds a PhD degree in Agricultural Economics. She is a member of the Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network. She is a multidisciplinary researcher. She has worked on ways to promote environmental sustainability and issues relating to small-scale farmers. She is interested in research, environmental sustainability, green growth and youth entrepreneurship. She has presented some of her work at international conferences and published her findings in local and international peer reviewed journals. She has also received some grants in the form of travel support to attend international conferences. Please register
PhD defence: Estimating combined loads of diffuse and point-source pollutaints into the Borkena river, Ethiopia
Dinsdag 26 Maart 2019 15:30 - 17:00
PhD candidate: mr. EZ Belachew. Co-promotor: prof. dr. KA Irvine, dr. P Kelderman, dr. J van der Kwast. Organisation: Wageningen University. Venue: External room 1 (IHE, Delft)
Woensdag 27 Maart
Promotie Dhr. Wondimagegn Mesfin Tesfaye, MSc.
Woensdag 27 Maart 2019 10:00
Titel: “Essays on the Impacts of Climate-Smart Agricultural Innovations on Household Welfare”. Promotor: prof.dr. Th. Azomahou. Co-promotor: dr. N. Tirivayi.