Capacity Development

To strengthen local capacities of policy analysts and decision-makers in the use of survey data applied to agricultural and rural development policies, programmes, evaluations and investment plans, I have delivered a number of trainings in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Lately, in 2021 I have delivered the following trainings: Armenia (8 – 12 November), Costa Rica (21 – 25 June), Ecuador (25 – 29 October), Georgia (8 – 12 November), Mozambique (22 – 26 November), Nepal (15 – 19 November), Syria (12 – 19 September), and Uganda (12 – 16 July).

My students learned to produce policy briefs, journal papers, infographics and other analytical products:

Uganda: Agriculture, fisheries and forestry contribution to total GDP,
employment, exports and youth employment

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Events

In various countries I have delivered conferences, seminars and other presentations, such as

Bangladesh: Testing and enhancing IPC-Chronic Classification to better inform policy, programming and investment – December, 2016

Philippines Country Case Study: Testing and enhancing IPC-Chronic Classification to better inform policy, programming and investment – March, 2017

Uganda Country Case Study: Testing and enhancing IPC-Chronic Classification to better inform policy, programming and investments- June 28, 2017

Other presentations

Other presentations I have delivered are:

 

 "Impacts of Public, Private, and R&D Investments on Total Factor Productivity Growth in Tunisian Agriculture". 4th AAAE Conference, 2013, African Association of Agricultural Economists, September, 22-25, 2013 – Hammamet, Tunisia;

 

"Barley subsidies in Jordan: The effects on small ruminant production, food security and development of the livestock sector". Small Ruminants Congress October 16-18, 2014, Konya – Turkey;

 

"The Limits of Groundwater Mining in Dry Areas". Paper presented to the workshop 'Opportunities for Managed Aquifer Recharge' organized by UNESCO and ICARDA. December 13, 2012 – Amman, Jordan;

 

"Integrated Soil Salinity into National Policy and Planning Framework at Al-Nassiriah District". Paper presented to the workshop 'Socio economic and Policy Analysis of Salinity Problems in Iraq and its Impacts on Livelihoods' organized by ICARDA. October 21 – 24, 2012 – Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq;

 

"An Examination of Technical, Economic, Allocat1`ive Efficiency and Economic Impacts of Salinity on Livelihoods: The Case of Al-Musayyeb Farms in Iraq". First Inter-regional Conference on Land and Water Challenges "Water, Environment and Agriculture: Challenges for Sustainable Development, 10-14 September, 2013, Bari – Italy;

 

"Policy and Institutional Options for Management of Salinity Issues in Iraq's Agricultural Sector". Paper presented to the workshop 'Socio economic and Environmental Impacts of Salinity on Livelihoods and Policy Analysis in Iraq' organized by ICARDA. May 27 – 31, 2012 – Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq;

 

"Global Futures for Agriculture: Phase I Final Workshop & Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM) Strategic Foresight Priority-Setting activity". 1st Technical Meeting. May 30, 2013, IFPRI, Washington DC, USA;

 

"Impact pathways for Monitoring & Evaluation". Research proposal presented to the project 'Forage options for smallholder livestock in water-scarce environments of Afghanistan', sponsored by ICARDA and the Government of Afghanistan, June 22, 2012 – Delhi, India;

 

"Implicaciones de un hipotético acuerdo comercial entre la Comunidad Andina de Naciones y la Comunidad Económica Europea". Paper presented at INCAE Business School under the sponsorship of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). December 9, 2010 – Alajuela, Costa Rica. http://www.eclac.org/comercio/tpl/contenidos/Implicancias_acuerdo_comercial_CAN_UE_Telleria.pdf;

 

"Policy alternatives in a prospective Bolivia – European Union trade agreement". Paper presented to the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). December 10, 2009 – Washington DC, US;

 

"Value chain cases: the case of Bolivian nuts". Paper presented to the workshop 'From Down-trading to Upgrading: Reducing Poverty in Latin America Using a Value Chain Approach', organized by the Aspen Institute and ODI. December 9, 2009 – Washington DC, US. http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2098&title=down-trading-upgrading-reducing-poverty-latin-america-using-value-chain-approach;

 

"Policy alternatives and strategies for Bolivia following the end of trade preferences: An evaluation of a trade agreement with the European Union". Paper presented to the workshop 'Comercio y Pobreza: Políticas Públicas Complementarias y la Inclusión de Grupos Vulnerables en los Beneficios del Comercio', organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). December 3–5, 2009 – Panama. http://www.eclac.org/comercio/sem_PA_3_dic_2009;

 

"Think Tanks territoriales: un instrumento indispensable para gobernar los territorios de América Latina en la globalización". Paper presented at the 8ª Expo Brasil Desenvolvimento Local. Palacio de Convenções do Anhembi. November 25-27, 2009 – São Paulo, Brazil;

 

"Policy alternatives and strategies for Bolivia following the end of US trade preferences". Paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference 'Trade Integration and Sustainable Development: Looking for an Inclusive World' organized by CEPAL/Purdue University. June 10-12, 2009 – Santiago, Chile. https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/events/conferences/2009/;

 

"Possible effects emerging from the international financial crisis upon the Bolivian economy". Paper presented at the international seminar 'Crisis Económica Mundial y Desarrollo Económico Territorial. Aportes para un mejor Desarrollo'. May 6–8, 2009 – Rafaela, Argentina;

 

"Would a Free Trade Agreement Between Bolivia and the United States Prove Beneficial to Bolivian Households?". Paper presented at the 'Second regional meeting on Computable General Equilibrium Models' organized by IDB, ECLAC and INCAE. November 24-25, 2008 – Costa Rica. http://www.cepal.org/cgi-bin/getprod.asp?xml=/comercio/noticias/paginas/3/34613/P34613.xml&xsl=/comercio/tpl/p18f.xsl&base=/comercio/tpl/top-bottom.xsl;

 

"Castaña en Bolivia" Paper presented to the Diálogo Nacional de Políticas de Apoyo a la Castaña, organized by IBCE-Bolivia. http://ibce.org.bo/noticias-detalle.php?id=115#.UzlpwvmSx8E. La Paz – Bolivia, November 22, 2008;

 

"Civil society organizations and participation in trade policy processes". Paper presented to the Overseas Development Institute – ODI. August 7, 2008 – London, UK. http://www.odi.org.uk/events/280-civil-society-organisations-participation-trade-policy-processes

 

"Changes in Economic Wellbeing Emerging from a Prospective Trade Agreement between Bolivia and the United States: A Macro-Micro Simulation Approach". Paper presented to the Annual International Conference on 'Connecting Science, Society and Development' organized by the Development Studies Association (DSA) – University of Sussex, September 18-20, 2007 – Brighton, UK. http://sustainabilityscience.org/content.html?contentid=1695;

 

"Assessment of Sheep Milk Trends in the Aleppo Market". Paper presented at the Livestock Development Group Conference on 'Poverty and Marginalization'. University of Reading, May 22, 2006 – Reading, UK. http://www.livestockdevelopment.org;

 

"Domestic support measures in Latin American Countries". Paper presented at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) workshop on 'Taller Regional de Clarificación sobre Negociaciones Comerciales en Agricultura – América Latina'. March 29-31, 2005 – Santiago, Chile;

 

"Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model – ATPSM". Paper presented at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) workshop on 'Taller Internacional Sobre Negociaciones Comerciales Multilaterales en Agricultura para Países de Centro América y el Caribe'September 1-5, 2003 – Panama City, Panama, http://www.rlc.fao.org/prior/comagric/negocia/presen.htm;

 

"Measuring Agricultural Productivity". Paper presented in the International Center for Agricultural    Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) workshop on 'Integrated Feed and Livestock Production in the Steppes of Central Asia' June 21, 2001 – Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.