Spring School Ghana 2025
Simulation modelling for analysing agricultural and food systems
The spring school is carried out by the International Agricultural Trade and Development Group of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in collaboration with the University of Ghana. The two-week program, from 24/02/2025 to 07/03/2025, introduces methods for analyzing agricultural and food policies, focusing on simulation models.
| Week | Themes covered |
| 24-28/02/2025 | Foundations and Theories of Policy Analysis and Simulation Modelling, Introduction to GAMS |
| 03-07/03/2025 | Quantitative Analysis of Agricultural and Food Policies in General Equilibrium Models |
Besides the workshops, the speakers of the spring school offer the following four public lectures:
| Lecture | Date | Theme | Speaker |
| 1 | 26/02/2025 | Can scientific policy advice contribute to practical agricultural and food policy design? Experiences from Germany | Prof. Dr. Harald Grethe |
| 2 |
27/02/2025 |
Analyzing the Potential of Cashew By-product Processing in Creating a More Sustainable Agri-Food System: A CGE Analysis on Benin | Dr. A. Thierry Kinkpe |
| 3 | 04/03/2025 | Economy-wide impacts of irrigation expansion - A case study on Kenya and Benin | Dr. Jonas Luckmann |
| 4 | 05/03/2025 | Economy-wide impacts of climate change on economies of the Global South | Dr. Zuhal Elnour |
To apply to the summer school and/or ask any related questions, please email ssghana.iatd@hu-berlin.de. The application deadline is 31/01/2025.
For more information, please refer to the detailed description.