The spacious conference facility of ISSER was the venue for the 2023 global gathering of the Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) which took place from 25 to 27 April 2023.
This ISSER policy brief highlights technological and organisational transformations occurring in the rice milling segment in Ghana. It is based on surveys conducted with rice millers in the greater Accra and Volta regions in 2022. The results demonstrate that technological upgrading is occurring, particularly after 2010, and that there is increasing vertical coordination among the value chain actors.
The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) organises four short courses each year (between May and July) for Policy Makers, Analysts, Programme Implementers, Consultants, Monitoring and Evaluation Practitioners in Government, Ministries, District Assemblies, Private Sector, NGOs, Researchers, Students, etc.
The Short Courses Programme offers hands-on training that learners can apply to improve their work.
Director, Prof. Peter Quartey has described as fruitful ISSER’s participation in CSAE 2023, a three-day international conference held at Oxford University, United Kingdom, organised by the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE).
The ISSER team, led by Prof. Quartey and including Dr. Richmond Atta-Ankomah, Research Fellow, and Ms. Vicentia Quartey, Communications and Publications Officer, joined over 300 researchers from around the globe that gathered for the three-day conference from March 19 – 21.
Teenage pregnancy prevention is fundamental to building a healthy, highly educated, happier, and more equitable society. This requires deliberate and consistent investment in reproductive health education, responsible parenting, family life education, and the involvement of everyone.
The Retail Finance Distribution (ReFinD) research initiative will open for applications for the second round of sub-grants in February 2023. Successful applicants will be awarded grants to undertake research and test innovations in retail finance/ agent banking for financial inclusion in low and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.
Stellenbosch University (SU) bestowed an honorary doctorate on Prof Ernest Aryeetey at its December graduation. He received the degree Doctor of Commerce (DCom), honoris causa, on December 8, 2022 at an in-person graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences.
A group photo of participants
The Data Repository and Advocacy for Policy (DARAP) project arranged a science communication forum to equip researchers with practical skills to effectively communicate science to influence policy. The training session was preceded by lively presentations highlighting findings from research work conducted by teams of DARAP researchers.
