AgMIP TOA-MD Economic Modeling Workshop
Dubai, UAE April 29-May 3, 2013
An AgMIP-sponsored workshop on regional economic modeling and impact assessment using the TOA-MD model was held in Dubai the week of April 29 (Monday) – May 3 (Friday), supported by additional funds from ICRISAT and CCAFS, and organized by the AgMIP Regional Economics Team at Oregon State University. The goal of the meeting was to review and build on the fast-track analysis to implement a complete climate impact assessment and technology adaptation analysis for at least one regional case study for each Regional Team. The participants at this meeting were the economists who set up and ran the TOA-MD model for their team’s Fast Track analysis.
Participant |
Project/institution |
Country |
Charles Nhemachena |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
Mogos Teweldemedhin |
South Africa |
Namibia |
Joseph Amikuzuno |
West Africa |
Ghana |
Ibrahima Hathie |
West Africa |
Senegal |
Harbir Singh |
North India |
India |
Dinesh Kumar Thapa |
North India |
Nepal |
Rasnaya Herath |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Erandika Wijekoon |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Dumindu herath |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Sabine Homann-Kee Tui |
Southern Africa-CLIP |
Zimbabwe |
Lieven Claessens |
Southern Africa-CLIP |
Kenya |
Arthur Chibwana |
Southern Africa-CLIP |
Malawi |
Muhammad Ashfaq |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Syed Asif Ali Naqvi |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Irfan Ahmad Baig |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Richard Mulwa |
East Africa |
Kenya |
Khamaldin Mutabazi |
East Africa |
Tanzania |
Jacqueline Bonabana |
East Africa |
Uganda |
Kebede Gebru |
East Africa |
Ethiopia |
P.Paramasivam |
South India |
India |
R. Balasubramanian |
South India |
India |
Suresh Kumar |
South India |
India |
Sunandini Prema |
South India |
India |
Nedumaran Swamikannu |
ICRISAT |
India |
Caleb Dickson |
Oregon State Univ |
USA |
Parakrama Samaratunga |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Gokul Paudel |
CIMMYT |
Nepal |
AgMIp Econ Leadership team: |
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John M. Antle |
Oregon State Univ. |
USA |
Roberto O. Valdivia |
Oregon State Univ. |
USA |
AgMIP TOA-MD Workshop Agenda
Dubai, UAE April 29-May 3, 2013
Monday April 29 - Review goals, team progress, modeling issues
- 8.00 Registration (Meeting Room located in Second floor)
- 8:30 Welcome and Objectives, Data, Introductions
- 9:00 Team presentations
- 10:00 Break
- 10:20 Team presentations
- 12:00 Lunch
- 1:00 Team presentations
- 3:30 Break
- 3:50 Discussion of modeling issues
- 4:30 Review agenda and plan workshop products
- 5:00 Wrap up: plan for Tuesday
Tuesday April 30 - Finalizing Fast Track
- 8:30 Review methods for using crop model simulations (JA)
- 10:00 Break
- 10:20 Team breakouts – update fast track
- 12:00 Lunch
- 1:00 Continue breakouts/discussion of results
- 3:00 Break
- 3:20 Present new results & discuss
- 5:00 Wrap up – dinner logistics
- 7.00 Group dinner – depart hotel by bus
Wednesday May 1 - Livestock, RAPS & Data
- 8:30 Methods for Livestock (Sabine & TOA team)
- 10:00 Break
- 10:20 Livestock plans - discussion
- 11:00 Reports on RAPS
- 12:00 Lunch
- 1:00 RAPS methodology discussion, update
- 2:00 Whole farm data cleaning, setup (assignments of variables)
- 3:00 Break
- 4:00 Data examples & discussion
- 5:00 Adjourn
Thursday May 2 - Teams design and implement adaptation scenarios
- 8:30 Adaptation example: Kenya example
- 9:30 Prepare adaptation exercise
- 10:00 Break
- 10:20 Teams breakout for adaptation exercise
- 12:00 Lunch
- 1:00 Teams continue
- 3:00 Break
- 3:20 Teams continue
- 5:00 Wrap up
Friday May 3 - Teams present adaptation scenarios and results, discuss plans for RAPS,publications and outreach
- 8:00 Team presentations and discussion
- 10:00 Break
- 10:20 Review the Economic Protocol
- 12:00 Lunch
- 1:00 Meeting report completion, and planning for July meetings
- 2:00 Planning: Publications (methods paper, RAPS paper, special issue)
- 3:00 Adjourn