Prof Felix A Asante

Welcome to the official Twitter page of the Director of, @ISSERUG, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon.

[UG Alumni Association @UGAlumniGh]

Prof. Daniel Bruce Sarpong Nominated to Steering Committee of UN-FAO High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition

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[TTI-ITT @TTI_ITT]

.#ThinkTanksInAfrica: "Core grants to think tanks are very key. Good research and good advocacy comes when an institution is able to meet its minimum costs." Learn more about the impactful work of @ISSERUG: https://t.co/Yd2QAZ0Nmq 📽️ @ProfFelixAsante

[Flaubert @Flaubert_Mbieko]

Starting now at #CIEA2019 with @IDRC_CRDI @TTI_ITT think tanks and african private sector: what challenges and opportunities for patnership and collaboration in taking the Africa emergence agenda forward? @ISSERUG @CresContact @IPAR_ThinkTank

[Flaubert @Flaubert_Mbieko]

Main take away from think tanks - private sector panel at #CIEA2019: communication is key, i.e. before private sector can fund think tanks, it needs to know more about what think tanks do and what is their value added. @TTI_ITT @IDRC_CRDI

[Flaubert @Flaubert_Mbieko]

3rd international conference on the emergence of Africa now in Senegal on with panel on PPPs: stability, not only political but also in rule of law is of critical importance. Can't wait for @TTI_ITT think tanks panel

[Prof Felix A Asante @ProfFelixAsante]

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[SeemaBP @seema_bp]

Are jobs and migration a challenge or an opportunity? Heated debates at the #2018TTIX. @TTI_ITT @IDRC_CRDI

[TTI-ITT @TTI_ITT]

On independence: Not only do you have to be but you have to APPEAR to be. Ana Patricia Muñoz, @grupofaro, discusses the importance of the visibility of #ThinkTank independence. #2018ttix

[Eric Didier Karinganire @Didier_Karingan]

Interesting presidential summit #AGRF2018! Rwandan President Paul #Kagame, Ghanaian President Addo, Kenyan Vice President William Ruto & Gabon Prime Minister on the Heads of State pannel discussing agriculture issues the African continent

[AFS Forum @TheAGRF]

We have to get our act together. The solution lies with us. We have made it easier to export to Europe than it is to export to our own neighbouring countries. We need to change this. - Hon. @WilliamsRuto Deputy President, Republic of Kenya. #HowWillYouLead #AGRF2018

[Dr Jemimah Njuki @jemimah_njuki]

“With the knowledge and tools available, there has never been a better time for young people to be involved in agriculture” President of Rwanda, HE Paul Kagame #AGRF2018

[Dr Jemimah Njuki @jemimah_njuki]

“Everything is agriculture, the rest is luck” President @PaulKagame reflects on an old slogan. I believe it is still true today! @IDRC_AFRIQUE supporting innovations to increase productivity and profitability of agriculture and support #women #AGRF18

[AFS Forum @TheAGRF]

"Instead of making women bankable, let's make financial institutions 'womenable'!' - Dr. @jemimah_njuki @IDRC_AFRIQUE #AGRF2018 #HowWillYouLead

[PACA @AUC_PACA]

We have to believe in women, we have to invest in women @jemimah_njuki @IDRC_AFRIQUE #AGRF2018 #HowWillYouLead we need to make financial services womenable

[AFS Forum @TheAGRF]

Big Data and IT is changing the agriculture ecosystem in the continent. - Dr. Holger Kray, Head, Africa Agriculture Policy Unit, World Bank. Watch the discussion via https://t.co/f5GrJK5qkC and share your feedback using #AGRF2018 #HowWillYouLead

[alesha @Global_AleshaB]

Crops don’t need rain, they need water. Sometimes you see crops die next to a stream while people wait for rain. Changing mindsets and personal behaviors is the starting point. #howwillyoulead #AGRF2018

[AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. @AGRA_Africa]

You can read the 2018 Africa Agriculture Status Report here - https://t.co/lIko2xmEeb #AGRF2018

[Dyborn Chibonga @decee2012]

“The problem of Africa is not knowing what to do but implementation...Rapid Agriculture growth is not the remit of Ministry of Agriculture, we need all sectors involved starting with Political Will.” Prof John Mellor, Emeritus Prof Cornell University #AGRF2018 #HowWillYouLead

[AFS Forum @TheAGRF]

'Taking African agriculture will require strong measures to translate the existing strategies into tangible action.' - H.E. Edouard Ngirente, Prime Minister, Republic of Rwanda #AGRF2018 #HowWillYouLead