Dear colleagues, partners, and friends,

Welcome to the 2^nd 2025 newsletter of The Pan-African Network for economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP)!

1. News & events

PANAP at the 6^th African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference

PANAP, with support from the StEPPFoS project successfully hosted a side event at the 6th AU–EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference titled “Supporting Science-to-Policy for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Across Europe and Africa,” brought together the AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, H.E. Moses Vilakati, and the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, H. E. Christophe Hansen.

A panel session discussed the role of science into policymaking in Africa and the potential for a closer AU–EU partnership. Among the panellists Abubacar Kyari, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, and Martin Heydon, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and former Minister of Agriculture of Zambia, Dora Siliya. The event recognized the common challenges and objectives of the African and Europe food systems and supported the transition to more sustainable systems. Participants acknowledged the role of PANAP in fostering AU–EU scientific cooperation and called for its enlargement.

PANAP 2025 General Assembly

The 5^th PANAP general assembly explored the timely theme: “The Role of PANAP within the New Agricultural Strategic Frameworks and Policies for Africa and Europe”

As African and European agri-food systems evolve under new policy directions, PANAP continues to position itself as a key platform for advancing evidence-based policy analysis, research collaboration, dialogue, and capacity building for sustainable agri-food systems.

PANAP at the 28^th GTAP Conference

To encourage applied, policy-relevant research relating to African agri-food system issues using CGE modelling, PANAP supported the participation of two African researchers at the annual GTAP Conference and organized two sessions (Young African Researchers and Economic resilience and food security in Africa).

3rd DEMETRA Modelling Workshop

On 21-24 June 2025 PANAP organised a three-day capacity building training workshop for Economic Policy Modelling in Kigali, part of the StEPPFoS project activities to strengthen the capacity of African researchers to use DEMETRA. The workshop attracted 20 participants from 13 institutions based in 11 different countries. The participants included researchers with an interest to apply a national CGE model to analyse African agrifood systems, including early and established researchers working on African food systems and policies.

PANAP Mentorship Programme

In June 2025 the one-year mentorship programme in CGE modelling kicked-off in Kigali, Rwanda. The programme supports researchers in conducting CGE analysis using the DEMETRA model and preparing a peer-reviewed publication. The aim is to strengthen modelling capacities of PANAP members, supporting continuous application of the method and foster knowledge acquired in previous trainings. The four mentees, selected in a competitive process among 50 applications are.

• Mariam Amadou DIALLO (Senegal/Belgium). Tariffs and Tensions: What U.S. Trade Policy Shifts Could Mean for South Africa
• Mgeni Edward MSAFIRI (Tanzania). Irrigation as Climate Change Adaptation Strategy: A CGE Analysis for Tanzania
• Oluwasola OMOJU (Nigeria). Economy-wide, food security and poverty implications of proposed health fiscal policy in Nigeria
• Tidiane KAMAGATE (Ivory Coast). Impact of Input Subsidies on Food Security and the Wellfare of Farm Households in Ivory Coast: An Analysis Using a CGE

PANAP Webinar Series

PANAP launched a Webinar series. In the last months, PANAP researchers presented their findings related to “Nutrition Policies on Labor productivity in Kenya”, “Modelling drought induced internal migration in Ethiopia” and “The Policy-Research Interface in Africa: Bridging the Divide to Support Evidence-Based Policymaking for Food Systems Transformation”.

Follow the LinkedIn account of the Strengthening Evidence-Based Policy Practice for Sustainable Food Systems (StEPPFoS) project for the updates.

2. PANAP Partners’ activities

The StEPPFoS Network for Collaboration Platform has been launched. This is a dedicated tool designed to streamline communication, enhance collaboration, and improve coordination among PANAP and consortium partners. Please, feel free to register and share any related news and events.

3. Recent publications

JRC Working Papers on Economic Analysis of Policies in Africa

• 2025-05 - An Analysis of Cocoa Market Fundamentals and Price Transmission in the Cocoa Value Chain
• 2025-06 - Labour productivity, food security and nutrition driver: A CGE framework for Kenya

If you are interested in publishing your work, please contact us: JRC-PANAP@ec.europa.eu

Reports:

• Les périmètres irrigués au Niger [Irrigated perimeters in Niger]

Journal articles:

• Application of environmentally extended social accounting matrix based indicators to address socio-economic and environmental targets in Cameroon
• The impact of access to agricultural advisory services on input use and farm performance: Evidence from Senegal
• Diet quality rather than caloric intake associated with labour wages in Kenya

For Further information

PANAP Secretariat

European Commission - Joint Research Centre

Email: JRC-PANAP@ec.europa.eu

Website: https://datam.jrc.ec.europa.eu/datam/area/PANAP

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