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THE AERC 2020–2025 STRATEGIC PLAN

Data Collection
Level Expected Results Indicators Indicator Definition Baseline Target Values Final Instrument and Risks/Assumptions
Target Frequency

2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Activity 1.7.2.1: Conduct 2 1 1 ✓ Reviewed curricula.
four subject specialist
workshops to review/
develop CMAP, CMAAE,
and CPP curricula.
Output 1.7.3 Developed a set of Number of agricultural Count of agricultural and 4 ✓ Course outlines; ✓ Resources are available;
agricultural and natural and natural resources natural resources elective ✓ Programme records, ✓ Available team of experts
resources elective elective courses courses developed for annually. to develop specialized CPP
courses for CPP students developed for CPP CPP students seeking to elective courses in agricultural
seeking to specialize students seeking to specialize in Agricultural and natural resources;
in Agricultural and specialize in Agricultural and Applied Economics.
Applied Economics. and Applied Economics. ✓ Sustained demand for PhD
specialization in Agricultural
Activity 1.7.3.1: Conduct 1 ✓ List of participants; and Applied Economics.
stakeholders workshop ✓ Evaluation reports,
to deliberate on the set annually.
of elective courses to
be developed for CPP
students seeking to
specialize in Agricultural
and Applied Economics.
Activity 1.7.3.2: Conduct 1 ✓ Programme records;
a subject specialist ✓ Developed curricula.
workshop to develop
elective courses for CPP
students seeking to
specialize in Agricultural
and Applied Economics.
Output 1.7.4 African universities Number of African Cumulative count of 0 0 2 4 6 8 ✓ AERC reports; ✓ Attractiveness and relevance
accredited with Mark universities accredited African universities ✓ Programme records, of AERC programmes;
of Quality. with Mark of Quality. accredited with Mark of annually. ✓ Universities are running an
Quality upon assessment Economics/Agricultural and
of their curriculum, Applied Economics graduate
pedagogy, and teaching programme;
standards of Economics
and Agricultural ✓ Resources are available;
Economics by AERC. ✓ A universally acceptable
quality assessment index has
been developed.
Activity 1.7.4.1: Develop 1 ✓ Programme records. ✓ Resources are available;
a quality index with ✓ Attractiveness and relevance
various tiers/levels of of AERC training programmes
quality for use to evaluate is continually updated;
universities seeking
accreditation. ✓ AERC’s leadership position in
training of economists in SSA is
globally acknowledged.

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