Mandiaye Diagne

Area of Expertise

Adoption and impact assessment, productivity analysis, farm management survey, trade modeling

Current Research

Policy innovation systems and impact assessment

Research Countries

Senegal, Gambia

Professional Experience

2002-present: Research Assistant in Agricultural Economics, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), Saint Louis, Senegal;

June-December 2010: Visiting Ph.D. Student at the Food Security Center (University of Hohenheim, Germany);

2001-2002: Manager at «Commerce Général de Chine», 27 Av. Lamine Gueye Dakar;

1998-2000: Research Assistant in Agricultural Economics, ISRA (National Institute of Agricultural Research), Saint Louis, Senegal

Current FSC Status

Alumnus

Year of FSC Scholarship

2010

Institute during FSC Scholarship

Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Home Institute

Africa Rice Center, University of Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal

Doctoral Institute

Dissertation

Productivity, technology adoption and food trade for food security in Africa

Degrees

Master of Quantitative Economics Analysis, Doctoral Student; High Diploma in Design/System Development of Information (DSCDSI) at Applied Science and Technologies Unit, University of Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal

Important Publications

Yann, D., Demont, M., Diagne, M., 2012. Estimating bird damage to rice in Africa: Evidence from the Senegal River Valley. Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Demont, M., Rodenburg, J., Diagne, M., Diallo, S., 2009. Ex ante Impact Assessment of Herbicide Resistant Rice in the Sahel. Crop Protection.