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GCP-3 Final factsheet: Ethiopia & Kenya, ADIAS
March 23, 2021Research project
GCP-3 Final factsheet: Ethiopia & Kenya, ADIAS

“The ADIAS project looked at dairy input & advisory configurations in Kenya and Ethiopia. In both countries, a transition to more farmer participation in markets is needed in order to eke out a living from shrinking farms and, of course, to feed the nation. While Kenyan farmers benefit from pluriform service provision models , upgrading »

GCP-2 facstheet final findings: Access to finance
December 2, 2020Research project
GCP-2 facstheet final findings: Access to finance

Please download the factsheet with final findings of this GCP-2 Integrated Project. »

Food & Business Research Final Conference
November 1, 2020Knowledge activity
Food & Business Research Final Conference

On December 9 and 10, 2020, NWO-WOTRO and the Food & Business Knowledge Platform organise the final Food & Business Research Conference. This conference will enlarge the impact of all research results by bringing together project-level insights and outcomes, in order to identify commonalities and create coherence. »

Rethinking food production – Opportunities and barriers for circular agriculture
September 28, 2020Knowledge activity
Rethinking food production – Opportunities and barriers for circular agriculture

In a recent webinar, NWO-WOTRO presented key learnings on the topic of circular agriculture in light of the synthesis study that is part of the Food & Business Research Programme. This lunch & learn webinar shared insights on the question: how can circular agriculture offer solutions to feed a growing global population? »

GCP-2 final factsheet: Follow the Food
July 24, 2020Research project
GCP-2 final factsheet: Follow the Food

One of the final findings of this GPC-2 project Follow the Food is that foreign investments in local food systems in Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana focusing on improving productivity, product quality and income, are not necessarily leading to better food & nutrition conditions, because (cultural preferences, spending priorities) intervene. »

Increasing smallholder food production
July 14, 2020Study
Increasing smallholder food production

This third Outcomes Paper of the F&BR Synthesis Study assesses the outcomes delivered by thirteen Food & Business Research (F&BR) projects in terms of increased food production by and for farming communities in seven African and two Asian countries. Smallholders play a vital role in contributing to food and nutrition security. Ironically, smallholders and their families are themselves among the poorest and most food insecure people in the global South. »