In 2015, the University of Zambia, together with five partner organizations, started a project on Zambian traditional non-alcoholic fermented foods. Mabisi (based on milk) and Munkoyo (based on cereal) were chosen for the study. »
To harmonize the country-oriented Dutch development and economic diplomacy policies with increasing regional influences in poultry value chain developments, better insight is needed in the interdependency of the poultry sectors of different countries. »
The Global Challenges Programme aquaponics project received the Dutch research partners of the consortium for field visits in Ethiopia. They visited all three project sites, Shewa Robit, Hawassa and Metehara. »
Olivier M. Joffre, Laurens Klerkx, Malcolm Dickson and Marc Verdegem of the GCP project “Nutritious-system pond farming in Vietnam” published a research article entitled “How is innovation in aquaculture conceptualized and managed? A systematic literature review and reflection framework to inform analysis and action”. »
This Global Challenges Programme project aims to increase the production of fish and vegetables while saving scarce natural resources, through the transfer of prototype aquaponics systems to rural households in Ethiopia. In March 2016 eight aquaponics systems were constructed and in November 2016 another thirty were finished. »
In September 2016, all beneficiaries of the Global Challenges Programme project “Sustainable integrated fish-vegetable production in Ethiopia” attended the Aquaponics trainings. The project aims at increasing nutrition security of rural households in Ethiopia. »
Project team members Myrtille Danse and Kelly Rijswijk from the Global Challenges Programme second call project “Bringing food security to scale in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique: understanding and supporting the role of intermediaries in inclusive business networks” attended the 12th European IFSA Symposium and presented research findings . Every two years the European department »
