Projects
Projects
Current Projects
Utafiti Sera
Africa’s youth population, currently the highest in the world, is expected to double by 2030. High unemployment rates continue to be a major challenge that can turn this demographic group into a ticking time bomb, if left unmitigated
APRA
The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) Research Programme Consortium Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) is a five-year, Research Programme Consortium (RPC), which is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The Programme which runs from 2016-2022 is based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK (www.ids.ac.uk ). It builds on more than a decade of research and policy engagement work by the Future Agricultures Consortium (www.future-agricultures.org ).
Current Projects
Utafiti Sera
Africa’s youth population, currently the highest in the world, is expected to double by 2030. High unemployment rates continue to be a major challenge that can turn this demographic group into a ticking time bomb, if left unmitigated
APRA
The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) Research Programme Consortium Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) is a five-year, Research Programme Consortium (RPC), which is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The Programme which runs from 2016-2022 is based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK (www.ids.ac.uk ). It builds on more than a decade of research and policy engagement work by the Future Agricultures Consortium (www.future-agricultures.org ).
Completed projects
Test Project
The women Food Entrepreneurs (WFE) research is a project under the Dutch Food & Business Knowledge platform (http://knowledge4food.net/) that aims to strengthen women’s food entrepreneurship in city slums of Kenya and Burkina Faso.
Women Food Entrepreneurship
The women Food Entrepreneurs (WFE) research is a project under the Dutch Food & Business Knowledge platform (http://knowledge4food.net/) that aims to strengthen women’s food entrepreneurship in city slums of Kenya and Burkina Faso.
Managing Scarcity of Plenty towards climate Smart pastoral innovations in Kenya
The CSPI project builds on the research findings and policy recommendations from the study on ‘Re-thinking Strategy on Animal health, markets, and policy in Pastoralist Areas of East Africa: Supporting learning by Interaction to strengthen livestock policy and practice in Kenya.’ (ReSAHMaP).
Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition (BFN) Market Linkages Project
In Western Kenya, cases of malnutrition, stunting and underweight are common especially for children under five years. This has been attributed to low purchasing power and over-reliance on starchy foods. Yet, Western Kenya is rich in agricultural biodiversity which would provide a gateway to dietary diversity for food and nutritional security.
Re-thinking Strategy on Animal health, markets, and policy in Pastoralist Areas of East Africa (ReSAHMaP)
The Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) is in the third phase of implementing OSIEA Economic Governance program with funding from Open Society Foundation through the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (www.osiea.org).