Contributed
Interviews conducted
Queiq: The River That Streamed Bodies in Aleppo
A call to observe episodes of violence with a focus on the perpetrators, rather than the victims. This research highlights how both a focus on the victims and rigid definitions of genocide might help perpetuators evade justice.
Identifying ‘hard-to-reach’ groups and strategies to engage them in biomedical research: perspectives from engagement practitioners in South East Asia
Research on why some groups are harder to reach – an outcome to a 2 day workshop with 38 engagement practitioners working in SE Asia (36 SE Asian nationals).
Nutrition and Lifestyle Behavior Peer support Program for Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from a Feasibility Trial
A study of a community-led intervention to improve lifestyle habits of individuals at risk of metabolic syndrome.
Problems and Possibilities of Democratic Developmentalism in Ethiopia
Robust civic movements are essential for addressing the health needs of “neglected” groups of people, even when the government is committed to the achievement of universal access to quality healthcare.
How is gender investigated in African climate change research: a systematic review of the literature
A systematic review of all 260 studies published in the Web of Science on gender and climate change in Africa
Gender and Rural Non-Farm Entrepreneurship
Documenting differences in productivity of female and male entrepreneurs and analysing where they stem from.
Advancing Local Ecological Knowledge-Based Practices for Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience-Building, and Sustainability in Agriculture: A Case Study of Central and Southern Zambia
This research is about the understanding of the importance of local and indigenous knowledge systems in the climate change discourse for a better and effective adaptation that builds resilience and enhances the sustainability of the agriculture sector through innovative policies in a continously changing climate.
Rural Shadow Wages and Youth Agricultural Labor Supply in Ethiopia: Evidence from Farm Panel Data
The success and sustainability of the agriculture sector in Ethiopia require a proper understanding of how households allocate youth labor’s time and whether agricultural labor supply is responsive to economic incentives such as shadow wages. This research explores these questions.
Women in farmer-led irrigation development: the case of Infulene Valley, Maputo – Mozambique
Problematising both how women have been studied in academia, and how women are seen by development agencies in irrigation projects
Large-scale land acquisitions aggravate the feminization of poverty: findings from a case study in Mozambique
Large-scale land acquisitions threaten smallholders’ livelihoods. Large-scale land acquisitions have a stronger negative effect on the livelihoods of those with less access to off-farm income, i.e. often the women.
A feminist political ecology of farm resource entitlements in Northern Ghana
Climate change in Ghana is intensifying gender inequalities in agriculture, but gender must be viewed intersectionally to fully understand vulnerabilities and their causes
The Complicated Gendering of Farming and Household Food Responsibilities in Northern Ghana
Agricultural development programmes often operate on assumptions about gender roles that do not reflect contextual dynamics. Interventions should be participatory and cooperative to reflect changing contexts and new challenges.