This brief describes programmes of research by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) and presents emerging findings from the program’s first five years, in topics such as: new vaccines against livestock diseases (Sub-Saha
Efforts at closing gender gaps in financial inclusion focus on developing financial products and services specifically targeting women, but broader social and cultural constraints that prevent women from using these products and services are rarel
Huge postharvest (PH) losses are a threat to food security, incomes and livelihoods of many households in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Annual value of PH losses for grains alone exceeds USD 4 billion. In Tanzania
Across Africa, postharvest losses along the food chain from farm to fork jeopardize the food security of resource-poor farmers.
This book explores the place of poor people within a rich variety of value chains, focusing upon lagging, rural regions in Africa and Asia, and how they can “upgrade” within such chains.