This project seeks to examine the links between women's economic empowerment, women's paid work, and their unpaid care responsibilities.
What limits women's ability to become financially self-sufficient from an early age in Africa?
Agriculture has made remarkable advances in the past decades, but progress in improving the nutrition and health of the poor in developing countries is lagging behind.
Inequalities in access to and quality of health services result in poorer health for disadvantaged groups. In West Africa, poor access to health care has been linked to increased mortality of children under five.
Because roots, tubers, and bananas are food crops primarily traded in local markets, their prices are not subject to the volatility that affects global markets for staple grains such as wheat and maize.
This project aims to inform policies that help marginalized groups in Africa, such as women and the poor, to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities of broadband Internet.
Africa has the highest proportion of undernourished people in the world. Research has considerable potential to improve the food security situation by demonstrating how effective interventions can be undertaken.
How can populations become resilient to climate change while pursuing economic growth? This question is at the heart of a research project designed to support climate-resilient economic development in semi-arid lands.
Although many developing countries are working on appropriate mechanisms for financing adaptation to combat climate-related problems, there is a great need for research and insight to support these efforts.
The objective of this project is to test whether the Food and Agriculture Organization's Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security can help increase account