Scaling Up Pulse Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security in Southern Ethiopia (CIFSRF Phase 2)
Ethiopia has one of the highest prevalences of protein-calorie malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in the world.
Ethiopia has one of the highest prevalences of protein-calorie malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in the world.
Poor handling of fruit results in post-harvest losses of nearly 40% in tropical countries. This project aims to extend the harvest and improve fruit quality and shelf life.
Some 40% of Zimbabwe's 12 million inhabitants live in cities. This number is expected to grow at a rate of approximately 4% per year. The population of Harare, Zimbabwe's largest city has grown four-fold in the past 30 years.
In eastern and southern Africa, most yogurt production is carried out by industries using large-scale fermentation technologies to target urban consumers.
There exists limited understanding of how e-Health solutions are perceived, designed, implemented and used. This goes beyond considerations related to automation, power supplies and affordability.
Indigenous vegetables are extremely important to poor rural women but have received little attention from the research, development and policy community.
Health research in the South is mostly funded and directed by institutions in the North, and is not necessarily related to priority health needs as recognized by those in the South.
This project aims to help West African nations develop policies based on a better understanding of why youth leave rural areas, and what economic activities they pursue in cities.
Adding a social science perspective to the field of health policy and systems research can help developing countries address health problems in a more comprehensive way.
Support for entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises is vital to stimulate jobs and to encourage self-employment in developing countries where labour markets are often unable to absorb the growing number of job seekers, including youth.