Grants Round 4

Awardees
Political Economy Analysis of Food Industry (PEAFI) - unpacking the influence of the food industry on adolescent consumption of ultra-processed foods in Sub-Saharan Africa

Collaborators:

Christopher Turner, NRI

Sara Stevano, SOAS

Paul Kwame Nkegbe, University for Development Studies

Emmanuel Codjoe, University of Ghana

Details
Principal investigator(s):
Fiorella Picchioni NRI, University of Greenwich
Value:
£249,840
Duration:
24 months (from August 2023)
Countries of research: Ghana
Methodological Development for External Food Environment Surveillance Systems (EFESS) around Two Secondary Cities in Kenya
Purdue University

Principal investigator:

Co-Principal investigators:

Details
Principal investigator(s):
Nilupa Gunaratna Purdue University
Simon Kimenju Kula Vyema Centre of Food Economics
Ramya Ambikapathi Cornell University
Value:
£250,000
Duration:
24 months (from June 2023)
Countries of research: Kenya
NUTRI+4AID: Nutritional Postharvest Loss Estimate for Humanitarian Aid

Collaborators:

Apurba Shee, NRI

Dina Nikolaou, NRI

Brighton Mvumi, University of Zimbabwe

Patrick Ngwenyama, University of Zimbabwe

Shephard Siziba, University of Zimbabwe

Loveness Nyanga, University of Zimbabwe

Sarah Mayanja, International Potato Center (CIP) Uganda

Martin Ogwal, MoodTechnologies (Research and M&E Tools, Uganda)

Tawanda Magorimbo, World Food Program Zimbabwe

Faith Dube, World Food Program Zimbabwe

Marika Guderian, World Food Program Zimbabwe

Fortune Maduma, World Food Program DRC

Isaac Kabazzi, United Nations High Commision for Refugees (UNHCR) Uganda

Filippo Dibari, World Food Program South and South East Asia and Pacific Islands

Jan Low, International Potato Center (CIP) Kenya

Hans de Steur, Ghent University

Tilman Bruck, International Security and Development Center (ISDC) Germany

Details
Principal investigator(s):
Aurelie Bechoff Natural Resources Institute
Joshua Wesana Mountains of the Moon University
Value:
£249,983
Duration:
24 months (from January 2023)
Countries of research: United Kingdom, Uganda, Zimbabwe