On Wednesday the 2nd of November 2016, the Demeter team gathered for a workshop in Accra, fulfilled a promise they made to the community during the time of the data collection: the team came back to share the findings of the field work with a community in Kwaebibirem District. To start the discussions with the…
DetailsElisabeth Prügl reported first results from her analysis of international discourse on gender in agriculture and food security at the Annual Meetings of the Swiss Political Science Association in St. Gallen on January 12, 2017. Her paper entitled Frontiers of Neoliberal Globalization: Gender in Agriculture and Food Security examines 32 reports, working papers, and briefs…
DetailsBy Saba Joshi. On 12 December 2016, I had the unique opportunity to participate in a workshop organized in Sihanoukville, in Southern Cambodia by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) called “10th December Academy” to commemorate international human rights day. RWI’s Phnom Penh office organizes the “10 December Academy” annually in different parts of Cambodia, to…
DetailsWhat is the household survey? The survey aims to seek information related to livelihood activities, changes and outcomes resulting in food security and gender equality related issued issues. It also wishes to understand local land transaction dynamics and agricultural commercialization processes. In which Districts was the survey conducted? And why were these Districts selected for…
DetailsBy Kristina Lanz How does a large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) for agriculture affect the local food system (production, processing, distribution, consumption)? How are access to land and natural resources and related income-generating activities affected and re-distributed? Who are the winners and losers of large-scale land acquisitions and what strategies do the various local people adopt…
DetailsRecently, Ghana’s News Outlets are vividly reporting on continued conflicts between Ghanaian farmers and pastoralists from Niger, Bukina Faso or Mali at Agogo, Ashanti Region. The conflict has been ongoing for about two years but remains unresolved. Farmers are complaining that the illegal pastoralists’ cattle is destroying their farms and depleting water bodies. Ghana News…
DetailsCambodian Team discussing research instruments and arrangements of fieldwork. The field work is led by Mr. Suon Seng, Country Coordinator and supported by Dr. Fenneke Reysoo. Dr. Fenneke Reysoo will spend 3 weeks from 17 Jan to 6 Feb 2016 joining field work with the Cambodian team and facilitating the team to perform a primary analysis of…
DetailsElisabeth Prügl, principal investigator of DEMETER, explains why tackling gender inequality is fundamental to achieving nutritious food for all.
DEMETER researcher Joanna Bourke-Martignoni is presenting at the International Conference on “The Global Challenge of Human Rights Integration: Towards a Users’ Perspective” 9-11 December 2015, in Ghent, Belgium. The presentation is based on a joint research paper produced by two Research for Development (R4D) programmes: DEMETER and Towards Food Sustainability, titled: “Constitutional Protection of the Right…
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