Helen Coskeran On 21 October 2019, we were delighted to welcome Dr Pedi Obani, Research Fellow in the United Nations University – Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), to the University of Leeds to lead a seminar/webinar hosted jointly with the Leeds University Centre for African Studies. Using a case study focused on Nigeria’s Benin City, …
On 25 September 2019, we were pleased to host University of Leeds doctoral researchers Ruth Smith (Sustainability Research Institute), Ndashe Kapulu (School of Food Science and Nutrition) and Emmanuel Likoya (Sustainability Research Institute) who presented their work on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi. Ruth presented initial results from her analysis of gender …
For our May seminar, we were delighted to host Sithembile Mwamakamba, co-project manager of GCRF-AFRICAP and programme manager for climate-smart agriculture at lead African partner FANRPAN. Sithembile presented on the pressing global challenge of whether agriculture can meet unprecedented demand for food while ensuring sustainable use of natural resources, containing greenhouse gas emissions, and mitigating …
Through the GCRF-AFRICAP programme , FANRPAN and the University of Leeds are conducting research into climate smart seed systems. As part of the research, we are seeking responses to this short survey from those involved in seed system activity (e.g. gene/seed banks, crop breeders, regulators, seed companies, agrodealers, extension officers, farmers) across Africa. We are particularly …
On 27 February 2019, we were delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Coulson who led our second knowledge-sharing event at the University of Leeds. With 40 students and staff in the room and webinar participants from 13 countries, Andrew introduced his recent book (co-authored by Antony Ellman and Emmanuel Mbiha), Increasing Production from the Land: A Sourcebook …