FoodAfrica PhD students at ILRI: Anima Sirma, Sara Ahlberg and Daniel Mugangai

As the FoodAfrica Programme aims for capacity building in the Programme countries, altogether eleven PhD students have been recruited from different academic institutions to work on their theses as part of the Programme. FoodAfrica will strengthen the cooperation between researchers and training and research institutions in the region and enhance efficient knowledge dissemination between African, Finnish and CGIAR experts. Combining applied research with development cooperation including extensive involvement of different …

Qualitative methods used to gather information on young child feeding practices in Benin

Qualitative data were collected in a study on infant and young child feeding in rural Benin in May 2013. This research aimed to improve understanding of complementary feeding practices of young children. It was conducted in the preparatory phase of the Work Package 4 in the FoodAfrica Programme. Chronic child malnutrition is common in Benin. Over 40 percent of children under the age of five are stunted. One reason for …