Month: January 2014

On the 16th of January ISRA (Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and MTT Agrifood Research Finland organized a workshop on the impacts of and adaptation to climate change. The workshop was held at ISRA headquarters in Dakar, Sénégal. The goal of the event was to present preliminary results of the project and to discuss the next steps in the analysis. Besides FoodAfrica partners, the …

Abdub Galgallo, 27, is a Kenyan Master of Science student at the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INST), University of Nairobi. He is involved in the programme of FoodAfrica research for development through the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) where he has conducted research on his thesis on soil micronutrients. Building capacity by educating young scientists in the participating countries is one of the key activities in the programme. Abdub …

Marja Mutanen, Professor of Nutrition Physiology at the Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki is studying Beninese child diet and feeding practices. Her research is a part of the FoodAfrica work package focusing on improving nutrition and food security by enhancing the usage of traditional foods in Benin. University of Helsinki is working together with Bioversity International, which is the leading institution in this work package. Bioversity …