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Research in ActionDevelopment Food and AgricultureIDRC-supported research is supporting school meals as a driver for healthier food-system policies and practices in Africa.
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Research in ActionFood and AgricultureWomen in Ghana achieving equal access to livestock vaccinesGhanaian women are taking the reins in livestock vaccinations.
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Research in ActionDevelopment Health Food and Agriculture Governance EnvironmentCo-creating recipes for food-systems transformationA novel, food system-wide approach to integrated policy development and implementation with governments.
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NewsFood and AgricultureCultivating Equality 2021 conference: Panel discussion on transforming outcomes for women livestock ownersFour IDRC-supported research teams are set to participate in a panel discussion on the uptake of livestock vaccines by women livestock owners, to take place on October 14, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT (6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. CET), during this year’s Cultivating Equality: Advancing Gender Research in Agriculture and Food Systems conference.Date
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Research in ActionFood and AgricultureTransforming the vaccine delivery system in Ghana: identifying approaches that benefit women
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Research in ActionNatural Resources Science and TechnologyCleaning up contaminated mines with plants and fungi
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Research in ActionFood and AgricultureImproving farming practices in Ghana with radio and cell phonesRadio and mobile apps link farmers to information, services, financing, and markets.
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Research in ActionFood and Agriculture GenderTransforming agriculture in Central and West Africa through development research
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IDRC awardeesNo relevant topics
Boosting youth employment in agri-business
Boosting youth employment in agri-business
Youth fare better financially than adults in the processing of cassava in Ghana. They could also surpass them in production and marketing if they had more access to credit and extension services, says Nana Anima Akrofi, a 2016 IDRC Research Award recipient.
Ghana is the world’s sixth largest producer of cassava and the crop remains the country’s most important staple food. Cassava is also of growing economic importance and could provide jobs for women and youth while increasing food security.
Akrofi set out to determine what role youth play in the cassava value chain and how their performance compares to that of adults. “The main challenge youth face is poor access to credit and extension services,” she says. “This inhibits their production activities. They are, however, relatively more profitable in processing — by turning the roots into dry flakes or flour — than adults.”
Akrofi credits the IDRC Research Award for enabling her “to identify issues in agri-food businesses that could generate options for improving food and income security,” she says. It also “opened the opportunity for me to pursue further studies and undertake academic research.”
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PerspectivesHealth Development Science and Technology GenderEbola and beyond: How Canada backs African problem-solvers
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Research in ActionDevelopment Economics Natural Resources Food and Agriculture Health Science and TechnologyCanada-Africa grants spur novel ideas, networksShort-term collaborations between Canadian and African researchers has generated compelling results on such pressing issues as maternal and child health, climate change impacts, and alternative energy sources. The Canada Africa Research Exchange Grants (CAREG) program fostered collaborations between researchers in seven African countries and counterparts at universities in Ontario, Québec, and Manitoba. Managed by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) with financial support from IDRC, CAREG set out to strengthen international partnerships and emerging networks involving African and Canadian academic researchers.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics Development Governance Social Policy Science and TechnologyBetter urban design a possible solution to reducing crime in Ghana's communities
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