PASHFARM Project Research Review Workshop-15-17 April 2025.

Contribution List (All Papers being presented)

65. Exploring the role of food SMEs and informal food markets in enhancing food security among low-income consumers in South Africa’s urban areas: The Case of Johannesburg and Pretoria

Economics Papers : Mid-Review

Dear Reviewers
This is the first time submitting this paper, which focused on the consumers of the study. We also developed a policy brief, uploaded with the paper.

68. Navigating Food Price Volatility: Gendered Consumption Patterns and Coping Strategies of Households in Ghana

Dr Isaac K. Ofori (University of Cape Coast)

Economics Papers : Mid-Review

Navigating Food Price Volatility: Consumption Patterns and Coping Strategies of Households in Ghana (CCS)

Meeting the food needs of Sub-Saharan Africa remains a pressing challenge, as highlighted by the 2024 Global Hunger Report, yet the 2024 Global Hunger Report highlights a rising cost of nutritious diets and food insecurity in the region. At the heart of these challenges lies food price volatility (FPV), a key factor influencing the affordability and consumption of healthy foods. However,...

67. SOCIAL TRUST AND CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE DECISIONS OF FARM-BASED BIOFORTIFIED FOODS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF MALAWI

Economics Papers : Mid-Review

Social trust and consumption expenditure decisions of farm-based biofortified foods in selected districts of Malawi [CR]

To reverse malnutrition and enhance human capital development, countries continue to invest in programs that support scaling up nutrition-sensitive agriculture like biofortification of farm-based crops. Despite the stipulated benefits, the uptake of orange fresh sweet potato (OSFP) and quality protein maize (QPM) biofortified crops remains low in Africa. To contribute to the literature on...

69. Understanding Household Retail Market Participation Behavior: The Interplay of Cash Transfers, Input Subsidies, and Food Purchases

Economics Papers : Mid-Review

Understanding Household Retail Market Participation Behavior: The Interplay of Cash Transfers, Input Subsidies, and Food Purchases [CCS]

We assess the link between cash transfers, input subsidies and household food purchase behaviour. We employ panel regression models to estimate these links. Our findings suggest that integrating cash transfers and input subsidies is critical in influencing household decisions to purchase most of the nutritious food groups as compared to either not participating in any program or participating...

70. Women’s Participation and Wellbeing in Weekly Food Markets: Gendered Insights from Dar es Salaam’s Urban Peripheries, Tanzania

Gender Papers : Mid-Review

Urban Periodic Food Markets in Underserved Peripheral Wards: A Potential Pathway to Food and Nutrition Security in Rapidly Growing Cities?

Weekly Food Markets (WFMs) are an increasingly important feature of urban food systems in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the underserved peripheries of rapidly growing cities. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, WFMs serve as critical access points for affordable and diverse foods. Despite their importance, the gendered dynamics within these markets remain underexplored. This study investigates...