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

9 Dec 2024, 11:30 → 12 Dec 2024, 18:59 Africa/Nairobi

Zoom (Virtual)

Mark Korir (African Economic Research Consortium)

Policy Analysis for Sustainable and Healthy Foods in African Retail Markets (PASHFARM)

Organizer: African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Funding Partner: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
Contact Email: cmaae@aercafrica.org
Reference: "Collaborative Research Proposal- PASHFARM"

Background

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), established in 1988, is at the forefront of economic research and policy analysis in Africa. In partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, AERC announces a call for collaborative research proposals under the project titled "Policy Analysis for Sustainable and Healthy Foods in African Retail Markets" (PASHFARM). This initiative aims to address the critical barriers to consuming safe, nutritious, and affordable diets in sub-Saharan Africa.

Project Objectives

The primary goal is to investigate the impact of food environments and policies on the acquisition and consumption of nutritious foods, focusing on:

• Understanding market structures and segmentation for nutritious food distribution.
• Identifying policy measures that can encourage the supply of nutritious foods to low-income urban and rural consumers.
• Assessing the role of food SMEs, market infrastructure, and consumer trust in improving nutrition outcomes.

Indicative Research Topics

Proposals may explore, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Barriers and gendered challenges faced by food SMEs.
• Compliance costs' impact on food pricing and affordability.
• Government incentives for SMEs to support nutritious food supply.
• Price volatility and its effects on consumer food choices.
• Market infrastructure improvements and their cost-effectiveness.
• Nutritious food varieties, availability, and consumer consumption patterns.

Review Process and Funding

Selected proposals will undergo a review by external experts. Approved projects will receive grants up to US$40,000, with an inception workshop planned for project kick-off. Researchers will present their findings in AERC-organized workshops, with outputs published in reputable journals and policy briefs.

PASHFARM Project Response to Reviewer comments Template 20

Call-for-Collaborative-Research-Proposals-PASHFARM.pdf

PASHFARM Project Response to Reviewer comments Template 2024.docx

Monday, 9 December

14:00 → 14:10 AERC Introductory Remarks: AERC Introductory Remarks Victor Murinde, Executive Director, AERC

14:10 → 15:00 The role of trust, age and gender in influencing decisions to consume biofortified staple foods in Malawi" Kindly update on the agenda [CR]: Chimwemwe Ng’ong’ola, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Malawi

PASHFARM- The role of trust,gender and age in influencing consumption decisions of biofortified staple foods in Malawi.pptx

PASHFARM-review workshop Revised The Role of Age and Gender in Influencing Decisions to Consume Biofortified Staple Foods in Malawi.pptx

15:00 → 15:50 Consumer Preferences for Biofortified Iron Beans: Results from a Willingness to Pay and Choice Experiment in Kenya (CCS)

Presenter: Forah Obebo, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Peer Discussant: Luitfred D. Kissoly
Resource Person: Federico Ciani
PSC Member: Bereket Kebede

15:50 → 16:10 Health Break

16:10 → 17:00 Do Input Subsidies and Safety Nets Address Accessibility to Nutritious Food among Low-Income Groups? Evidence from Malawi Integrated Panel Data [CCS]

Presenter: Lemekezani Kingston Chilora, MwAPATA Institute, Malawi
Peer Discussant: Harounan Kazianga
Resource Person: Victor Ajieroh
PSC Member: Bereket Kebede

17:00 → 17:50 Gendered Patterns in Nutritious Food Consumption: Household Dynamics, Food Affordability, and Adaptive Strategies (FR)

Presenter: Martin J. Chegere, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Peer Discussant: Lemekezani Kingston Chilora
Resource Person: Abayomi Samuel Oyekale
PSC Member: Dominique Njinkeu

17:50 → 18:00 Health Break

18:00 → 18:50 Analyse Comparative L’impact de la Volatilité des Prix Sur Les Dépenses de Consommation au Cameroun, au Sénégal et au Togo

Presenter: Amy KA, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Senegal
Peer Discussant: Tsambou André Dumas
Resource Person: Bernadette Dia Kamgnia
PSC Member: Dominique Njinkeu

18:50 → 19:40 Determinants of Diet Quality in Eight West African Countries: Household Income, Farm Production, Market Prices, and Access to Healthy Diets

Presenter: Harounan Kazianga, Oklahoma State University, USA
Peer Discussant: Patience Opata / E. Adaku
Resource Person: Abayomi S. Oyekale
PSC Member: Soji Adelaja

Tuesday, 10 December

11:30 → 11:40 Remarks: Abbi Kedir, Director of Research, AERC

11:00 - 11:10
Remarks
Presenter: Abbi Kedir, Director of Research, AERC

11:40 → 12:30 Practices of Vendors in Provision of Safe and Quality Food for Informal Settlement Residents in Nairobi, Kenya: A Gendered Exploration (FR-G)

Presenter: Violet Wawire, Women Educational Researchers of Kenya (WERK), Kenya
Peer Discussant: Forah Obebo
Resource Person: Els Lecoutere, ILRI
PSC Member: Tom Ondicho

12:30 → 13:20 Fruits and Vegetables Consumer Access and Consumption Behaviour in Kenya: The role of Retail Markets (CCS)

Presenter: Florence Opondo, Laikipia University, Kenya
Peer Discussant: Ousmanou Njikam
Resource Person: Anthony Coleman
PSC Member: Cristina D’Alessandro

13:20 → 13:30 Health Break

13:30 → 14:20 Volatilité des Prix et Qualité de Consommation Alimentaire des Ménages au Sénégal

Presenter: Tsambou André Dumas, Université de Yaoundé II, Cameroun
Peer Discussant: Amy KA
Resource Person: Bernadette Dia Kamgnia
PSC Member: Cristina D’Alessandro

14:20 → 15:10 Navigating Food Price Volatility: Consumption Patterns and Coping Strategies of Households in Ghana (CCS)

Presenter: Abule Mehare, Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia
Peer Discussant: Violet Wawire
Resource Person: Tomoé Bourdier
PSC Member: Bereket Kebede

15:10 → 15:20 Health Break

15:20 → 16:10 Urban Periodic Food Markets in Underserved Peripheral Wards: A Potential Pathway to Food and Nutrition Security in Rapidly Growing Cities?

Presenter: Luitfred D. Kissoly, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Peer Discussant: Edward Mutandwa
Resource Person: Jonathan Nzuma
PSC Member: Soji Adelaja

Kissoly - Presentation - PASHFARM Project Research Paper Review Workshop.pptx

16:10 → 17:00 Smallholder Livestock Commercialization is Associated with Dietary Diversity and Adherence to Food Based Dietary Guidelines in Zambia (CCS)

Presenter: Martin Paul Jr Tabe-Ojong, The World Bank
Peer Discussant: Martin Chegere
Resource Person: Federico Ciani
PSC Member: Bereket Kebede

17:00 → 17:50 Food Price Volatility, Affordability and Inequalities in Nutritious Diet: The Case of Ghana [CCS]

Presenter: Isaac Kwesi Ofori, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Peer Discussant: Chimwemwe Ng’ong’ola
Resource Person: Jonathan Nzuma
PSC Member: Soji Adelaja

Wednesday, 11 December

11:30 → 11:40 Day 3: 19 September 2024 Remarks

Harounan Kazianga, Oklahoma State Univ MC- Mark Korir, AERC

11:40 → 12:30 Breaking the Barriers: Exploring Gendered Barriers that Food SMEs Face in Providing Low-Income Consumers with Safe, Affordable, and Nutritious Foods in Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi

Presenter: Raphael Gitau, Egerton University, Kenya
Peer Discussant: Abule Mehare
Resource Person: Els Lecoutere, ILRI
PSC Member: Tom Ondicho

12:30 → 13:20 Availability, Access, and Barriers to SMEs’ Provision of Safe and Nutritious Diets in Low-Income Areas: The Case of Urban and Peri-Urban Settlements in South Africa

Presenter: Selma Karuaihe, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Peer Discussant: Florence Opondo
Resource Person: Victor Ajieroh
PSC Member: Cristina D’Alessandro

13:20 → 13:30 Health Break

13:30 → 14:20 Gender dynamics and effects of seafood and fruit enterprise performance on household access to food in Nigeria (FR-G)

Presenter: Ezeibe Adaku, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Peer Discussant: Fatima Kareem
Resource Person: Anthony Coleman
PSC Member: Cristina D’Alessandro

14:20 → 15:10 Intrahousehold Power Dynamics, and the Willingness to Pay for Fortified Maize Flour and Biofortified Beans in Rwanda (CR-G)

Presenter: Fatima Kareem, Akademiya2063, Rwanda
Peer Discussant: Martin Paul Jr Tabe-Ojong
Resource Person: Linnet Henry
PSC Member: Tom Ondicho

15:10 → 15:20 Health Break

15:20 → 16:10 Women participation in urban street vending: A balancing act between productive and reproductive roles in Harare, Zimbabwe (FR-G): Gendered

Presenter: Edward Mutandwa, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Peer Discussant: Raphael Gitau
Resource Person: Tomoé Bourdier
PSC Member: Tom Ondic

16:10 → 17:00 Quantifying gender productivity gaps at formal and informal food MSMEs in Cameroon (CR-G)

Presenter: Ousmanou Njikam, University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Peer Discussant: Racheal Namulondo
Resource Person: Victor Okoruwa
PSC Member: Dominique Njinkeu

17:00 → 17:50 Smallholder crop commercialisation and household nutrition: Panel data evidence from refugee host communities in Uganda (FR)

Presenter: Racheal Namulondo, Busitema University, Uganda
Peer Discussant: Isaac Kwesi Ofori
Resource Person: Victor Okoruwa
PSC Member: Soji Adelaja