PASHFARM Project Research Paper Review Workshop (17-19 September 2024)

17 Sept 2024, 07:25 → 19 Sept 2024, 17:30 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

Tuesday, 17 September

AERC Introductory Remarks: AERC Introductory Remarks Victor Murinde, Executive Director, AERC

Trust and Consumption Decisions for Biofortified Food in Malawi: The Case of Orange Flesh Sweet Potato and Yellow Maize: Chimwemwe Ng’ong’ola, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Malawi

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

Consumer Acceptance of Biofortified Iron Beans in Kenya: A Willingness to Pay and Choice Experiment Approach

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

Do Input Subsidies and Safety Nets Address Accessibility to Nutritious Food among Low-Income Groups? Evidence from Malawi Integrated Panel Data

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

The Impact of Food Price Variability on Consumer’s Food Expenditure and Consumption Decisions

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

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

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

Wednesday, 18 September

Remarks: Abbi Kedir, Director of Research, AERC

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

Exploring Strategies for Enhancing Women Vendor’s Opportunities of Provision of Safe and Quality Food for Slum Residents in Nairobi

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

A Gendered Policy Landscape for Access to Nutritious Foods among Low-Income Groups in Kenya and Malawi: A Scoping Review

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

12:50 Health Break

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

Food Price Volatility, Child Mortality, and Household Food Security in Ethiopia: Evidence from Time Series and Survey Data

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

14:40 Health Break

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

Rural Wealth and Consumption of Nutritious and Healthy Diets: Panel Data Evidence from Zambia

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

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

Thursday, 19 September

11:00 Day 3: 19 September 2024 Remarks

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

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

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

12:50 Health Break

Gender, Structural Change, and Small and Medium-Scale Food Enterprises Performance: Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey and the Demographic and Health Surveys Data

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

Analysis of the Food Retail Systems in Cameroon and Rwanda through a Gender Lens: Policies, Drivers, Barriers, and Healthy Food Outcomes

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

14:40 Health Break

Gendered Participation in Urban Food Vending and its Impacts on Street Vendor Incomes in Harare and its Environs: A Certainty Equivalent: Gendered

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

Quantifying Gender Gap in Performance among Formal and Informal Food Micro-, Small-, and Medium-size Enterprises in Cameroon [CR-G]

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

Market Participation as a Driver of Accessibility to Nutritious Diets among Farmer Households in Refugee Host Communities of Uganda [FR]

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