
Agriculture, Food Systems and Rural Development
Program Focus areas
Food and Nutrition Security
Rural and Agricultural Policy and Institutional Analysis
Establish and institutionalize Multi-stakeholder Innovation Platforms (MSIPs) for sustainable agri-food system transformation
Farmers Field School (FFS) curriculum design and training
Pluralistic Agricultural Extension and Advisory service for smallholder Farmers
Impact evaluation of food and nutrition security programs and projects
Assess the adoption and scaling of agricultural technologies and how political interest, social norms, and market dynamics shape technological changes and innovations.
Policy reform and Institutional Capacity Development for scaling agri-food system innovation in Smallholder farming systems for livelihood transformation
Science, technology and Innovation policy in Agriculture and food systems
Circular and solidarity economy

Past References
Analyses of Dietary Needs and Available Foods of Local Markets and Public Programmes and Curricula Development of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) Focusing on Agroecological Integrated Diverse Nutrient-Dense Crops and Animal Production in Oromia & SNNPR (FAO) - FAO Ethiopia and HU
Four Tier Nutrition, Food, and Post-harvest Technology Assessment - MERCY CORPS
Training and capacity building for district-level food security, agricultural extension, and planning experts on extension Program Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluations and water shade management and food security - CISP - Ethiopia
AGRIDIET project “AGRIDIET – The contribution of agriculture to nutrition: Developing the evidence base in Ethiopia and Tanzania”, funded by Irish Aid. http://agridiet.ucc.ie/2013/02/20/jemal-hassen/.
Demonstrating the Potential of Groundnut Value Chain Innovation System to Improve Income, Food and Nutrition of Smallholder Farmers in Babile District, Eastern Ethiopia", funded by RUFORUM.

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