University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana

HEALTHYNSECT Insect farming for health and livelihood

Research project Insects are recognized as some of the most promising alternative food sources that can shape future sustainable food systems by providing high-quality animal protein and nutrients with lower environmental impacts than conventional livestock. Producti ... Midterm report The HEALTHYNSECT consortium was able to initiate the work in May 2020 despite the COVID19 outbreak affecting all countries and all partners involved. The project's start was postponed from April to May, 2020, and the project consort ...
Period: 2020-04-1 to 2024-12-31 Countries: Ghana Kenya Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), Kenya Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya Project code: 19-08-KU Total grant: 11,998,970 DKK
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Access-Authority Nexus in Farmer-Herder Conflicts

Research project The ‘Access-authority nexus in farmer-herder conflicts’ (AAN) project investigates the dynamic processes of formation and erosion of access, identities and authority in spatial and historical perspectives. Through a theoretical lens guided by politic ... Midterm report (a) Three PhD Fellows have been recruited and enrolled into PhD study programs. They have taken PhD courses both in Ghana and Denmark and also started collecting field data. Two of the Fellows have completed data collection and are ...
Period: 2019-07-1 to 2024-03-31 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Partner institutions: University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana University of Development Studies (UDS), Ghana University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Project code: 18-14-GHA Total grant: 11,689,232 DKK
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Building Resilience of Lake Bosumtwi to Climate Change (RELAB)

Research project Climate change is altering lake ecosystem functions and affecting livelihoods of rural communities dependent on the ecological services of climate-sensitive waterbodies. Anthropogenic pressures may undermine ecosystem resilience and amplify human vul ...
Period: 2018-01-1 to 2023-09-30 Countries: Ghana Lead institution: University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana Partner institutions: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany University of Ghana (UG), Ghana Project code: 18-02-GHA Total grant: 9,959,973 DKK
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