Agricultural production

The Political Economy of Local Food System Governance: Impacts on climate-vulnerable communities in the Lake Victoria border region

Research project The local communities in the Lake Victoria region in Eastern Africa are negatively experiencing climate changes in many ways. Warmer temperatures and increased rainfall threaten their livelihoods. Communities in this region have to adjust to these ch ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Tanzania Uganda Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA), Tanzania Kabale University (KAB), Uganda Project code: 24-11-AU Total grant: 9,998,014 DKK

Improving milk and chicken meat quality and safety in the Kenyan food sector (QUALIFOOD)

Research project Final grant amount TBA Climate change augment antimicrobial resistant infections and affects the rate at which microbes acquire resistance, and if not dealt with, 10 million people is estimated to die globally by 2050 due to resistant bacteria. ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2029-03-31 Countries: Kenya Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Ministry of Health, Kenya Kenya Dairy Board (KDB), Kenya Rigshospitalet (RH), Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark Roskilde University (RUC), Denmark Project code: 24-M03-KU

Energy transition and climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam (ETCAV)

Research project How can a developing economy reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to cleaner and renewable energy sources while growing industrial and agricultural output? The relationship between economic growth and environmental quality is a seminal them ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2028-12-31 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), Vietnam Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Vietnam Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI), Vietnam Project code: 24-M02-KU Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK

The Agroforestry Paradox – Climate Clever Coffee (APCCO)

Research project Background Coffee is king in Uganda. In fact, among all commodities, only gold ranks higher. However, unlike gold, coffee is the main livelihood for millions of Ugandans. More than 1,2 million farmers are cultivating coffee and even more find work a ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-09-30 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI), Uganda Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research & Development Institute (MUZARDI), Uganda Consortium for enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development (CURAD), Uganda Peter Larsen Kaffe, Löfbergs LILA AB, Denmark Regen Farmer, Denmark NewForesight Consultancy, Netherlands Project code: 23-06-KU Total grant: 10,012,385 DKK

Nature-based Solutions for Climate- Resilient Tea Production in Uganda (NbS4Tea)

Research project Tea is an important part of Uganda's economy, but climate change is a major threat to its production. Tea plants are typically grown in rainfed systems across Uganda, and increasing frequency and duration of heat and drought spells have negative effe ...

Period: 2023-09-1 to 2028-08-31 Countries: Uganda Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: Makerere University (MAK), Uganda Rwebitaba Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Rwebitaba ZARDI), Uganda Uganda Tea Association (UTA), Uganda KickStart, Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Uganda Project code: 23-08-AU Total grant: 9,998,669 DKK

TRANS-AG: Governing TRANSformation in AGricultural Systems

Research project In the TRANS-AG research programme, a multidisciplinary team of Vietnamese and Danish researchers provides novel research on agricultural transformation in response to climate and environmental challenges. Across the globe, agricultural systems are u ...

Period: 2024-04-1 to 2028-08-31 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Partner institutions: Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (HUAF), Vietnam University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Project code: 24-M01-DIIS Total grant: 10,025,830 DKK

CliFT — Climate-smart Futures in Rural Tanzania

Research project African countries are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change as they are more dependent on rainfed agriculture, already face dry conditions, and have lower adaptive capacity. However, current climate change adaptation and coping strategies r ...

Period: 2023-07-1 to 2028-06-30 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Mzumbe University (MU), Tanzania Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Tanzania Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resources Management Africa (SANREM), Tanzania Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA), Tanzania Project code: 23-04-KU Total grant: 9,999,875 DKK

Rural households, Agriculture, and Climate change – why and how farmers (do not) adapt in Ethiopia (RACE)

Research project Global warming has far-reaching consequences for humans, ecosystems, and economies, especially affecting rural households with limited ability to adapt in low and middle-income countries. In Africa, families reliant on rain-fed agriculture are partic ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-03-31 Countries: Ethiopia Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Policy Studies Institute (PSI), Ethiopia Project code: 23-01-KU Total grant: 12,168,074 DKK

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