Analysing the pathways to agricultural commercialisation in sub-Saharan Africa
ABOUT APRA
Which pathways to agricultural commercialisation are the most effective in empowering women, reducing rural poverty and improving food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa?
The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) consortium is a five-year research programme that works to respond to these issues. Working across three work streams in six focal countries, APRA aims to generate new evidence on pathways to agricultural commercialisation.
With headquarters at the Institute of Development Studies, APRA has run from 2016 to 2021 and is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). The consortium will offer high-quality evidence and policy advice that makes a difference in crucial areas of central importance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Countries
APRA operates in six focal countries, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, with two additional secondary countries, Kenya and Mozambique.
Our aim is to work in sites in that provide valuable insights into pathways and different types of commercialisation.
We will work in various places of commercialisation -established and emerging sites. We will also examine different objects of commercialisation, including comparing industrial and export crops.
Select a country to learn more about our work. Deselect it to see this intro text again.
Nigeria
Download the Nigeria brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Nigeria page.
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/UNIV OF GHANA
Joseph Yaro: yarojoe@yahoo.com
Ghana
Download the Ghana brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Ghana page.
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/UNIV OF GHANA
Joseph Yaro: yarojoe@yahoo.com
Ethiopia
Ethiopia brochureDownload the Ethiopia brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Ethiopia page.
APRA Country Research Lead - Dawit Alemu: dawit96@gmail.com
East Africa Regional Hub/CABE - Hannington Odame: hsodame@gmail.com
Kenya
Download the Kenya brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Kenya page.
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/CABE
Hannington Odame: hsodame@gmail.com
Tanzania
Download the Tanzania brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Tanzania page.
East Africa Regional Hub/CABE
Hannington Odame: hsodame@gmail.com
Malawi
Download the Malawi brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Malawi page.
RESEARCH DIRECTOR/UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI
Ephraim Chirwa: echirwa@yahoo.com
Moçambique
Download the Mozambique brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Mozambique page.
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/PLAAS
Cyriaque Hakizimana: chakizimana@plaas.org.za
Ruth Hall: rhall@uwc.ac.za
Zimbabwe
Download the Zimbabwe brochure for more information on study sites and research in the country.
Visit our our dedicated Zimbabwe page.
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/PLAAS
Cyriaque Hakizimana: chakizimana@plaas.org.za
Ruth Hall: rhall@uwc.ac.za
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DIRECTORATE/IDS
John Thompson, CEO: j.thompson@ids.ac.uk
Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Research Director, UK: r.sabates-wheeler@ids.ac.uk
Oliver Burch, Programme Manager: o.burch@ids.ac.uk
Lesley White, Impact, Communications and Engagement Officer: l.white@ids.ac.uk
Amrita Saha, Post-doctoral Research Officer: a.saha@ids.ac.uk
RESEARCH DIRECTOR/UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI
Ephraim Chirwa, Research Director, Africa: echirwa@yahoo.com
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/CABE
Hannington Odame, Regional Coordinator: hsodame@gmail.com
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/PLAAS
Cyriaque Hakizimana, Regional Coordinator: chakizimana@plaas.org.za
Ruth Hall, Regional Coordinator: rhall@uwc.ac.za
WEST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB/UNIV OF GHANA
Joseph Yaro, Regional Coordinator: yarojoe@yahoo.com
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