Smallholder livelihoods, risks, and agricultural policies in South-eastern Africa

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K07635
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural science in rural society and development
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture
• Principal Investigator: Tsutomu Takane 東京農業大学, 国際食料情報学部, 教授 (10450470)
• Research Collaborator: GONO Hiroko 東京農業大学, 大学院・農学研究科 ; BANZE Adalberto モザンビーク・コットン研究所 ; Roy Kwelepeta マラウイ農業省
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 農村開発 / アフリカ / 農業政策 / 農民

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the interrelationship between agricultural policies and smallholder livelihoods in Malawi and Mozambique. Throughout the research period, we collaborated with the staff of Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi and Mozambique Institute of Cotton, and the collected data and study outcomes were used to improve agricultural policies in the two countries. The results of study were published in three academic journals and presented in four meetings of academic societies.

Free Research Field

開発学