STAAARS+ Cohort 4 Introductory Webinar

March 8, 2023 8:00AM - 9:30AM


Please join us to welcome our final cohort of STAAARS+ Fellows to the PRCI network. Each team will present their research proposals in short, 15-minute presentations with time for questions and feedback.

Please register here to attend.

               When: March 8, 2023 from 8:00-9:30

               Where: Zoom Webinar

Team Presentations, members and mentors:

Market Shocks, Seasonality and Welfare Outcomes in Ghana: The Mediating role of Access to Market

  • Team: Edward Martey, Justina Adwoa-Onumah, Frank Adusah-Poku
  • Institution: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana
  • Mentors: Kibrom Abay (IFPRI) and Justice Mensah (World Bank)

Does Diversification and Improved Technology Use Influence Food Security of Smallholder Farming Households: Evidence from Nigeria

  • Team: Ibukun James Olaoye and Sarah Edore Edewor
  • Institution: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research Institute
  • Mentors: David Stifel (Lafayette College) and Tarana Chauhan (Cornell University)

Gender differences in the adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices and their policy implications in Eastern and Southern Africa

  • Team: Anderson Gondwe, Lemekezani Chilora, Dinah Tuwanje Banda
  • Institutions: MwAPATA
  • Mentors: Kristin Davis (IFPRI) and Aleks Michuda (Cornell University)

Credit Access, Input Use, and Food Security: Evidence from Uganda

  • Team: Linda Nakato, Umar Kabanda, and Pauline Nakitende
  • Institutions: Economic Policy Research Centre
  • Mentors: Milu Muyanga (Michigan State University) and Molly Ingram (Cornell University)