Elizabeth Mkandawire

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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy

Elizabeth Mkandawire is a PhD candidate in the Department of Rural Development Planning at the University of Pretoria. Her PhD focuses on gender mainstreaming in food security and nutrition policy. She has a Masters degree in Sociology with specific focus on gender studies. Her research interests are in gender, particularly men’s involvement in maternal and child health, policy studies and food security and nutrition.

Elizabeth assists with the project management for the FSP Innovation Lab at the University of Pretoria. She is also involved in components 1, 2 and 3. In component 3, she has focused on integrating gender in nutrition policy with a specific attention to men’s involvement in maternal and child health.

Related Work

FSP Synthesis Report IV: Building Locally Led Agricultural Policy Analysis Capacity: Lessons from Experience in Developing Countries

Published on December 23, 2019
Food Security and Nutrition in Malawi: Policy Reform Within The Context of Supra- National Frameworks and Recent Domestic Developments

Published on May 28, 2019
A Review of the Alignment of the Republic of Uganda's Draft Agriculture Sector Strategic Plan with the Malabo Commitments with Regard to Food Security and Nutrition

Published on March 12, 2019
Are Financing Policies Sensitive to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi?

Published on February 27, 2019
Mapping Policy Responses to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi

Published on February 26, 2019
Creating the Necessary Policy Context for Progress on the Malabo Declaration: A Review of Food Security and Nutrition Policy Changes in 11 Africa Countries

Published on February 22, 2019
An Evaluation of the Level of Integration and Alignment of the Malabo Commitments, Africa’s Agenda 2063 and the SDGs in 10 National Agricultural and Food Security Investment Plans

Published on October 15, 2018
An Evaluation of the Level of Integration and Alignment of the Malabo Commitments

Published on September 2, 2018
Gender-responsive Nutrition Policies – A Myth or a Possibility?

Published on June 11, 2018

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Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy