New research project on resilience among smallholder farmers in rural Africa
How do farmers and pastoralists in Africa deal with change, uncertainty and crisis situations in their daily lives? Linda Engström, a researcher in rural development, will investigate this together with colleagues from Tanzania and Canada in a project funded by Formas.
– We want to contribute new, locally rooted knowledge about resilience by learning from farmers and pastoralists, says Linda Engström.
The researchers will also examine whether and how three types of aid projects have benefited the farmers' ability to cope with uncertainty, change and crises, such as the relationships, material resources or methods they have access to.
The three types of aid projects are:
- large-scale agriculture,
- land formalisation and
- the UN flagship REDD+ (Reduction of Emissions from Degradation and Deforestation).
The project is led by Linda Engström, researcher in rural development at the Department of Urban and Rural Development. It will run for the next four years and has a budget of six million SEK. Formas Explore is funding the project.
Project title: COPE Exploring long term resilience among smallholder farmers and pastoralists in rural Africa
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