7 Thematic Research Areas

Our Research Focus

Six interconnected domains addressing the most pressing development challenges in East Africa.

Thematic Area 01

Gender & Women's Economic Empowerment

Promoting women's economic participation and leadership in research, policy, and agricultural value chains across East Africa.

Thematic Area 02

Research on agricultural productivity, market access, and food production systems across East Africa.

Thematic Area 03

Understanding and strengthening community resilience to climate change impacts on food and livelihoods.

Thematic Area 04

Analysing barriers to economic participation and designing inclusive livelihood programmes.

Thematic Area 05

Measuring household food security status and designing evidence-based nutrition interventions.

Thematic Area 06

Building research capacity and applying rigorous mixed-methods approaches to development questions.

Thematic Area 07

Mapping and strengthening agricultural value chains from production to market.