Programmes & projectsInter-locked Crises, Competing Calue Chains, and Food Security in AfricaThis area of research is based on an Initiative Grant provided by FFU aimed at developing a full proposal for a research and capacity building programme. Such programme would be aimed at understanding how three inter-locked crises (food, energy and financial/economic) are affecting the configuration of food and biofuel value chains and access to food in Africa. Re-regulation, Finance and Developing CountriesOur research in this area investigates the role of standards in the ongoing re-regulation of finance. Focusing on international standards in accounting, banking supervision, and corporate governance, the research takes a particular interest in the extent to which international standards are adopted in low-income countries and emerging market economies, and in their impact on the organization and regulation of these economies. StandardsThis area of research focuses on: the role that standards are playing in current debates on re-regulation of finance and the global economy; and the evolution and implementation of a new generation of public and private standards concerning agro-food safety, quality, and social and environmental sustainability. Value ChainsOur research in this area builds upon more than a decade of work on agro-food value chains, with specific focus on Africa. We are engaged in both theoretical and policy-oriented discussions in this realm. Our focus is on understanding how the terms and conditions of participation in value chains affect rewards, risk and vulnerability of actors. We are also interested in dissecting the dynamics of governance in value chains, and the possibilities and pitfalls of different upgrading trajectories for developing country farms and firms.
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