Lead: Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong (University of Denver) and Chiye Chafuwa (University of Malawi)
Concept: Micro-level social dynamics operating at the household and community level, involving key social roles and positions, such as gender, marital status, class and health status, can interact with macro-level social forces, such as policies and government programs, to influence farmer practices and land use change.
Objective: To examine how community social dynamics (e.g. related to class, gender, health status) and local land tenure institutions articulate with macro social forces (e.g. agricultural policies, extension services, international agreements) to influence agroecological practices, land use, and related measures of resilience.
Data Collection and Analysis:
Conduct a panel survey (n=1000) to assess
general patterns and test hypotheses about relationships between community
level social factors, land use and biodiversity.
Use in-depth interviews (n=100) combined with survey
data to examine how community-level social factors articulate with macro-level
forces to shape agroecological practices, perceptions and use of wild
biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Facilitate community discussions revolving
around common themes and potential solutions. Community discussions will
include policy-makers and other decision-makers to facilitate cross-sectoral
learning.
Use content analysis of agricultural policy
documents and media to triangulate quantitative and qualitative findings
related to how macro-level social, political, and economic forces influence
farmer decision-making.
Expected results and use:
In-depth descriptive and quantitative analytical
report of the social factors indfluencing land use and biodiversity.
Develop potential solutions at the community and
regional level based on these key social factors.
A policy brief addressing identified macro
social forces that impact land use and biodiversity.
Lizzie Shumba joined SFHC in 2003 and since then has contributed much to our efforts and to the success of SFHC. The Agroecology and Livelihood Collaborative (ALC) from the University of Vermont conducted an interview with Lizzie to… Read More
The SFHC team and the communities we work with play a crucial role in helping us reach our goals of promoting sustainability, health, and equity, so we love to share the voices of the wonderful people that make… Read More
Exciting news: new research from our SFHC team has just been published! This research is centered around examining crop diversity and its effect on food security and women’s diet quality through an intervention in Malawi. As always, we… Read More
We are proud to share new research from our team within the last year! Both works come from our FARMS for Biodiversity Project, and they include a research approach to transdisciplinary agroecology and an assessment of local views… Read More
FARMS4Biodiversity WP2: Community Social Dynamics
Lead: Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong (University of Denver) and Chiye Chafuwa (University of Malawi)
Concept: Micro-level social dynamics operating at the household and community level, involving key social roles and positions, such as gender, marital status, class and health status, can interact with macro-level social forces, such as policies and government programs, to influence farmer practices and land use change.
Objective: To examine how community social dynamics (e.g. related to class, gender, health status) and local land tenure institutions articulate with macro social forces (e.g. agricultural policies, extension services, international agreements) to influence agroecological practices, land use, and related measures of resilience.
Data Collection and Analysis:
Expected results and use:
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By Nicole Velecela
Lizzie Shumba joined SFHC in 2003 and since then has contributed much to our efforts and to the success of SFHC. The Agroecology and Livelihood Collaborative (ALC) from the University of Vermont conducted an interview with Lizzie to… Read More
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The SFHC team and the communities we work with play a crucial role in helping us reach our goals of promoting sustainability, health, and equity, so we love to share the voices of the wonderful people that make… Read More
New Research Paper: Sept. 2022
September 28, 2022
By Nicole Velecela
Exciting news: new research from our SFHC team has just been published! This research is centered around examining crop diversity and its effect on food security and women’s diet quality through an intervention in Malawi. As always, we… Read More
2 New Research Papers: 2022
September 23, 2022
By Nicole Velecela
We are proud to share new research from our team within the last year! Both works come from our FARMS for Biodiversity Project, and they include a research approach to transdisciplinary agroecology and an assessment of local views… Read More