Earlier this month, SFHC Collaborator Rachel Bezner Kerr attended the exciting launch of new BiodivERsA projects in Helsinki–including their support for SFHC’s own FARMS4Biodiversity. BiodivERsA is a network of funding organizations united to support research on the conservation… Read More
David Banda of SFHC and Stephanie Enloe of Cornell University recently presented their work on the FARM for Biodiversity project at the Agroecology for the 21st Century Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. You can see their presentation… Read More
We’ve added a new page to our site as we launch an ambitious new project, FARMS4Biodiversity. FARMS brings together a team of researchers, farmers, scientists, policy-makers, and many others from around the world. We are so excited to… Read More
Publication Archive
Follow the links below to view SFHC publications. Please note that some articles may require a subscription to view, while others may be open access.
You can read about our Participatory Climate Change Research Initiative here.
2019
Participatory agroecological research on climate change adaptation improves smallholder farmer household food security and dietary diversity in Malawi (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Joseph Kangmennaang, Laifolo Dakishoni, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Esther Lupafya, Lizzie Shumba, Rodgers Msachi, Godfred Odei Boateng, Sieglinde S. Snapp, Annita Chitaya, Esther Maona, Tinkani Gondwe, Paul Nkhonjera, Isaac Luginaah)
Unpacking a crop diversity hotspot: farmer practice and preferences in Northern Malawi (Sieglinde Snapp, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Valerie Ota, Dan Kane, Lizzie Shumba & Laifolo Dakishoni
2018
Repairing rifts or reproducing inequalities? Agroecology, food sovereignty, and gender justice in Malawi (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Catherine Hickey, Esther Lupafya & Laifolo Dakishoni)
Farming for change: Development of a farmer-engaged integrated agroecology, nutrition, climate change and social equity curriculum in Malawi and Tanzania (Bezner Kerr, R., Sera Young, Carrie Young, Vicky Santoso, Mufunanji Magalasi, Martin Entz, Esther Lupafya, Laifolo Dakishoni, Vicki Morrone, David Wolfe and Sieglinde S. Snapp)
Knowledge politics in participatory climate change adaptation research on agroecology in Malawi (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Laifolo Dakishoni, Esther Lupafya, Lizzie Shumba, Isaac Luginaah and Sieglinde S. Snapp)
The Invisible Hand that Rocks the Cradle: On the Limits of Time Use Surveys (Erin Lentz, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Raj Patel, Laifolo Dakishoni and Esther Lupafya)
2017
Agroecology and healthy food systems in semi-humid tropical Africa: Participatory research with vulnerable farming households in Malawi (Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Joseph Kangmennaang, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Isaac Luginaah, Laifolo Dakishoni, Esther Lupafya, Lizzie Shumba, Mangani Katundu)
Impact of a participatory agroecological development project on household wealth and food security in Malawi (Joseph Kangmennaang, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Esther Lupafya, Laifolo Dakishoni, Mangani Katundu, Isaac Luginaah)
2016
Integrated agriculture programs to address malnutrition in northern Malawi (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Emmanuel Chilanga, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Isaac Luginaah and Esther Lupafya)
Agroecology and healthy food systems in semi-humid tropical Africa: Participatory research with vulnerable farming households in Malawi (Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Joseph Kangmennaang, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Isaac Luginaah, Laifolo Dakishoni, Esther Lupafya, Lizzie Shumba, Mangani Katundu)
Agroecology and sustainable food systems: Participatory research to improve food security among HIV-affected households in northern Malawi (Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Faith Nankasa Mambulu, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Isaac Luginaah, Esther Lupafya)
2015
Cook, eat, man, woman: understanding the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, nutritionism and its alternatives from Malawi (Raj Patel, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Lizzie Shumba & Laifolo Dakishoni)
2013
Participatory, Agroecological and Gender-Sensitive Approaches to Improved Nutrition: a Case Study In Malawi (R. Bezner Kerr, L. Shumba, L. Dakishoni, E. Lupafya, P.R. Berti, L. Classen, S.S. Snapp, and M. Katundu)
Modeling and participatory farmer-led approaches to food security in a changing world: A case study from Malawi (Sieglinde Snapp, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Alex Smith, Mary Ollenburger, Wezi Mhango, Lizzie Shumba, Tinkani Gondwe, George Kanyama-Phiri)
2011
Effects of a participatory agriculture and nutrition education project on child growth in northern Malawi (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Peter R Berti and Lizzie Shumba)
2008
“We Grandmothers Know Plenty”: Breastfeeding, complementary feeding and the multifacted role of grandmothers in Malawi (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Laifolo Dakishoni, Lizzie Shumba, Rodgers Msachi and Marko Chirwa)
2007
Participatory research on legume diversification with Malawian smallholder farmers for improved human nutrition and soil fertility (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Sieglinde Snapp, Marko Chirwa, Lizzie Shumba and Rodgers Msachi)
Breastfeeding and Mixed Feeding Practices in Malawi: Timing, Reasons, Decision Makers, and Child Health Consequences (Rachel Bezner Kerr, Peter Berti, Marko Chirwa)
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FARMS at the BiodivERsA Launch in Helsinki
May 29, 2019
By Nola Booth
Earlier this month, SFHC Collaborator Rachel Bezner Kerr attended the exciting launch of new BiodivERsA projects in Helsinki–including their support for SFHC’s own FARMS4Biodiversity. BiodivERsA is a network of funding organizations united to support research on the conservation… Read More
Agroecology for the 21st Century Conference
April 20, 2019
By Nola Booth
David Banda of SFHC and Stephanie Enloe of Cornell University recently presented their work on the FARM for Biodiversity project at the Agroecology for the 21st Century Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. You can see their presentation… Read More
Kicking off FARMS4Biodiversity
February 6, 2019
By Nola Booth
We’ve added a new page to our site as we launch an ambitious new project, FARMS4Biodiversity. FARMS brings together a team of researchers, farmers, scientists, policy-makers, and many others from around the world. We are so excited to… Read More