Examples of current projects
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- The APHLIS+ Project (2015-2020)
European Union
- Research on Food Fortification (2018-2022)
- Value Chains Analysis for Development - VCA4D (2016 - 2022)
Department for International Development
- Understanding Knowledge Systems and What Works to Promote Science Technology and Innovation in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda (2018-2020)
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
- Raising Incomes and Improving the Health and Safety at Small and Medium Cassava Processing Centres (CIP, 2017- 2022);
- Uptake and evaluation of innovative insurance – embedded credit for promoting resilience and livelihoods for smallholder maize farmers in Kenya (IFPRI, 2018-2022).
World Food Programme
- Preparation of Food safety and quality manual (2019-2020)
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (UK)
- Improving the storability of UK apples (2016 – 2021)
Innovate UK
- Coolberry – Innovations for in-field cooling of soft fruit (2019-2022)
- Design and development of direct-coupled photovoltaic powered agro-processing machinery (Agritech Catalyst 2019-2021)
Examples of completed projects
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Cassava Adding Value for Africa I and II (https://cava.nri.organd http://cava2.org/)
European Union
- Science and technology for enhancing the contribution of Tropical Root Crops to development in ACP countries. (http://projects.nri.org/tropicalroots/)
- Improving the livelihoods of smallholder cassava farmers through better access to growth markets (Cassava Gmarkets) https://cassavagmarkets.nri.org/about-the-project/work-package-descriptions/13-information/latest-news/28-new-website-launched
- The African Postharvest Losses Information System (APHLIS)
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/african-postharvest-losses-information-system-aphlis - Gains from losses of root and tuber crops (GRATITUDE)
IMMANA Competitive Research Grants
- NUTRI-P-LOSS: Nutritional Postharvest Loss Estimation Methodology https://immana.lcirah.ac.uk/node/590
- Documenting seasonal variation in food resources in low-literacy settings: A study of milk consumption in Tanzania https://immana.lcirah.ac.uk/fellowships/fellowships-round-4/julia-de-bruyn
Rockefeller Foundation
- Rockefeller Cassava Innovation Challenge: NRI Cassava Bag