{"id":17260,"date":"2024-01-26T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/prosjekter\/ecofood-etablere-inkluderende-baerekraftige-matsystemer-i-sammenheng-med-flyktningeleirer-i-det-sorlige-afrika-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:50:23","slug":"ecofood","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/en\/projects\/ecofood\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOFOOD: Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems in Refugee Hosting Contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About ECOFOOD<\/h2>\n<p><em>Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems in Refugee Hosting Contexts in Sub-Saharan<\/em> <em>Africa<\/em> (ECOFOOD) is a four-year project (2023-2027) with activities running in Uganda and Tanzania. Food as a human right- we have a <strong>moral obligation to address persistent hunge<\/strong>r. Food aid is limited in guaranteeing food security in the face of continuous global food crises (COVID, Conflict, Climate Change)<\/p>\n<p>ECOFOOD is a Research Project funded by the Norwegian Research Council. It investigates how to foster small-scale food production and reduce reliance on food assistance in ways that are climate-resilient, nutrition-sensitive, and empowering of women and other vulnerable populations within refugee hosting contexts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22019\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 1: A typical homestead in the refugee settlement<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>ECOFOOD Project Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>The primary objective of ECOFOOD is to assess strategies for facilitating the inclusion of small-scale food producers in the food system and to enhance food and nutrition security for women and children, as well as climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in refugee-hosting contexts. Specifically<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>, the project seeks to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Identify the needs and priorities of small-scale food producers in refugee-hosting contexts, their knowledge and practices, and their interactions with food systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Investigate how to foster the effective participation of women and youth small-scale food producers in local food systems by enabling access to agricultural resources, such as<strong> land, water, agricultural technologies, farm inputs, <\/strong>credit, extension services, and Information.<\/li>\n<li>Provide knowledge on barriers and incentives to adopting climate-resilient innovations within different food systems (crops, livestock, and fisheries) in refugee-hosting contexts in Uganda and Tanzania.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to knowledge on restructuring and transforming food systems to address critical food insecurity and biodiversity dilemmas among the refugees and their host communities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> A food system gathers all <strong>the elements <\/strong>(environment, people, inputs, processes, infrastructures, institutions, etc.) and <strong>activities<\/strong> that relate to the <strong>production, processing, distribution, preparation and consumption of food<\/strong>, and the output of these activities, including <strong>socio-economic and environmental outcomes<\/strong>. (HLPE 8 2014:29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Project Partnerships<\/h2>\n<p>ECOFOOD Project involves a consortium of six Institutions. These include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>Institute for Rural and Regional Research (RURALIS)<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Norway (Project Responsible)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Western Norway University of Applied Sciences<\/em><\/strong> (Norway),<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Norwegian University of Life Sciences<\/em><\/strong> (Norway)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sokoine University of Agriculture<\/em><\/strong> (Tanzania)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Gulu University<\/em><\/strong> (Uganda)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22013\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-1-1.png 1399w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-1-1-1000x1430.png 1000w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-1-1-1074x1536.png 1074w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22059\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-2-2.png 1698w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-2-2-1000x1178.png 1000w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ferdig-bilde-2-2-1304x1536.png 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Project Deliverables<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Peer-reviewed journal articles<\/li>\n<li>A PhD dissertation<\/li>\n<li>An edited handbook on \u201cTransforming food systems in Refugee Hosting contexts.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder engagement: The Multi-actor platform (MAP) offers an innovative approach for disseminating and engaging with various stakeholders to support the development of knowledge-based policies.<\/li>\n<li>ECOFOOD contributes<strong> to a &#8216;bottom-up&#8217; farmer-led approach to facilitating farmers&#8217; inclusion in decision-making processes in food systems in challenging social, ecological, political, and economic contexts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Events and news<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Project Workshop in Uganda \u2013 10<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 14<sup>th<\/sup> June 2024 <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The project implementation started in August 2023. However, this June 2024 is the first physical meeting of the project team and visit to Gulu University. As the project team, we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with Gulu University, a leading institution in the field, to deliver this project as promised to our funders.\u00a0 Gulu University&#8217;s location in Northern Uganda, a well-documented region for hosting Uganda&#8217;s largest refugee population, and the expertise of its Faculty of Agriculture and Environment staff in working in refugee-hosting contexts are invaluable to the success of this project.<\/p>\n<p>The project consortium engaged in various activities in Uganda to introduce the project to key stakeholders and assess local conditions. Key activities included courtesy calls on the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment (FAE), the Vice Chancellor, and top management at Gulu University. The team provided a general project introduction to university stakeholders, conducted a guided tour of university facilities, and reviewed and discussed data collection tools. They travelled to Adjumani, where they engaged with the Refugee Desk Officer (RDO), Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) staff, and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Adjumani District Local Government (DLG). The team introduced the project to stakeholders implementing nutrition, health, and livelihood projects, including OPM, UNHCR, Medical Teams International (MTI), District Local Government (DLG), WFP, Food for the Hungry (FH), PACHEDO, and other development partners in\u00a0\u00a0 Adjumani district.\u00a0 Additionally, the team visited selected settlements in Adjumani and interacted with refugee and host community farming groups to get stakeholder feedback about the project.<\/p>\n<p>Project Launch at Gulu University &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/gu.ac.ug\/ecofood-project-launched-at-gulu-university\/\">https:\/\/gu.ac.ug\/ecofood-project-launched-at-gulu-university\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20445\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/plate-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/plate-2.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/plate-2-1000x450.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 2: Meeting the Vice Chancellor and Top Management at Gulu University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22021\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 3: A guided tour around Gulu University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22023\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 4: Meeting with Refugees and Host Farmers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22039\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-5.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-5-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 5: Visit to a Landing Site along the River Nile<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Stakeholder\u00a0expectations<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c<em>When you say we want to move from food-aid to a sustainable food system, it should not only be during the project, but even if we go there ten years later, we should find that the practice is still there. I would be grateful if the Office of the Prime Minister told us that \u00a0<\/em><em>because of your interventions, the food requirement in the refugee camps has significantly dropped,<\/em>\u201d Prof. Openjuru George Ladaah, the Vice Chancellor of Gulu University<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>There is a growing food crisis among refugees because of their increasing population. This project is therefore instrumental in supplementing the different efforts in place to address food system-related challenges in the refugee hosting context like in Adjumani district,<\/em>\u201d Dr Okello Collins, The Dean of Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University<\/p>\n<h2>Preliminary findings:<\/h2>\n<h4>Stakeholder engagement<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18396\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-refugee-welfare-community-rwc-1000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"Consultation with the Refugee Welfare Committee (RWC).\" width=\"870\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-refugee-welfare-community-rwc-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-refugee-welfare-community-rwc-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-refugee-welfare-community-rwc-rotated.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 6: Consultation with the Refugee Welfare Committee (RWC)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Markets<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22025\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-7.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-7-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 7: Sun-drying Crops, Cassava, Okra, Mushrooms<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22027\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-8.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-8-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 8: Dried Fish from South Sudan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22029\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-9.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-9-1000x1334.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 9: Dried local Fish in the market<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22031\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"1296\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 10: Selling Vegetables in the local market<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22033\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-11.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-11-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 11: Market vendor selling beans and other pulses<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Food production<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22035\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-12.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-12-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 12: Mixed cropping in the Refugee Settlement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22041\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-13.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-13-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 13: Mixed Cropping in the refugee settlement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22043\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-14.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-14-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 14: Vegetable farming in the Host Community<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22045\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-15.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo-15-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 15: Sorghum Growing in the Host Community<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18428\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ox-plough-in-host-community.jpg\" alt=\"Ox-plough in host community\" width=\"870\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ox-plough-in-host-community.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ox-plough-in-host-community-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 16: Ox-Plough in Host Community<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18392\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-kraal-women.jpg\" alt=\"The herdswomen in the refugee settlement\" width=\"870\" height=\"1160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 17: The herdswomen in the Refugee Settlement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18430\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-herdsmen-in-the-refugee-settlement.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting the herdsmen in the refugee settlement\" width=\"870\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-herdsmen-in-the-refugee-settlement.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-herdsmen-in-the-refugee-settlement-1000x1334.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 18: Meeting the herdsmen in the refugee settlement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18394\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-kraals-in-the-refugee-settlements-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"The Kraals in the refugee settlements\" width=\"870\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-kraals-in-the-refugee-settlements-rotated.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-kraals-in-the-refugee-settlements-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/meeting-the-kraals-in-the-refugee-settlements-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 19: The Kraals in the refugee settlements<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22047\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/logoer-ecofood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"895\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralis.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/logoer-ecofood.png 2000w, 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