Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN)
Innovatively implementating food environment research and practice in Africa
On 18th September 2024, the Food Environment Research Network (FERN) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Food SAMSA Project, delivered the third installment of its webinar series. The event featured esteemed speakers, Nicole Holliday and A/Prof Peter Delobelle, who shared insights from their research efforts. FERN, a key initiative of the MEALS4NCDs project, has hosted online sessions […]
In a bid to equip researchers, scholars, and students with the essential skills for conducting effective reviews, a highly anticipated webinar on “Scoping Review Methodology” was jointly hosted by the Food Environment Research Network (FERN) and the Food-SAMSA project and presented by Carmen Klinger on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.Carmen Klinger, a Research Associate and PhD […]
FERN and FoodSAMSA are co-organizing a methodological webinar series aimed at advancing the understanding of methodological approaches useful in food environment research. This series is delivered ahead of FERN2023 expected to be held in November this year.The first of such series, titled “Spatial analysis of community nutrition and the local food environment” was delivered by […]
The Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability and Leadership Support for NCDs prevention (MEALS4NCDs) Project with support from partners: International Network for Food and Obesity/Non-communicable Diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS), UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems, Réseau de Recherche sur les Politiques et les Systèmes Alimentaires en Afrique de l’Ouest (REPSAO), Drivers of Food Choice (DFC) […]
The MEALS4NCDs Project, presently being implemented by the University of Ghana, in collaboration with the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya, National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), France, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and the Scientific Institute of Public […]
The MEALS4NCDs Project is closely monitoring developments of the current global COVID-19 pandemic to determine how it may impact the FERN 2020 Meeting scheduled for September 1st to 2nd 2020 in Accra, Ghana. As a result of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases the host country (Ghana), the government of Ghana has placed temporary bans […]