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SNIS Workshop, SNF & R4D Kick-off mee ng Large scale land acquisi ons and rural communi es Gender relaƟ ons, decision making and food security

27 November 2014 InsƟ tute of Geography, InsƟ tute of Social Anthropology, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED), and Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (ICFG), University of

Program By bringing together the people 9.30-10.15 Short presenta ons of SNIS, R4D, SNF & NRP68 projects involved in four research projects J.-D. Gerber, S. Bieri, T. Haller, S. Rist 10.15-11.45 LSLA in Africa using the example of Ghana • „The eff ects of large-scale land K. Lanz (½ hour), Discussion: A. Darkwah (¼ hour) acquisi ons on households in rural communi es of the Global South“ 11.45-12.15 Gender and food security (SNIS project) S. Merten • „Large-Scale Land Acquisi ons and Standing lunch (1 hour) Gender in Africa“ (SNF project) 13.15-14.30 LSLA in South-America using the example of Peru • „Feminisa on, Agricultural Transi on, L. Tejada (½ hour), Discussion: T. Breu (¼ hour) and rural Employment“ (R4D project), 14.30-15.00 Inputs from a social anthropology and gender perspec ve • Large Scale Land Acquisi ons S. Strasser origina ng in (NRP68) Short break (¼ hour) this workshop aims to provide an 15.15-16.30 Short case studies presenta ons environment where par cipants can 1. InterrogaƟ ng LSLA and its implicaƟ ons for women in Sub-Saharan share mutual expecta ons, goals and Africa (A. Darkwah) objec ves, discuss preliminary results 2. LSLA and livelihoods transformaƟ on in Cambodia and provide inputs for future research. (Ch. Gironde) 3. LSLA and households: insights from Sierra Leone (P. BoƩ azzi & L. Bürgi) 4. Growing rice or grabbing swampy lands? Insights from Kenya (E. Schubiger & A. von Sury) 16.30-16.45 Conclusion J.-D. Gerber, S. Bieri, T. Haller Large scale land acquisi ons and rural communi es Gender relaƟ ons, decision making and food security

27 November 2014 InsƟ tute of Geography, InsƟ tute of Social Anthropology, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED), and Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (ICFG),

Par cipants

SNIS project 1. Michèle Amacker Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies, UNIBE [email protected] 2. Jean-David Gerber InsƟ tute of Geography, University of Bern [email protected] 3. Peter Knoepfel IDHEAP, University of [email protected] 4. KrisƟ na Lanz InsƟ tute of Geography, University of Bern krisƟ [email protected]. 5. Stephan Rist Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected] 6. Laura Tejada Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected] 7. Doris Wastl-Walter Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies, UNIBE [email protected]

SNIS project partners 8. Akosua Darkwah Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy, Univ. of Ghana [email protected] 9. Miges Baumann Brot für Alle [email protected] 10. Markus Bürli DirekƟ on für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit [email protected] 11. Bernhard Fuhrer SNIS [email protected] 12. Alexandre Ghélew DirekƟ on für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit [email protected]

SNF project 13. Timothy Adams InsƟ tute of Geography, University of Bern Ɵ [email protected] 14. Désirée Gmür InsƟ tute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern [email protected] 15. Tobias Haller InsƟ tute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern [email protected] 16. Sonja Merten SwissTPH, University of Basel [email protected] 17. Sarah Ryser InsƟ tute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern [email protected] 18. Sabine Strasser InsƟ tute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern [email protected]

R4D project 19. Sabin Bieri Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected] 20. ChrisƟ ne Bigler Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies, UNIBE chrisƟ [email protected] 21. Maurice Tschopp Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected]

Other par cipants 22. Patrick Botazzi Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected] 23. Thomas Breu Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected] 24. Elisabeth Bürgi Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected] 25. Jemaiyo Chabeda IHEID, jemaiyo.chabeda-barthe@graduateinsƟ tute.ch 26. Markus Giger Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected] 27. Christophe Gironde IHEID, University of Geneva christophe.gironde@graduateinsƟ tute.ch 28. Pete Messerli Centre for Development and Environment, UNIBE [email protected]

id S Linie 12 Universität Venue: Universität Bern, UniS, Room A 222 Hauptgebäude (2nd fl oor, Department of Economics) Schanzeneckstrasse Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3001 Bern

Schanzenstrasse G S UniS Hochschulstrasse Contact: Prof. J.-D. Gerber, [email protected]

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