The outcomes of the 2015 Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF) have been announced.

The Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF) offers grants of an average of $10,000 AUD to foster partnership within the network and support planning workshops and research collaborations that address distinct mutual challenges. It provides one year of catalytic seed funding which may cover the costs of exploratory research initiatives, targeted workshops, faculty exchanges and the formation of collaborative networks, among other activities.

Applications from existing AAUN PRDF programs that have demonstrated significant progress were invited to submit proposals in the 2015 PRDF round. Several programs were funded to facilitate current collaborations and build on existing research and data.

 

2015 PRDF Principal Investigators & Programs

Dr Ranil Coorey (Curtin University): Monitoring and modelling of food security practices from retail to home in Australia and Africa

Prof K. O. Falade (University of Ibadan): Integrated whole-of-grain utilisation of cereal-legume composite for extruded and other foods targeted at specific consumers’ nutrition, health and wellbeing needs.

Dr Peter Johnston (University of Cape Town), Prof Richard Warrick (Curtin University) & Prof Janet Bornman (Curtin University): Agro-diverse farming systems in Africa: potential for improving Food (and Nutritional) Security in the context of climate variability and change.

Prof Mavis Mulaudzi (University of Pretoria): Phase Two: Investigating the Nutritional Value of Locally Harvested and Processed Mopane Worms – An Analysis Of The Value Chain For Indigenous Edible Insects And Their Potential Role In Mother And Child Nutrition In Sub Sahara Africa: Focus On Mopani

Dr Mignonne Breier (University of Cape Town): Academics without doctorates – an investigation into the nature and extent of under qualification of academics in South Africa, Mauritius and Australia and strategies and policies to address the issue.