Deadline: 21 August 2015
LANSA is inviting applicants for its Formative and Feasibility Research Studies in order to explore new and innovative interventions in any area of agriculture.
LANSA is particularly interested in interventions that recognise the importance of on-going environmental changes (including climate and water resource scarcity)
LANSA is a research program funded by UK’s Department of International Development that seeks to address the question: How can South Asian agriculture and related food policies and interventions be designed and implemented to increase their impacts on nutrition, especially the nutritional status of children and adolescent girls?
Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
Objectives
Advocacy for change through agricultural research to meet the future needs of humanity
Reshaping institutions for the future to link agricultural science and society
Increasing ARD effectiveness by fostering inter-regional partnership and learning
Bridging the knowledge gaps and enabling the poor to access critical knowledge to empower their own innovation and development
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants from the above mentioned eligible countries in the South-asia region are eligible to apply.
Research studies may be of 12-18 months duration.
Applicants should familiarise themselves with work in LANSA’s Pillar 3 (Annex) to maximize “added value” by seeking complementarity with ongoing work and avoiding duplication.
Concept notes will need to make clear reference to gendered aspects of agriculture and nutrition and may also address one of the other cross-cutting issues in LANSA
Expected budgets per study will range from £50 – 70,000
How to Apply
Applicants must first submit concept notes only via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit LANSA.