Dr Annet ADONG

• Agriculture and food systems

  Value chains, commercialization and the hidden costs borne by producers, from coffee in Eastern Africa to smallholder food crops in Uganda.

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• Conflict and forced displacement

  How armed conflict reshapes food consumption, attitudes and livelihoods for refugees and host communities in the Great Lakes region.

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• Food security, nutrition and resilience

  High-frequency household data on resilience, dietary diversity and food access, with a focus on women's nutrition.

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• Agricultural finance and technology adoption

  Field experiments on fertilizer adoption, financing gaps for agri-food firms and climate finance uptake.

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• Sustainable Development2026Journal article

  The hidden costs of coffee production in the Eastern African value chains

  Adong, A.; Kornher, L.; Chichaibelu, B.B.; Arslan, A.

  DOI 10.1002/sd.70658Abstract
• Food Security2025Journal article

  Using high frequency data to measure the resilience of households to food security and women's dietary diversity in Uganda

  Adong, A.; Kornher, L.; Chichaibelu, B.B.; Amondo, I.E.; Bashaasha, B.

  DOI 10.1007/s12571-025-01619-4Abstract
• Food Policy2025Journal article

  The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh

  Adong, A.; Ambler, K.; Bloem, J.; de Brauw, A.; Herskowitz, S.; Saiful, I.; Wagner, J.

  DOI 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102838Abstract
• World Development2021Journal article

  Conflict exposure and food consumption pathways during and after conflict: Evidence from Northern Uganda

  Adong, A.; Kornher, L.; Kirui, O.; von Braun, J.

  DOI 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105636Abstract

• 2026–present

  Business networks and climate finance uptake in Uganda

  A randomized control trial on whether business networks can improve uptake of climate financing.

  Private Enterprise Development in Low Income Countries (PEDL)

• 2025–present

  Contract farming and refugee livelihoods

  A randomized control trial on whether contract farming can be used to improve refugee livelihoods.

  Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), UC Berkeley

• 2022–2026

  Monthly price analysis for key cereals in Eastern Africa

  A four-year programme of monthly price analysis for the region's key cereals.

  International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Research partners

• CEGA
• IFPRI
• PEDL
• IMMANA
• FAO
• ZEF