Professor Dr. Agnes Andersson

Biography

Agnes Andersson is a Professor at Lund University in the Department of Human Geography. Her research focuses on social and economic transformations in agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa, examining aspects such as changing rural livelihoods, gender-based access to productive resources, and intra-household divisions of labor and income. She has a longstanding interest in informal systems that support welfare. As a Principal Investigator on six projects funded by the Swedish Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council/UKAid, Andersson has collaborated with researchers in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Her work utilizes a mixed-methods approach and contributes to understanding the UN Sustainable Development Goals established in 2015. Andersson's contributions include publications and projects aimed at fostering knowledge and justice in sustainable development.

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