Services
Research, Technical & Policy Advisory
Nutrition, food systems, policy, MEAL and gender-responsive research.
What we cover
Twelve services, one evidence standard
Multidisciplinary expertise in nutrition, food systems, policy and social development, capacity strengthening and organisational development, research communication, and social and behaviour change communication — applied across research, advisory and programme implementation.
Research & evidence generation
You need primary evidence on a question no existing dataset answers.
Primary research and data collection – surveys, discrete choice experiments, mixed methods – built to survive scrutiny.
Commissioned by Development partners, research institutions, government agencies
Technical advisory
You need an independent technical read before committing to a decision.
Independent technical guidance for clients making decisions in nutrition, food systems and infrastructure.
Commissioned by Government agencies, development partners, private sector
Policy analysis & advisory
You have evidence, but it needs to become a position a ministry or funder can act on.
Analysis that turns evidence into policy positions governments and funders can act on.
Commissioned by Government ministries, development partners, advocacy organisations
Programme design & evaluation
You are designing a programme, or need to know whether the one you ran worked.
Programme design grounded in evidence, then evaluated against what it actually delivered.
Commissioned by Development partners, NGOs, government programme teams
Impact evaluation
You need to know what your programme actually caused, not just what happened alongside it.
Quasi-experimental and RCT designs that measure what changed, not just what happened, and generate evidence on what works, for whom and under what conditions.
Commissioned by Development partners, funders, government programme teams
Monitoring, evaluation, learning & accountability (MEAL)
You need to track delivery while it is happening, not discover problems at the end.
MEAL systems that track delivery in real time and feed lessons back into the programme.
Commissioned by Development partners, NGOs, programme implementers
Feasibility & value chain studies
You need to know whether an investment or a value chain stands up before the money moves.
Feasibility studies and value chain analysis for investments before the money moves.
Commissioned by Investors, development partners, private sector, government
Nutrition & food systems
You need evidence on how a food system or nutrition programme actually works on the ground.
Nutrition assessment, dietary analysis and food systems research across the region.
Commissioned by Development partners, research institutions, county governments
Agriculture, livestock & fisheries
You need sector expertise across crops, livestock, fisheries and the livelihoods built on them.
Nutrition-sensitive agriculture, livestock and aquaculture research and advisory.
Commissioned by Development partners, research institutions, agribusiness
Gender & social inclusion
You need to know who a programme reaches, who it misses, and why.
Gender-transformative research and programming that puts inclusion in the design, not an add-on.
Commissioned by Development partners, NGOs, funders
Knowledge translation & research uptake
Your findings are sound but are not reaching the people who make decisions.
Turning research findings into accessible products, insights and evidence that decision-makers and practitioners can understand, use and act on.
Commissioned by Research institutions, development partners, government
Capacity strengthening & organisational development
Your team needs the skills to carry the work after the assignment ends.
Mentorship, training and organisational development that build a client's own research, evaluation and delivery capability.
Commissioned by Government agencies, NGOs, research institutions
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