Agnes Andersson

Agnes Andersson

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Agnes Andersson's research interests focuses on social and economic transformation within and outside agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa involving changing rural and translocal livelihoods, gender based access to productive resources within and outside agriculture, consumption and intra-household division of labor and income. A longstanding interest concerns informal systems of support and welfare. 

She has been the PI of six projects funded by the Swedish Research Council, and the Economic and Social Research Council/UKAid. Through these projects she has collaborated with researchers in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Sweden and the UK. 


She uses a mixed-methods approach.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Social Sciences
  • Agricultural and Veterinary sciences

Free keywords

  • gender, Africa, livelihoods, development
  • LSSMC: Methods

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