商業作物拡大による食糧安全保障、暮らし、森林への影響に関する研究

在2017财年，该研究员进行了数据分析，并撰写了第二篇即将发表的研究论文。这些数据来自2016年9月至11月在马拉维进行的家庭调查。这些调查是与撒哈拉以南非洲工业作物扩张对粮食安全的影响（FICESSA）项目合作进行的。该研究旨在探索利用基于奖励的机制，包括生态系统服务付费（PES），作为激励工业作物农民参与森林保护和采用可持续农业做法的工具。因此，撰写了一篇探讨农民参与PES计划意愿的论文，以突出研究结果。主要调查结果包括，大多数农民对森林保护和采用可持续耕作方法持积极态度。然而，他们对森林保护活动的投资受到诸如土地和收入等有限资源的限制。因此，大多数受访者表示愿意参与PES计划。2017年7月，研究员组织了与参与研究的利益相关者和社区以及政策实施办公室的人员的反馈会议。其目的是将研究成果传播给实施者，使研究对实地产生影响。8月16日，研究员在联合国大学国际研究所提出了调查结果。此外，在2017财年，该研究员参加了一些国际会议和专题讨论会。

In the fiscal year 2017, the fellow worked on data analysis and development of a second research paper for publication. The data was drawn from household surveys conducted in Malawi from September to November 2016. The surveys were conducted in collaboration with the Food Security Impacts of Industrial Crops Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa (FICESSA) project. The study aimed at exploring the use of incentive based mechanisms including Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) as a tool for motivating industrial crop farmers to participate in conservation of forest and adopt sustainable agriculture practices. Hence a paper exploring farmers' willingness to participate in a PES scheme was written to highlight the study findings. The major findings include that a majority of farmers have a positive attitude towards forest conservation and adoption of sustainable farming practices. However, their investment in forest conservation activities is constrained by limited resources such as land and income. Therefore, a majority of respondents indicated willingness to participate in in a PES scheme.In July, 2017, the fellow organized feedback sessions with stakeholders and communities that participated in the research, and those in policy implementation office. This aimed at disseminating research results to the implementers, so that the research has impact on the ground. On 16 August, the fellow presented the findings at UNU-IAS. Additionally, in FY2017, the fellow participated in a number of international conferences and symposiums.