An Ansoms – The Conversation

Many researchers from the global North engage research assistants in their geographical field of research. Photo by Axel Fassio/FLICKR

January 12, 2021

Power dynamics with researchers on the ground needs a reset

An Ansoms, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, Université de Mons; Emery Mushagalusa Mudinga, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Godefroid Muzalia, Institut supérieur pédagogique de Bukavu, and Koen Vlassenroot, Ghent University

Research assistants and associates from the global South are sometimes kept invisible, despite their crucial role in the research cycle.

More than 70% of Rwanda’s population are subsistence farmers. Shutterstock/Sarine Arslanian

December 13, 2017

Margot Leegwater, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); An Ansoms, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, Université de Mons; Chris Huggins, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Giuseppe Cioffo, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Johanna Treidl, University of Cologne; Jude Murison, University of Antwerp; Julie Van Damme, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Neil Dawson, University of East Anglia, and Sam Desiere, KU Leuven

Findings from several scientific studies show the real impact of Rwanda’s agricultural policies and the challenges it faces.