The AERC Collaborative Research program addresses topical policy relevant issues and brings together seasoned researchers from both Africa and elsewhere to generate policy-oriented research. Collaboration enables researchers to tackle complex yet contemporary research issues with a bearing on policy making in Africa that otherwise could not be adequately addressed by one or a few researchers and leverages the diverse skills of the various researchers in the project to deliver high quality research outputs. This call requires multidisciplinary research teams comprising economists, nutritionists, and gender experts, among others as demanded by a specific research proposal.