The STEPS biotechnology research archive consists of evidence-based research on GM crops, food and development spanning the last 10 years.
Biotechnology research archive
Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative (ERPI)
New exclusionary politics are generating deepening inequalities, jobless ‘growth’, climate chaos, and social division. The Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative (ERPI) is focused on the social and political processes in rural…
Zimbabweland: Zimbabwe’s Land Reform
This long-running project aims to critically examine debates about land reform in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s land reform since 2000 has been intensely controversial. Yet the debate about what happened, where and…
Governance of Socio-Technical Transformations (GOST)
Date: November 2018 – tbc The GoST project will focus on transformation processes in three areas of crucial relevance to sustainable development, relating in particular to pressing imperatives in countries…
PASTRES: Pastoralism, Uncertainty & Resilience
PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins) is a research project which aims to learn from the ways that pastoralists respond to uncertainty, applying such ‘lessons from…
Relational Pathways
Date: October 2016 – September 2019 Pathways into and out of poverty are complex. In the 21st century, global poverty is compounded by climate change, conflict and inequality, as well…
Transitions to Agroecological Food Systems
This project examines potential pathways for transitioning to more sustainable food systems in order to contribute to improved ecological, economic, social and nutritional outcomes. The project draws on the principles…
Zoonoses: animal-to-human diseases
The STEPS Centre has a range of research projects and resources which explore zoonoses (diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans), offering new theory as well as practical solutions. Our work often considers…
Governing the Land-Water-Environment Nexus in Southern Africa
In southern Africa, the intersection of land, water and environment is central to a range of challenges for policymakers, businesses and local people. This project studies the different ways in…
Myanmar Pig Partnership
Dates: 2016 – 2021 The Myanmar Pig Partnership was an interdisciplinary research project exploring the disease risk thought to be accompanying changing pig production patterns in Myanmar. Read three Evidence…