Areas of responsibility
Phd in development studies 1988 with focus on agricultural- and rural development, development assistance and the strategies of international financial institutions. Researcher and professor at Norwegian, Swedish and Tanzanian research institutets and universities.
Research
Agricultural and rural development, development assistance, the strategies of international financial institutions, food sovereignty with focus on East Africa and during the last decade also with a focus on Brazil.
General outreach
Ståhl, Michael, ed, 2015; Looking back, looking forward - land, agriculture and society in East Africa. A Festschrift for Kjell Havnevik. Nordic Afrika Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.