Dr. Anita Spring is a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology, and director of the Sub-Saharan Africa Business Environment Report (SABER) Project.
Education
Ph.D. Cornell University
M.A. Cornell University
M.A. San Francisco State University
B.A. University of California - Berkeley
Research Interests
International Agricultural Development; Food Security; Entrepreneurship and African Business; Women/Gender in International Development; Environment and Resource Management
Current research topics:Â the African Business Environment and Entrepreneurship; China and Chinese people in Africa; Food Security and Food Sovereignty in Africa, Women and Land, International Land Grabs
Countries / Regions of Expertise
Research and fieldwork in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Somalia, St. Lucia, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, and Zambia. Development projects designed, implemented, and evaluated in Botswana, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, Swaziland, Thailand, and Zimbabwe. Training and workshops in Barbados, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Netherlands, St. Lucia, & U.S.
Contact
472a Grinter Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7305
(352) 392-7102
(352) 376-4833