Dangerous Assumptions is a new podcast from WOTRO, the Science for Global Development division of the Dutch Research Council. In each episode we challenge a deeply held assumption underpinning research projects in the Food and Nutrition Security Sector. Self-evident beliefs which shape policy and themselves seem unshakeable – but are they really?

Insights from 75 research projects carried out in over 25 low and middle income countries show that there is very little that can be taken for granted. One assumption on how to achieve food security for all examined from three perspectives.