Members
Browse the Agrilinks community to find individuals and organizations working in food security.
Ntombizethu Mkhwanazi
South Africa
Joined June 07, 2023
1 post
Jun 22, 2023 - The Crucial Role of Governance in Ensuring Food Safety
Ms. Ntombizethu Mkhwanazi is a PhD student in Political Sciences, at the University of Pretoria. She is doing a transdisciplinary research between the faculty of National and Agricultural Sciences and Faculty of Humanities.Ms....
Farai Gwelo
South Africa
Joined May 24, 2022
1 post
Jun 09, 2022 - International Fund for Agricultural Development Projects in Eswatini Celebrate World Pulses Day and So Should You
Farai is a rural development practitioner with expertise in ICT4D, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, youth inclusion and knowledge management.She has 8 years of experience in the sphere and has worked and consulted for several...
Feed the Future Southern Africa Seed Trade Project
Zambia
Joined November 19, 2020
4 posts
Oct 29, 2021 - Food for Thought from Malawi's Dr. Grace Kaudzu: Raising Up Women Through Agriculture
The Seed Trade Project is funded by the USAID Southern African Regional Office, and provides targeted technical assistance to facilitate the implementation of the SADC Harmonized Seed Regulatory System, which aims to boost seed...
Irene Stapensea
Netherlands
Joined April 23, 2021
1 post
Oct 19, 2021 - New Scholarship Opportunity
Conny Almekinders
Netherlands
Joined May 14, 2021
1 post
May 24, 2021 - Identifying Entry Points for Effective Seed System Interventions
Conny Almekinders is Associate Professor at the Knowledge, Technology and Innovation group, Department of Social Sciences of Wageningen University. She obtained a PhD from the same university, based on her potato crop physiology...
Zambia Agribusiness Society (ZAS)
Zambia
Joined May 31, 2019
2 posts
Apr 07, 2021 - Advanced Technology and Aquaculture: Drones and Artificial Intelligence to Make a Difference
We believe change can be made in the agricultural food systems by providing content and training on sustainable practices for farmers' profitability, most especially for small-scale farmers who produce a higher percentage of the...
Kristin Davis
South Africa
Joined July 17, 2018
6 posts
Aug 03, 2020 - Private Sector Youth Engagement in Uganda: Is this Sustainable?
Kristin Davis has a PhD in international agricultural extension with a minor in farming systems from the University of Florida. In 2004 she started work as a researcher with the International Food Policy Research Institute...
Benjamin Wielgosz
Netherlands
Joined May 22, 2020
1 post
Jun 17, 2020 - COVID-19: Using Data to Address Fragility in Food Supply Chains
Ben began hiscareer at the UN World Food Program (WFP) working in Pakistan & South Sudan where the agricultural potential is striking but the food system is fragile. This led to his interest in sustainable agricultural...
Benjamin Kwasi Addom
Netherlands
Joined February 01, 2012
1 post
Dec 05, 2019 - Digital Developments for Africa’s Agriculture
Benis the Team Leader, ICTs for Agriculture at CTA, the Netherlands. He is an expert in digitalisation in agriculture - the intersection of digital solutions for agriculture, big data and analytics, innovative business...
Linda Veldhuizen
Netherlands
Joined August 24, 2018
2 posts
Jun 27, 2019 - E-Conference Responding to Fall Armyworm in Asia, 10-12 July
I'm working as network coordinator for the Thematic Network on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). I'm also working as postdoctoral research fellow in the Missing...