Members
Browse the Agrilinks community to find individuals and organizations working in food security.
Thoric Cederstrom
Switzerland
Joined August 25, 2019
4 posts
Feb 02, 2024 - Safeguarding Success: The Crucial Role of Food Safety for Small to Medium Food Businesses in the Developing World
Dr. Thoric Cederström is an experienced applied social science professional with over 30 years of experience in primary data collection and analysis using mixed methods, program design, monitoring and evaluation, technical...
Racine Ly
Senegal
Joined November 02, 2023
2 posts
Jan 05, 2024 - Mapping Senegal’s Groundnut Landscape with Satellite Imagery and AI
Dr. Racine Ly is AKADEMIYA2063's Director of Data Management, Digital Products, and Technology. His research interests are in the intersection of geospatial data, predictive modeling, and climate variability in relation to the...
Fatima Kareem
Germany
Joined June 29, 2023
1 post
Oct 18, 2023 - Food Safety in Africa: Challenging the Status Quo through Continental Policies
I am an Development Economist that is passionate about improving the economy including food system through evidence-based policy research.
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...
Syngenta Foundation For Sustainable Agriculture
Switzerland
Joined June 04, 2020
1 post
Aug 26, 2020 - Potatoes Offer New Perspectives for Pastoralists
The Syngenta Foundationoperates across product streams following a pipeline approach (Proof of Concept, Scale-Up, Handover).Our currentstreams are: Agriservices Risk Management and Financial Inclusionfor smallholder farmers,...
Ruud Grim
Netherlands
Joined August 21, 2020
1 post
Aug 21, 2020 - Digital Opportunities in Response to COVID-19 in Asian & Africa Agri-Food Systems
Ruud Grim is senior advisor and coordinator at Netherlands Space Office. One of his main tasks is to facilitate and stimulate the use of satellite based information services for societal benefit areas, research and commercial...
Nicolas Uwitonze
Switzerland
Joined July 27, 2020
1 post
Jul 30, 2020 - Rwandan Youth Engagement in Private Extension and Advisory Services
Nicolas is passionate aboutcontributingto the advancement ofthe vision of sustainable development and poverty eradication in developing countries.Nicolas is a professionalagricultural extensionist & climate smart agriculture...
ILO The Lab
Switzerland
Joined March 17, 2020
1 post
Jun 23, 2020 - Adaptation & Reorientation: How Past Lessons Help Future Deliveries
The Lab is a ILO global initiative funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) that generates and applies knowledge on how a market systems approach can lead to sustainable decent work.The Lab seeks to go...
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...
Dr. Guangtao Zhang
China
Joined April 29, 2020
1 post
May 06, 2020 - Why Collaboration Is Critical to Post-harvest Aflatoxin Risk Management
Guangtao Zhang received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He holds a master’s degree and a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Washington. He...