Members
Browse the Agrilinks community to find individuals and organizations working in food security.
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...
Sunday Odjo
Senegal
Joined November 09, 2023
1 post
Nov 17, 2023 - Tracking Implementation of Regional Trade Policies and Regulations in West Africa
Sunday Pierre Odjo is Deputy Director of the Department of Operational Support at Akademiya2063, based in Dakar, Senegal. He is an agricultural economist with research interests in household economies, regional trade, and...
Evodius Rutta
Tanzania
Joined December 20, 2020
2 posts
Sep 26, 2023 - With Affordable Solar Dryers, Fish Communities in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, Can Avoid Postharvest Fish Losses
I am a founder of MAVUNOLAB (https://mavunolab.org/), the Postharvest Innovation Centre that works with young engineers in Tanzania to develop low-cost postharvest technologies and services for small-scale farmers. In research, I...
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....
Temina Mkumbwa
Tanzania
Joined April 17, 2023
1 post
Apr 20, 2023 - Small Steps Lead to Big Transformations: Tanzania Horticulture Association Success Story
Temina Mkumbwa serves as Nutrition Coordinator for USAID Tanzania. Sheworks across offices to galvanize action on implementation of USAID’s Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy.Temina acts as a key lead for USAID/Tanzania...
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...
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...
Jonathan Lautze
South Africa
Joined April 13, 2018
3 posts
Jan 14, 2020 - Achieving Sustainable Resource Use by Measuring What You Manage: Groundwater Monitoring in the Shared Tuli Karoo Aquifer
Jonathan Lautze is a senior researcher at the IWMI-southern Africa office in Pretoria. He has led or contributed to a range of applied, interdisciplinary research and development projects focused on topics such as water...
Richard Mkandawire
Malawi
Joined May 31, 2018
1 post
Jun 11, 2018 - African Agri-Food Systems and the Changing Partnerships Landscape: Old Wine in New Bottles?
Prof. Richard Mkandawire is a Socio-economist and a Rural Development expert. He is currently; the Director of the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP), Africa Secretariat and Chairman, Malawi Planning Commission. Before joining...
Elizabeth Mkandawire
South Africa
Joined May 30, 2018
1 post
Jun 11, 2018 - Gender-responsive nutrition policies – a myth or a possibility?