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...
Segun Badewa
Nigeria
Joined October 05, 2023
1 post
Dec 12, 2023 - The Government’s Role in Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Nigeria
Segun Badewa is a sustainability and agri-development expert with over 10 years of experience in diverse donor-funded projects related to rural livelihoods and development, agricultural extension and advisory services, cassava...
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...
Olufunmilayo Aiyegbusi
Nigeria
Joined April 02, 2021
3 posts
Jan 11, 2023 - Food Lover Envisions Africa as the Food Basket of the World
An avocado eating woman with a neurotically private life, who grew up reading Greek mythology and Agatha Christie but in recent times, prefers slow romance novels. 🤭Having practiced law for about 12 years, I realised that...
Theresa McMenomy
Italy
Joined September 01, 2021
1 post
Feb 18, 2022 - Helping Small-Scale Agricultural Producers Withstand Shocks
Africa RISING
Nigeria
Joined November 12, 2021
1 post
Nov 17, 2021 - Animal Traction-Based Conservation Agriculture Offers Multiple Benefits for Smallholder Farmers in Zambia
The Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Program comprises three regional research-in-development projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development as...
Andrea Cattaneo
Italy
Joined January 24, 2021
1 post
Sep 23, 2021 - Big Role of Small and Intermediate Cities in Food Systems
Andrea Cattaneo is a Senior Economist at FAO, leading the team that produces The State of Food and Agriculture. He has over 25 years of experience in examining economic issues relating to development, food security, and climate...
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...
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...
Jason Nickerson
Nigeria
Joined July 31, 2018
4 posts
Mar 10, 2020 - Case Studies on Early Generation Seed Systems: A Project Overview