Members
Browse the Agrilinks community to find individuals and organizations working in food security.
Nika Larian
United States
Joined June 23, 2021
2 posts
Jun 01, 2022 - WHO Health Talk: Facilitating Food Traceability for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
Dr. Nika Larian is a Food Systems Advisor and AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Center for Nutrition....
Bukire Pacifique
Rwanda
Joined June 19, 2022
Carmen Benson
United States
Joined June 08, 2021
8 posts
Jun 14, 2022 - Congratulations to the 2021 Recipients of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence!
Carmen Benson is the Senior Counselor on the BIFAD Support Contract at Tetra Tech. In this role, Carmen provides thought leadership and administrative and logistical support to the Board for International Food and Agricultural...
ACDI / VOCA
United States
Joined June 08, 2017
19 posts
Jul 01, 2022 - Struggles and Successes of Testing a Business Accelerator Model for Women in Bangladesh’s Agricultural Market
ACDI/VOCA is an international development nonprofit that envisions a world in which all people are empowered to build healthy families and resilient communities. Learn more about ACDI/VOCA at www.acdivoca.org.
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety
United States
Joined May 24, 2022
1 post
Jun 06, 2022 - “Bring Your Wife, Your Daughter or Your Sister”: Dr. Kathleen Colverson on Gender in Agricultural Development
The mission of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (FSIL) is to reduce the burden of foodborne illness and break the cycle of disease, malnutrition, and food insecurity. Funded by the United States Agency for...
Patricia Onyango
Kenya
Joined June 18, 2020
6 posts
Feb 03, 2022 - Can Informal Traders Drive Seed Security? A Case of Eastern DRC’s Bean and Cassava Business
Research plays are a critical role in the food system. We need to communicate these research products to the end user in a more simplified way for the global public good. I believe as a communicator, this is my role...Simplify...
Meera Chandra
United States
Joined May 27, 2020
2 posts
Nov 01, 2021 - Livestock: An Integral Component of Sustainable Food Systems
Dr. Meera Chandra is a Food Safety Advisor" with the Food Safety Division in the Center for Nutrition at USAID. Meera is a veterinarian by training and received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine and Master of Public Health from...
Katie Cheney
United States
Joined October 26, 2021
1 post
Jun 29, 2022 - Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Agriculture and Market Systems Development
Katie Cheney is a Sr. Gender and Inclusive Development Specialist with EnCompass, supporting the Advancing Women's Empowerment (AWE) Program and USAID Uganda Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Activity, among other projects. She...
Matheson Sharp
United States
Joined May 26, 2022
3 posts
May 31, 2022 - Supporting Local Systems: Preparing to Pivot Through Changing Environments
Ahmed Kablan
United States
Joined April 01, 2013
3 posts
Jun 29, 2022 - Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Putting Food Security of Millions at Risk
Dr. Kablan is an International Nutrition and Public Health Advisor at USAID Bureau for Food Security. Dr. Kablan is a biotechnologist and has over 14 years of research, teaching and science policy and regulatory experience. Dr....