Members
Browse the Agrilinks community to find individuals and organizations working in food security.
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Sri Lanka
Joined August 05, 2020
20 posts
Oct 06, 2023 - Cocoa Farmers in Ghana Show Strong Interest in Solar-Based Irrigation, but Pump Costs Are Often Too High
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is an international, research-for-development organization that works with governments, civil society and the private sector to solve water problems in developing countries and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Resy Vermeltfoort
Netherlands
Joined June 23, 2017
18 posts
Nov 15, 2018 - Accelerating Women’s Business Growth in Kenya
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...
Martina Torma
Netherlands
Joined March 05, 2018
2 posts
May 28, 2018 - Participate in the development of the global definition of professional farmer organizations!
The Agribusiness Market Ecosystem Alliance (AMEA) is a global alliance of firms standardizing the development of professional farmer organizations (FOs).We believe that professional farmer organizations are essential for poverty...