Members
Browse the Agrilinks community to find individuals and organizations working in food security.
Olufunmilayo Aiyegbusi
Nigeria
Joined April 02, 2021
3 posts
Jan 11, 2023 - Food Lover Envisions Africa as the Food Basket of the World
Having practiced law for about 12 years, I realised that rather than merely servicing deficits, I could also apply myself to mitigating such deficits by getting involved in development issues. I am passionate about small holder...
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...
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...
Jason Nickerson
Nigeria
Joined July 31, 2018
4 posts
Mar 10, 2020 - Case Studies on Early Generation Seed Systems: A Project Overview
Ekanikpong Ben
Nigeria
Joined July 25, 2019
2 posts
Dec 23, 2019 - Prioritizing Nigeria’s Agriculture Value Chain for Digital Intervention
Ekanikpong Ben is a serial entrepreneur, engineer, AgriTech evangelist and food systems solution Innovator with over 12 years history of working in program/infrastructure development and food industry in Nigeria. He is the...
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...
Ndidi Nwuneli
Nigeria
Joined November 06, 2019
1 post
Nov 07, 2019 - Nourishing Africa Webinar: Food and Land Use Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Framing for a Sustainable Transformation
Azeez Salawu
Nigeria
Joined September 20, 2019
1 post
Sep 20, 2019 - Food Security Future Summit
Azeez Salawu, Nigerian, is a youth in agriculture advocate and climate activist with broad experience in mobilizing the youth for climate action, food and nutrition security and sustainable development in Nigeria.He is the Founder...