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April Thompson

United States

International development professional with 15+ years’ experience in marketing/communications, knowledge management, program operations and capacity building. From February 2017-March 2019, I oversaw the knowledge management team for Agrilinks via the Feed the Future Knowledge-Driven Agricultural Development project.

Sign with quote, "I am still learning. Michelangelo"

Sharing Knowledge: Learning Briefs From the Feed the Future Knowledge-Driven Agricultural Development Project (KDAD)

Internal learning and reflection was an integral part of the KDAD project over its more than five years managing Agrilinks and contributing to USAID training, knowledge management, learning and communications...

April Thompson

Mar 26, 2019

Education and Extension

Two farmers talking to each other in a field

Agrilinks Insights on Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture

Inclusive and sustainable agricultural-led growth requires overcoming systemic barriers that have disadvantaged women, who are estimated to be 40 percent of the agricultural labor force in developing countries. If women...

April Thompson

Feb 27, 2019

Agricultural Productivity Gender

Photo: João Coutinho, Photo Challenge Entrant, Pico Island, Portugal

Agrilinks Photo Challenge: The Votes Are In!

After two weeks of public voting on social media for the Agrilinks Photo Challenge finalists, we have our winners! We’re as pleased with “voter turnout” as we are with the...

April Thompson

Feb 14, 2019

Opportunities

Agrilinks Photo Challenge: Help Us Pick the Winners!

Crowdsourced voting on Facebook and Twitter kicks off January 31 and ends February 13. The winners will be announced on Valentine's Day, February 14. Cast your votes for your favorites!

April Thompson

Jan 30, 2019

Agricultural Productivity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

People sitting at tables having discussions

Go-To Resources for Knowledge Exchange

This month, Agrilinks is focusing on approaches to knowledge sharing and learning, and we want to hear from you. What resources and best practices have you found most useful in...

April Thompson

Jan 17, 2019

Education and Extension

January 2019: Approaches to Knowledge Sharing & Learning for Food Security

In January, Agrilinks turns its attention to knowledge management (KM) and its role in furthering individual and organizational learning. This is, in fact, Agrilinks’ raison d’etre: a platform to capture...

April Thompson

Julie MacCartee

Dec 20, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension

Agrilinks Celebrates the Best of 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, the Agrilinks team is reflecting on all the important food security knowledge and information our community has lived, produced, shared and reflected upon this...

April Thompson

Dec 10, 2018

Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Woman shea producer in Ghana. Photo: Douglas Gritzmacher/USAID

Agrilinks Explores the Link Between Resilience and Poverty Escapes This November

This month, Agrilinks is excited to team up with the USAID Center for Resilience to examine the evidence around the important topic of resilience and sustainable poverty escapes.

April Thompson

Oct 31, 2018

Resilience

The author with a food processor in Kaolack, Senegal visiting her business, Neexna Jus, in a space converted from her husband's garage.

Harnessing Senegal’s Post-Harvest Potential Through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program

This October, I had the opportunity to leave my post here at Agrilinks to do a volunteer consulting assignment helping develop the next phase of Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer program in Senegal...

April Thompson

Oct 22, 2018

Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Students for food security in action. Photo credits, from left to right: Tran Thi My Hanh, Lauren Howe, the YouthMappers team, Tara Mittelberg (bottom middle), and Sara Garcia.

Agrilinks Young Scholars Blog Contest: We Have a Winner!

When Agrilinks embarked upon a new blog contest to showcase young scholars’ contributions to food security, we had no idea what to expect, but we knew that there were great...

April Thompson

Oct 16, 2018

Opportunities

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Sharing Knowledge: Learning Briefs From the Feed the Future Knowledge-Driven Agricultural Development Project (KDAD)

April Thompson

Agrilinks Insights on Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture

April Thompson

Agrilinks Photo Challenge: The Votes Are In!

April Thompson

Agrilinks Photo Challenge: Help Us Pick the Winners!

April Thompson

Go-To Resources for Knowledge Exchange

April Thompson

January 2019: Approaches to Knowledge Sharing & Learning for Food Security

April Thompson

Julie MacCartee

Agrilinks Celebrates the Best of 2018

April Thompson

Agrilinks Explores the Link Between Resilience and Poverty Escapes This November

April Thompson

Harnessing Senegal’s Post-Harvest Potential Through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program

April Thompson

Agrilinks Young Scholars Blog Contest: We Have a Winner!

April Thompson

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