Development Economist, Champion of Food Security in Africa, Research Professor @CornellGlobal Development. Views are my own. RTs ≠ endorsement.
Ithaca, NY, USA
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Glad to be part of the 2026 Academic Venture Fund awardees.
We're pleased to announce the recipients of our 2026 Academic Venture Fund! ⭐️
6 funded projects will pursue bold new ideas to address sustainability challenges, from coral reef health and food system resilience to wildlife disease.
news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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It is great to be back in the belly of the beast — the United States
Thanks Cornell University and New York University for the past week.
It was wonderful meeting up at Cornell with Professor Ed Mabaya and Distinguished author NoViolet Bulawayo (We need New Names & Glory), both teaching at Cornell!
Zimbabweans are indeed making moves globally.
It was also great catching up with the Zim diaspora in the New York City area
Next stop Columbia University, UN, MIT and Harvard
Zimbos around these spaces please DM
Happy to have added my voice to this piece
Africa could be the world’s breadbasket. 🌍
The question: Can our farms secure global food while building wealth for those who power them?
📺 State of Africa airs on Monday → Sept 22 | 8PM EAT on @cnbcafrica
#AladiStateOfAfrica
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What does it take to build a more resilient food future? It starts with the right seed.
Join us at the Youth as Innovators in Seed Systems side session at #AFSForum2025, where we're exploring how Africa's young entrepreneurs and scientists are reimagining the future of seeds. They are a driving force behind innovative solutions that are giving farmers timely access to high-quality seeds for a more secure and prosperous future.
The conversation is clear: this is about more than just agriculture - it's about empowering youth for lasting food security and economic transformation.
🗓️ Tuesday, September 2 | 14:30 – 17:30
📍Partners Stage, Hall B
#CIMMYT #AFSForum2025 #OurFoodOurFuture #FoodSystems #AGRA
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".. Today looking everywhere in this city, this is a city that #Africa is very Proud of! "
".. #Ethiopia declared itself as self-sufficient in wheat in just 4 yrs, think about that, Amazing! Congratulations! The African Development Bank is proud of this investment!"
@akin_adesina
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So heartwarming to help this little girl plant her first tree!
Holding tightly to her Casuarina equisetifolia seedling, she was eager to learn how to plant it the right way. She planted her seedling and promised to make sure it grows into a tall, strong tree! Eco Champion! 💚 – at Nairobi, Kenya
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What a great visit with @HumphreyProgram alum @JB_Babadara!
Did you miss John's presentation on Advancing Digital Agriculture in Nigeria Innovations, Scalability Challenges, & Policy Intervention?
📽️Check out the recording: youtube.com/watch?v=kfvNWhRv…
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What is the @AfDB_Group is doing and what the Bank will be doing to support Rwanda to improve the Agriculture sector? @mfregene77 speaking during the Rwanda Legacy Program
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🔔Don't miss this week's Perspectives in Global Development seminar!
📅Wed. 3/6, 12:20pm ET
🗣️Deborah Arrindell ‘79, VP Pharmacovigilance & Risk Management, Global Blood Therapeutics
📍Warren 175 + 💻
Open to the public: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
My daughter (Bella) is collaborating with the "Beauty of Color" club @Ithaca_HS to fundraise for Muponda Primary School in #Zimbabwe. Please help support and promote this worthy cause gofundme.com/f/muponda.
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Spent a day at @CornellGlobal with students and faculty, gave a seminar on the paradigm shift needed to achieve economic justice and rights for women, interacted with students and had a fabulous campus tour. @EdMabaya thanks for hosting me youtube.com/watch?v=kPc6Hs3q…
"2310. The year we will achieve gender equality at the current rate of progress". And insightful presentation by @jemimah_njuki from @UN_Women. Speaking to a packed audience in @CornellGlobal with @CornellCALS and @HumphreyProgram
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Join us as @jemimah_njuki (@UN_Women) speaks on the vision for a gender equal world, systemic changes needed to guarantee human rights for all women + how we can galvanize global action.
🗓️ Wed. 11/15, 12:20pm ET
ℹ️In-person or via Zoom: cals.cornell.edu/paradigm-sh…
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Last week, 40+ students across @CornellCALS showcased their engaged learning experiences spanning 17 countries and 10 U.S. states!
We are inspired by these leaders of tomorrow and their commitment to build a better world, together.
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On Wednesday, @HumphreyProgram fellows share how their countries address multifaceted challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate change mitigation, responsible resource management, and the pursuit of social equity. 🇸🇸🇹🇷🇸🇷🇰🇷🇺🇬
ℹ️ cals.cornell.edu/balancing-h…
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Join us next week as a distinguished panel of @HumphreyProgram Fellows enriches our understanding of the dynamic interplay between human development and environmental conservation across continents.
🗓️Wed. 10/18, 12:20pm ET
📍135 Emerson Hall + Zoom
ℹ️cals.cornell.edu/balancing-h…
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
On the 20th of September 2023, the African Association of Agricultural Economists,
bestowed its highest honor upon five distinguished individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the field of agricultural economics and agribusiness across Africa. #AAAE_AEASA2023
