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NISD research featured in DEV Annual Report
I am proud to feature in the UEA DEV annual report amongst so many inspirational friends. DEV has been a central part of my journey, but ...
Improving wheat and ‘life’ for Egyptian farmers
The word for ‘bread’ in Egyptian Arabic (aish) literally means ‘life’, a crucial and loved staple that has been a central part of Egypt’s...
Why we must support youth as agents of change for sustainable food transitions
What will it take for the world to see young people as not just stakeholders, but as immediate and capable leaders for change?
Guardian feature: Kenyan seedbanks offer lifeline to farmers
I’m honoured to be in The Guardian today speaking on the huge potential of national genebanks like KALRO-GeRRI for rapidly improving loca...
Gender justice is needed to reverse the ‘grim’ chances of achieving Zero Hunger
The new Global Hunger Index report shows the ‘grim’ state of food insecurity and stalling progress towards the UN Sustainable Development...
A global system to protect farmers from a persistent threat
It is great to be at Njoro with researchers from 23 organisations collaborating to make a global system to protect farmers from a persist...
The power in national genebanks
We often focus on large international genebanks, but national genebanks offer something special. Thanks Food Tank for helping us spread t...
New systematic review on fish processing and gender
Our systematic review is out in Nature Food on the social sides of aquatic post-harvest hashtag#processing. Here’s a story from the ‘sex ...