In this blog, Ruth Hill and @berberkramer.bsky.social outline the state of current knowledge and the opportunities and priorities for increasing the availability and use of insurance in African agriculture: https://on.cgiar.org/4sI1PTa
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We are excited to start the incubation process with the Lab and collaborate with partners across the climate finance ecosystem. Read more here: on.cgiar.org/4rsQKnH
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🌱 Crop insurance can help smallholder farmers in Africa and elsewhere manage climate risk and stabilize livelihoods in the face of droughts and extreme weather.
🔗 Learn more in this recent blog by Ruth Hill and @berberkramer.bsky.social: https://on.cgiar.org/4sI1PTa
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Today, on #IDWGS2026, we highlight the work of @berberkramer.bsky.social, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow.
In this Faces of IFPRI video, Berber shares career advice, what keeps her passionate about her work, and her favorite hobby – triathlons!
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvtJ...
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How do smallholder farmers make decisions when the weather is increasingly unpredictable? 🌦️
Learn more in this blog by Joseline Kiogora, Amanda Grossi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and @carlytrachtman.bsky.social: https://on.cgiar.org/4qR94Yb
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To better understand farmers' decision-making in response to climate info, we invited farmers to a simulated farming “game” that explored investment choices, risk & social dynamics.
👉 Here's a look at what we learned.
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🔍 How can research, partnership, and timely innovation catalyze large-scale meaningful change?
🔗 Learn more in this blog by @berberkramer.bsky.social and Shalini Roy: https://on.cgiar.org/3YaboNu
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I’ve truly enjoyed working on this project in India with Dvara E-Registry the past 5 years. Looking back, it’s amazing to see what we have accomplished through our research!
💡50 Years of Innovation to Support Evolving Food Systems🌱
Today we feature Picture-Based Crop Insurance 🌱🤝📢
🔗Learn more here: www.ifpri.org/project/pbin...
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🔍 🌍 How do prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa?
Learn more in this blog by Bjorn Van Campenhout, Gashaw Abate, Liesbeth Colen, and @berberkramer.bsky.social: https://on.cgiar.org/48soIT2
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Does charging a small price for new technologies increase future adoption because of signaling quality, screening for those who value the product, or creating a sunk cost? Read more below ⬇️
Check out our special issue in Agricultural Systems for a collection of new papers all related to seed systems.
Just published in Agricultural Systems: Looks matter! Drought-tolerant maize variety promoted through trial packs did not *look* more drought-tolerant than older varieties, consistent with farmers' perceptions. This offers a potential reason for low future use. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In the first of our #AES2025 sessions on agriculture, @berberkramer.bsky.social of @ifpri.org discusses ways to increase use of agtech.
"Visual tools like picture-based weather insurance increase trust and uptake among men & women—making insurance more inclusive and accessible at the same cost."
Super happy our #AgSys paper “Inclusive and gender-transformative seed systems: Concepts and applications” is now online!
Key highlight for me is that social/multimedia can be a powerful strategy to impact social and gender norms at various levels of seed systems.
Questions & comments welcome!
Very cool technology evaluated by @berberkramer.bsky.social : Evaluating crop loss for insurance payout with crop/field photos. Encouraging uptake results! ideas.repec.org/p/ags/aaea22...
🌟 @berberkramer.bsky.social of @ifpri.org kicking off @oxfordcsae.bsky.social: new picture-based index insurance increases product take-up and fertilizer investment in Kenya, especially among women in arid regions.
Opportunity! @carlytrachtman.bsky.social and I are looking for consultant with master's degree (or graduating from master's program soon) to analyze the cost effectiveness of various strategies to promote improved crop varieties 🌽🌾🫘 More information? See the link!🔻
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🌱 How can the on-the-ground impacts of genetic innovation in agriculture be assessed?
Learn more in this recent #blog by Emily Kilonzi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and Carly Trachtman:
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🆕 #blog post by Emily Kilonzi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and Carly Trachtman:
🌱 Workshop: Assessing on-the-ground impacts of genetic innovation in agriculture
🖱️ Read more here: on.cgiar.org/40x53xw
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Thanks for organizing this and for the shoutout Econ5k team! It was a great motivation to push out one last 5k run in 2024. 🫶🏻
Looking to hire an ETC in DIME to help me work on a range of Digital topics including digital ID, connectivity, social protection systems, and financial inclusion. Please apply here and/or pass along to people you think would be interested! #econsky #econra
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Nakuru, Kenya
The scenic Ironman World Championship bike course in Nice, France
Running in the New Orleans July heat / humidity during the 2024 AAEA meetings
Taupo, New Zealand. With that, I ran in Europe, Africa, North & South America, Asia (treadmill run in 🇮🇳) and Oceania 🥳
Whilst making a #2024wrapped IG reel, I realized that thanks to both work and triathlon travel, I 🏃♀️ on every continent (minus Antarctica 🇦🇶) this year!!
No matter how light I travel, my 🧳 always fits 👟 and the schedule always allows for a run - often even a scenic one! #worklifebalance ✈️
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I can’t think of a better 1st post on Bluesky introducing myself than posting today’s #Econ5K 🏃♀️ result. With Ironman 70.3 World Champs just 2 weeks ago, followed by lots of hiking at sea level, and some junk miles 🚴♀️ the last few days, I’m happy that I could produce some speed back at elevation 🥳
