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!🔻 phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/ca...

🌱 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: on.cgiar.org/40x53xw @cgiar.org

🆕 #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 @cgiar.org

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 worldbankgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

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 ✈️

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 🥳