Priscilla Wainaina

Agricultural Economist, Environmental Economist at World Agroforestry Centre

[Worldly @WorldlyHQ]

This is a modern silage baler.

[Priscilla Wainaina @ppwwainaina]

@suechomba @BBC100women @BBCWorld @WorldResources @restoreforward @WRIafrica @IPESfood Congratulations, Susan. Well deserved

[David Ndii @DavidNdii]

Kenya AA sells at $5/kg at NCE, thats equivalent of Sh115 per kg of cherry ( a kg of coffee takes takes 6.5kg of cherry). By the time it hits Java, its selling at Sh490/kg of cherry, and Sh1500/kg of cherry by the time it hits Starbucks.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Nature is amazing!
A camera recorded from start to finish how a bird built its nest and had its chicks.

[Matin Qaim @MatinQaim]

Great opportunity for agricultural economists and other scholars from the Global South to pursue their PhD in our Center on topics such as sustainable #FoodSystems #SDGs #poverty etc. with a full scholarship. Please apply by 31 August 2023. Details below.

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

🔟 promising pathways to GHG emission reduction in the global food system

This paper reviews ten promising pathways to GHG emission reduction in food systems.

Read/Download a copy:👉 https://t.co/4ydANljBmx

#TreesPeoplePlanet

[Irri-Hub KE @IrriHub]

People don’t realize the power of rain water harvesting (RWH)

Within 1 week, it’s full to support both domestic & irrigation purposes for 6months+

Size: 55m by 28m by 2m
Volume: 3million+ of water
Liner dimensions: 2074 sqm
Liner gauge: 1mm
Excavation : 5 days

Share widely!

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

📚 This document provides potential monitoring tools to guide monitoring, reporting and learning on forest & landscape restoration, and outlines next steps to operationalise monitoring, reporting and learning in Kenya🇰🇪

Full publication: https://t.co/Dyfds1nA6d

@KeForestService

[Shadrack Agaki 🇰🇪 @shadrackagaki]

Counting the long term cost of Trade-offs in the plantations of eucalyptus.

The excitement with the fast growing species was palpable at first, but the opportunity cost in terms of dwindling food crop productivity is detrimental @AbiluTangwa @TMshindi @Carolinekibii @elizaphan

[Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi Muzukulu wa Bityo @CKyobutungi]

It's Friday and #IkoKazi

Check the @aphrc careers page for 17 new positions/consultancies/internships in
#datascience
#impactevaluation
#policy #advocacy #comms
#SRHR #ECD #ADMIN

*NRP = only open to Kenyans
*IRP = open to Kenyans and Non-Kenyans

[Kenny | Accent Investing @AccentInvesting]

If you use Microsoft Excel, here are some basic functions that will save you thousands of hours of work:

[aristarichus.kuria @aristarichusK]

The periodic table of asset classes.

The darker the color, the higher the risk

The more on the right the asset is, the less liquid it is

Credit to; Linus Beliunas

[Land MDPI @Land_MDPI]

#MostDownloaded
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration: A Stocktake

by Priscilla Wainaina @ppwwainaina, Peter A. Minang, Eunice Gituku and Lalisa Duguma

more info https://t.co/K0hXblk4tr
#Landscape #stocktake

[Meike Wollni @MWollni]

We are hiring a post-doctoral researcher at the RTG #SustainableFoodSystems @uniGoettingen
More details: https://t.co/DricScxBI1

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

📚: How much do #coffee and cocoa contribute to livelihoods in Africa?

This #publication offers insights, and highlights policies & practices that can be adopted to enhance coffee farmers’ livelihoods.

Read/Download a free copy: https://t.co/uAkmbecdMA

#InternationalCoffeeDay

[Catie Hausman, mostly on bsky @CatieHausman]

Planning your climate or environment syllabus? I like to show short videos so students & I can visualize some of the things we're talking about. Here are just some of the ones I like:

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

🆕 Book: Commodity-driven green economies: a pathway for sustainable development in Africa

📑 With 30 chapters by 55 authors, the book showcases how best #tree commodities can contribute to achieving SDGs in #Africa.

👉: https://t.co/l24wbsuRul

#Agroforestry2022 #WCAQuebec

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

📚: How much do cocoa and coffee contribute to livelihoods in #Africa?

This #publication offers insights, and highlights policies and practices that can be adopted to enhance cocoa and coffee farmers’ livelihoods.

Read/Download a copy: https://t.co/uAkmbdUCV2

#ScienceWeek2022

[ZEF @ZEFbonn]

New vacancy! ZEF is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Agricultural Development Economics. The position is part of ZEF’s Department for Economic and Technological Change which is headed by @MatinQaim. The application deadline is May 15th! More info➡️https://t.co/h448X37GKQ

[Kennedy Muthee @wahomeken]

A Review of Global Policy Mechanisms Designed for Tropical Forests Conservation and Climate Risks Management @ResearchGate @ICRAF @CWatsonICRAF @CIFOR @FrontSustain @FrontiersIn @duguma_l @ppwwainaina https://t.co/Udp0DFEgfK