Priscilla Wainaina

This is a modern silage baler.

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

What a humbling recognition to be on @BBC100women list of 2023! A dedication to all smallholder farmers in Africa who have shaped my journey. Particularly women such as my mother, who never give up in the face of insurmountable climate related challenges. bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

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.

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

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.

🔟 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:👉 bit.ly/41BwX9y #TreesPeoplePlanet

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!

📚 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: bit.ly/3XTy8i3 @KeForestService

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

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

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

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

#MostDownloaded Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration: A Stocktake by Priscilla Wainaina @ppwwainaina, Peter A. Minang, Eunice Gituku and Lalisa Duguma more info mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/11… #Landscape #stocktake

We are hiring a post-doctoral researcher at the RTG #SustainableFoodSystems @uniGoettingen More details: uni-goettingen.de/de/635183.html

📚: 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: bit.ly/3jZzpT4 #InternationalCoffeeDay

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:

🆕 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. 👉: bit.ly/3IDW8iY #Agroforestry2022 #WCAQuebec

📚: 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: bit.ly/3jZzpT4 #ScienceWeek2022

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➡️bit.ly/ZEFVacancy_Pos…

A Review of Global Policy Mechanisms Designed for Tropical Forests Conservation and Climate Risks Management @ResearchGate @ICRAF @CWatsonICRAF @CIFOR @FrontSustain @FrontiersIn @duguma_l @ppwwainaina researchgate.net/publication/35…