Berber Kramer
@berberkramer.bsky.social
Full-time Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI, doing research for a more food secure future without gender inequities & part-time triathlete.
Check out our special issue in Agricultural Systems for a collection of new papers all related to seed systems.
📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!
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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s collection features a selection of articles that are part of the Agricultural Systems journal’s extensive Special Issue on “Designing, assessing and scaling approaches for integrated seed ...
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September 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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...
Looks matter? Field performance and farmers' preferences for drought-tolerant maize in Kenya
To help farmers adapt to climate change, breeding programs have developed drought-tolerant (DT) maize varieties, but varietal turnover among smallhold…
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June 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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...
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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."
"Visual tools like picture-based weather insurance increase trust and uptake among men & women—making insurance more inclusive and accessible at the same cost."
June 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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."
"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!
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!
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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!
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!
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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...
See It Grow: A randomized evaluation of digital innovations
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March 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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...
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🌟 @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.
March 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🌟 @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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Hiring Consultant (individual) for conducting two meta-analyses of interventions to increase improved crop variety adoption, - Washington, DC
View job details and apply now
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March 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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:
on.cgiar.org/40x53xw
@cgiar.org
Learn more in this recent #blog by Emily Kilonzi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and Carly Trachtman:
on.cgiar.org/40x53xw
@cgiar.org
February 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🌱 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
Learn more in this recent #blog by Emily Kilonzi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and Carly Trachtman:
on.cgiar.org/40x53xw
@cgiar.org
Reposted by Berber Kramer
🆕 #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
🌱 Workshop: Assessing on-the-ground impacts of genetic innovation in agriculture
🖱️ Read more here: on.cgiar.org/40x53xw
@cgiar.org
January 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🆕 #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
🌱 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. 🫶🏻
January 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Thanks for organizing this and for the shoutout Econ5k team! It was a great motivation to push out one last 5k run in 2024. 🫶🏻
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December 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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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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 ✈️
No matter how light I travel, my 🧳 always fits 👟 and the schedule always allows for a run - often even a scenic one! #worklifebalance ✈️
December 30, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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 ✈️
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 🥳
December 29, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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 🥳