Bjorn Van Campenhout
@bvancampenhout.bsky.social
Research Fellow at IFPRI running field experiments that generate null results 80 percent of the time - https://sites.google.com/view/bjornvancampenhout/
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10 Things to Know about Spillovers: buff.ly/nuX2I09 #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know about Spillovers – EGAP
Author: Alexander Coppock
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September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
10 Things to Know about Spillovers: buff.ly/nuX2I09 #EGAPMethodsGuide
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📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!
🔗 Read more here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/peer-r...
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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 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!
🔗 Read more here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/peer-r...
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Our paper "Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment" is now in print in the Review of Economics and Statistics!
Main finding? Mobile money increased out-migration from rural areas and reduced agricultural investment.
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/rest...
Main finding? Mobile money increased out-migration from rural areas and reduced agricultural investment.
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/rest...
July 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Our paper "Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment" is now in print in the Review of Economics and Statistics!
Main finding? Mobile money increased out-migration from rural areas and reduced agricultural investment.
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/rest...
Main finding? Mobile money increased out-migration from rural areas and reduced agricultural investment.
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/rest...
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The latest edition of 'Weekly Reads from IFPRI' is out!
#research #publications #academicpublishing 🧪
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#research #publications #academicpublishing 🧪
@cgiar.org @bvancampenhout.bsky.social @djspielman.bsky.social
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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s collection features new research on the role of behavior change communication and nutrition supplements in preventing relapse from child wasting, sweet potato vine auctions in Rwanda, buye...
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August 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The latest edition of 'Weekly Reads from IFPRI' is out!
#research #publications #academicpublishing 🧪
@cgiar.org @bvancampenhout.bsky.social @djspielman.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/pulse/peer-r...
#research #publications #academicpublishing 🧪
@cgiar.org @bvancampenhout.bsky.social @djspielman.bsky.social
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New Research on Gender and Price Negotiation!
A study from eastern Uganda explores how the gender of the seller affects bargaining outcomes in negotiations.
#GenderEquality #Bargaining #MarketDynamics #EconomicEmpowerment #Agribusiness #OpenAccess
read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A study from eastern Uganda explores how the gender of the seller affects bargaining outcomes in negotiations.
#GenderEquality #Bargaining #MarketDynamics #EconomicEmpowerment #Agribusiness #OpenAccess
read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Buyer-side gender discrimination in bargaining: Evidence from seed sales in Uganda
Haggling over prices is a common feature of economic transactions in many societies. This study examines whether the gender of the seller influences b…
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August 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
New Research on Gender and Price Negotiation!
A study from eastern Uganda explores how the gender of the seller affects bargaining outcomes in negotiations.
#GenderEquality #Bargaining #MarketDynamics #EconomicEmpowerment #Agribusiness #OpenAccess
read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A study from eastern Uganda explores how the gender of the seller affects bargaining outcomes in negotiations.
#GenderEquality #Bargaining #MarketDynamics #EconomicEmpowerment #Agribusiness #OpenAccess
read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📚In this 'Weekly Reads from IFPRI', we are excited to present a new special issue of Food Policy 📰 which explores the complex interactions between fertilizer use 🌱, soil health management 🌍, and economic shocks 📉 in various agricultural systems: on.cgiar.org/45Pnz7b
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Special Issue: Fertilizer and soil health policies in the context of global supply disruptions and economic crises
In this Weekly Reads from IFPRI, we are excited to present a new special issue of Food Policy which explores the complex interactions between fertilizer use, soil health management, and economic shock...
on.cgiar.org
June 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
📚In this 'Weekly Reads from IFPRI', we are excited to present a new special issue of Food Policy 📰 which explores the complex interactions between fertilizer use 🌱, soil health management 🌍, and economic shocks 📉 in various agricultural systems: on.cgiar.org/45Pnz7b
@cgiar.org
@cgiar.org
📆 Mark your calendars:
📣 Please join us for the launch of @IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report!
⏲️ May 28, 2025, 9:00am – 12:30pm EDT
📍In-person and online.
🎫 Register here: bit.ly/GFPR2025
@CGIAR #GFPR2025 #IFPRI50
📣 Please join us for the launch of @IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report!
⏲️ May 28, 2025, 9:00am – 12:30pm EDT
📍In-person and online.
🎫 Register here: bit.ly/GFPR2025
@CGIAR #GFPR2025 #IFPRI50
2025 Global Food Policy Report | Food Policy: Lessons and Priorities for a Changing World
Also streaming on Please type your questions into the chat box with name, affiliation, and country. The event video, presenter slides, and podcast will be
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May 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
📆 Mark your calendars:
📣 Please join us for the launch of @IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report!
⏲️ May 28, 2025, 9:00am – 12:30pm EDT
📍In-person and online.
🎫 Register here: bit.ly/GFPR2025
@CGIAR #GFPR2025 #IFPRI50
📣 Please join us for the launch of @IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report!
⏲️ May 28, 2025, 9:00am – 12:30pm EDT
📍In-person and online.
🎫 Register here: bit.ly/GFPR2025
@CGIAR #GFPR2025 #IFPRI50
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Why does adoption of improved seeds vary over time. How can correcting farmers' overly optimistic expectations improve long-term outcomes?
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
May 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Why does adoption of improved seeds vary over time. How can correcting farmers' overly optimistic expectations improve long-term outcomes?
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
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🆕 How misinformation and mismatched expectations reduce adoption of improved seeds
Today on VoxDev w/ Caroline Miehe (NOVAFRICA), Leocardia Nabwire (One Acre Fund), Robert Sparrow (Wageningen University), David Spielman (@ifpri.org) & Bjorn Van Campenhout: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Today on VoxDev w/ Caroline Miehe (NOVAFRICA), Leocardia Nabwire (One Acre Fund), Robert Sparrow (Wageningen University), David Spielman (@ifpri.org) & Bjorn Van Campenhout: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
How misinformation and mismatched expectations reduce adoption of improved seeds
Often presented as game-changing solutions, agricultural technologies like improved seeds or fertilisers can lead farmers to adopt one at the expense of others, only to disadopt when the expected gain...
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May 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🆕 How misinformation and mismatched expectations reduce adoption of improved seeds
Today on VoxDev w/ Caroline Miehe (NOVAFRICA), Leocardia Nabwire (One Acre Fund), Robert Sparrow (Wageningen University), David Spielman (@ifpri.org) & Bjorn Van Campenhout: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Today on VoxDev w/ Caroline Miehe (NOVAFRICA), Leocardia Nabwire (One Acre Fund), Robert Sparrow (Wageningen University), David Spielman (@ifpri.org) & Bjorn Van Campenhout: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
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We wrote about a worrying trend: foreign aid is shrinking — and what’s left goes to emergency relief.
But without long-term climate investment, vulnerable communities stay stuck in crisis.
With @opkuusela.bsky.social:
theconversation.com/how-aid-cuts...
@ifpri.org @unu-wider.bsky.social
But without long-term climate investment, vulnerable communities stay stuck in crisis.
With @opkuusela.bsky.social:
theconversation.com/how-aid-cuts...
@ifpri.org @unu-wider.bsky.social
How aid cuts could make vulnerable communities even less resilient to climate change
Global cuts in development aid budgets could undermine climate finance commitments.
theconversation.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We wrote about a worrying trend: foreign aid is shrinking — and what’s left goes to emergency relief.
But without long-term climate investment, vulnerable communities stay stuck in crisis.
With @opkuusela.bsky.social:
theconversation.com/how-aid-cuts...
@ifpri.org @unu-wider.bsky.social
But without long-term climate investment, vulnerable communities stay stuck in crisis.
With @opkuusela.bsky.social:
theconversation.com/how-aid-cuts...
@ifpri.org @unu-wider.bsky.social
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✨ Speaker Spotlight: #GFPR2025 ✨
Michael Kremer, Professor in Economics, University of Chicago; 2019 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, will be speaking at the launch of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report—a special edition marking IFPRI’s 50th anniversary.
🔗 bit.ly/GFPR2025
#IFPRI50 @cgiar.org
Michael Kremer, Professor in Economics, University of Chicago; 2019 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, will be speaking at the launch of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report—a special edition marking IFPRI’s 50th anniversary.
🔗 bit.ly/GFPR2025
#IFPRI50 @cgiar.org
May 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
✨ Speaker Spotlight: #GFPR2025 ✨
Michael Kremer, Professor in Economics, University of Chicago; 2019 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, will be speaking at the launch of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report—a special edition marking IFPRI’s 50th anniversary.
🔗 bit.ly/GFPR2025
#IFPRI50 @cgiar.org
Michael Kremer, Professor in Economics, University of Chicago; 2019 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, will be speaking at the launch of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report—a special edition marking IFPRI’s 50th anniversary.
🔗 bit.ly/GFPR2025
#IFPRI50 @cgiar.org
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Over ontwikkelingskansen voor Chinese kinderen en de economie in @standaard.be.
www.standaard.be/economie/chi...
www.standaard.be/economie/chi...
China-professor Dorien Emmers: “Chinezen zien Europeanen niet als imperialisten, maar over Amerikanen denken ze anders”
China-expert Dorien Emmers onderzoekt ontwikkelingskansen in China en ziet dat de inkomenskloof tussen mensen met en zonder diploma groeit. “Maar ook de 12 miljoen hoogopgeleiden die jaarlijks afstuderen, vinden niet makkelijk een job.”
www.standaard.be
April 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Over ontwikkelingskansen voor Chinese kinderen en de economie in @standaard.be.
www.standaard.be/economie/chi...
www.standaard.be/economie/chi...
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📣The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!
🔗Read the latest selection here: on.cgiar.org/4cqsLj2
🧪 #Research #AcademicPublishing #IFPRIWeeklyReads
🔗Read the latest selection here: on.cgiar.org/4cqsLj2
🧪 #Research #AcademicPublishing #IFPRIWeeklyReads
April 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
📣The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!
🔗Read the latest selection here: on.cgiar.org/4cqsLj2
🧪 #Research #AcademicPublishing #IFPRIWeeklyReads
🔗Read the latest selection here: on.cgiar.org/4cqsLj2
🧪 #Research #AcademicPublishing #IFPRIWeeklyReads
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"the global economy is being held hostage by the whims of just one man, which is not usually how we like democracies or economies to work."
April 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"the global economy is being held hostage by the whims of just one man, which is not usually how we like democracies or economies to work."
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There is absolutely no way the US can host the World Cup or the Olympics
FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as “ongoing visa issues": cnn.it/44hJdjJ
FKA Twigs cancels Coachella appearance and remaining tour dates due to ‘ongoing visa issues’ | CNN
British singer FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as “ongoing visa issues.”
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April 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There is absolutely no way the US can host the World Cup or the Olympics
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I've been getting a lotta (positive!) feedback on this interview with PBS News Hour. It was sort of weird: Each question was of the form: "okay, but what about this argument for the Trump tariffs"? I just tried to use it as a teaching opportunity.
Trade war, tariffs and uncertainty drag markets to worst week in years
Stocks were in free fall again Friday as markets saw their worst week in years. The trade war heated up as China responded to President Trump with their own ...
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April 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've been getting a lotta (positive!) feedback on this interview with PBS News Hour. It was sort of weird: Each question was of the form: "okay, but what about this argument for the Trump tariffs"? I just tried to use it as a teaching opportunity.
New @ifpri.org working paper: Seed trial packs and cooking demos influence farmer adoption of improved maize in Uganda, but recycling seeds curbs long-term benefits. #Agriculture #MarketIntelligence @cgiar.org cgspace.cgiar.org/server/api/c...
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April 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New @ifpri.org working paper: Seed trial packs and cooking demos influence farmer adoption of improved maize in Uganda, but recycling seeds curbs long-term benefits. #Agriculture #MarketIntelligence @cgiar.org cgspace.cgiar.org/server/api/c...
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☕ 📑 This week's selection of peer-reviewed journal articles co-authored by IFPRI researchers is now online on LinkedIn!
🔗 on.cgiar.org/3Rzqg4k
#publications #research #academicpublishing #foodsecurity #nutrition @cgiar.org
🔗 on.cgiar.org/3Rzqg4k
#publications #research #academicpublishing #foodsecurity #nutrition @cgiar.org
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
☕ 📑 This week's selection of peer-reviewed journal articles co-authored by IFPRI researchers is now online on LinkedIn!
🔗 on.cgiar.org/3Rzqg4k
#publications #research #academicpublishing #foodsecurity #nutrition @cgiar.org
🔗 on.cgiar.org/3Rzqg4k
#publications #research #academicpublishing #foodsecurity #nutrition @cgiar.org
Donor cuts are endangering millions of children.
Aid slashed by the US, UK, France and others (incl Belgium) could halt treatment for 2.3M kids with severe malnutrition—leading to 369,000 preventable deaths/year. Proven life-saving programs are already shutting down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Aid slashed by the US, UK, France and others (incl Belgium) could halt treatment for 2.3M kids with severe malnutrition—leading to 369,000 preventable deaths/year. Proven life-saving programs are already shutting down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The full lethal impact of massive cuts to international food aid
The sudden withdrawal of almost half of global funding for nutrition suddenly will have dire consequences for decades.
www.nature.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Donor cuts are endangering millions of children.
Aid slashed by the US, UK, France and others (incl Belgium) could halt treatment for 2.3M kids with severe malnutrition—leading to 369,000 preventable deaths/year. Proven life-saving programs are already shutting down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Aid slashed by the US, UK, France and others (incl Belgium) could halt treatment for 2.3M kids with severe malnutrition—leading to 369,000 preventable deaths/year. Proven life-saving programs are already shutting down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Our latest “Faces of IFPRI” video features Agnes Quisumbing @agnesq.bsky.social, Senior Research Fellow, who reflects on 30 years of policy research based on extensive fieldwork in Asia and Africa. 🌱 🌏
📽️ Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxR...
@cgiar.org #IFPRI50
📽️ Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxR...
@cgiar.org #IFPRI50
Faces of IFPRI: Agnes Quisumbing
YouTube video by IFPRI
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March 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Our latest “Faces of IFPRI” video features Agnes Quisumbing @agnesq.bsky.social, Senior Research Fellow, who reflects on 30 years of policy research based on extensive fieldwork in Asia and Africa. 🌱 🌏
📽️ Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxR...
@cgiar.org #IFPRI50
📽️ Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxR...
@cgiar.org #IFPRI50
🚀 Exciting news! Our latest research on "Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption" is now published in Economic Development and Cultural Change! 📄🌾
Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #EconDev
Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #EconDev
Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption. | Economic Development and Cultural Change: Vol 0, No ja
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March 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🚀 Exciting news! Our latest research on "Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption" is now published in Economic Development and Cultural Change! 📄🌾
Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #EconDev
Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #EconDev
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Today is #InternationalSchoolMealsDay!
A recent IFPRI policy seminar offered a deep-dive discussion of the role of school meal programs in addressing some of the world’s most pressing issues:
@lshtm.bsky.social @fao.org @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social @gcnf.bsky.social @cgiar.org
A recent IFPRI policy seminar offered a deep-dive discussion of the role of school meal programs in addressing some of the world’s most pressing issues:
@lshtm.bsky.social @fao.org @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social @gcnf.bsky.social @cgiar.org
More than a meal: How school feeding programs are shaping the future
A recent seminar analyzed emerging evidence and future directions for school meals in the 21st century.
on.cgiar.org
March 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Today is #InternationalSchoolMealsDay!
A recent IFPRI policy seminar offered a deep-dive discussion of the role of school meal programs in addressing some of the world’s most pressing issues:
@lshtm.bsky.social @fao.org @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social @gcnf.bsky.social @cgiar.org
A recent IFPRI policy seminar offered a deep-dive discussion of the role of school meal programs in addressing some of the world’s most pressing issues:
@lshtm.bsky.social @fao.org @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social @gcnf.bsky.social @cgiar.org
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@justsand.bsky.social and I try to answer the question: how many lives saved by US foreign assistance each year. Best estimate: 3.3 million.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
March 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@justsand.bsky.social and I try to answer the question: how many lives saved by US foreign assistance each year. Best estimate: 3.3 million.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...
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@charlesjkenny.bsky.social & I were pleased to work with
@nickkristof.bsky.social and the NYT data viz team to show the stakes of what’s happening at USAID.
Gift link to their full investigation here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@nickkristof.bsky.social and the NYT data viz team to show the stakes of what’s happening at USAID.
Gift link to their full investigation here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
@charlesjkenny.bsky.social & I were pleased to work with
@nickkristof.bsky.social and the NYT data viz team to show the stakes of what’s happening at USAID.
Gift link to their full investigation here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@nickkristof.bsky.social and the NYT data viz team to show the stakes of what’s happening at USAID.
Gift link to their full investigation here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Understanding and measuring women's empowerment is crucial for effective development interventions. A recent comparative analysis evaluates various metrics to ensure accurate assessments and impactful programs.
🧪🔗#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 @cgiar.org
🧪🔗#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 @cgiar.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Understanding and measuring women's empowerment is crucial for effective development interventions. A recent comparative analysis evaluates various metrics to ensure accurate assessments and impactful programs.
🧪🔗#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 @cgiar.org
🧪🔗#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 @cgiar.org