We are happy to join the #FTFInnovationLabs Regional Partners Meeting in Kenya. Here with FTF Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry director Huaijun Zhou, MRR Innovation Lab director Michael Carter and Kathryn Stahlberg, Senior Risk Advisor with USAID Center for Resilience.

#Locallyled research can have outsized impacts on rural communities. See how MRR Innovation Lab and its Feed the Future ALL-IN initiative with ICED builds on good investments in Africa’s #InternationalDevelopment research community: bit.ly/3sokHJP #FTFInnovationLabs

Smallholder farmers face a tremendous amount of risk. MRR Innovation Lab Associate Director Tara Chiu makes a case for insurance companies and microfinance institutions to invest in the future of risk-management tools for these farmers: ow.ly/oGOp50Otmry

Our ARN initiative continues to curate opportunities for global south researchers to collaborate and cross-learn while strengthening their capacity on areas like emerging research and funding trends. Join our virtual May seminar: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… African Evaluation Association David S. Ameyaw

Check out how Feed the Future ALL-IN project is strengthening capacity of policymakers in Ethiopia to design evidence-based policies to tackle challenges like food insecurity: iced-eval.org/strengthening-…. #EndHunger USAID David S. Ameyaw MRR Innovation Lab

Feed the Future ALL-IN flips the traditional model of development research collaborations, putting researchers at African institutions in the lead on implementing high-impact research. Find out more about the program and how it can shape development! agrilinks.org/post/going-all…

.MRR Innovation Lab is returning to #Bangladesh to see if improvements generated by a three-year program to promote agricultural diversity, increase income, improve nutrition and empower women were sustained after a devastating cyclone. Learn why: ow.ly/115f50OG2Gn

#E2A2023 is fast approaching (July 24-28). Convened in #Ethiopia, event brings together various stakeholders-dev partners, research institutions, relevant govt ministries etc. Listen to MRR Innovation Lab's Director, Prof Carter share his thoughts on this year's conference: David S. Ameyaw

Soil acidity problem is a significant cause of low and stagnated crop yields in Kenya. Here's Feed the Future ALL-IN's emerging insights on Why Soil Testing is Key to Improve Yields on Smallholder Farms in Kenya: iced-eval.org/emerging-evide… #EndHunger David S. Ameyaw MRR Innovation Lab

1️⃣Day until the Resilience Evidence Forum! Hosted by USAID & globalresilience.bsky.social #REF2023 will take stock of the latest evidence on resilience & its implications for policy & programming across partners and geographies. Virtual registration is still open: ow.ly/2Mbb50OS1fz

“There’s a huge malnutrition problem in the Global South,” Solomon Zena Walelign, Director of Research, ICED, on ‘The Impact of Infrastructure on Nutritious Diet, Women's Economic Empowerment, and Gender Equality: An Evidence Gap Map’ during the #AES2023.

Excellent insights at the #REF2023 on resilience building. Grateful to have the opportunity to speak about livestock insurance and financial inclusion for women. MRR Innovation Lab ILRI.org CGIAR

See how the Feed the Future ALL-IN project, implemented by MRR Innovation Lab and ICED, is Going “ALL-IN” on Locally Led Development Research: agrilinks.org/post/going-all…. #EndHunger #LocallyLedResearch USAID Agrilinks David S. Ameyaw

ICED News Special Edition - out now: bitly.ws/JLFb. In anticipation of #E2A2023, our special edition newsletter shares perspectives from last year's attendees and some of our featured experts from MRR Innovation Lab, Global Development Network, and many others.

Have you registered for our ALL IN Research Network June Seminar? You can still register here:lnkd.in/dHDGthMa. See you all today from 4:00 PM EAT! #LocallyLedResearch #EndHunger Feed the Future David S. Ameyaw MRR Innovation Lab

For the past two years, MRR Innovation Lab Director Michael Carter has been developing an economic measure of #resilience using commonly available data. This work could help identify which households are most vulnerable & effective resilience programming. ow.ly/sfAf50P2EVK

Congratulations to Distinguished Prof. Michael Carter w/ the #UCDavis MRR Innovation Lab whose paper that catalyzed the growth of drought protection insurance in Kenya was honored with the Robert I. Mehr Award from ARIA for its lasting impact! Nice work! spr.ly/6016PKNxA

7 days to go before the first day of #E2A2023. The anticipation is building! Join us for the opening press conference with ICED’s CEO David S. Ameyaw and representatives from Ethiopian Economics Association, Ethiopia Evaluation Association (EEvA), Ministry of Planning and Development - Ethiopia, among others.

Michael Carter, UC Davis on Bundling Genetic and Financial Technolo gies to mitigate risk

We’re so happy to have shared the space with a variety of capable and dedicated researchers, experts, and individuals at #E2A2023, thanks to the Ministry of Planning and Development - Ethiopia, University of Gondar, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, Ethiopian Economics Association, Ethiopia Evaluation Association (EEvA), Global Development Network, MRR Innovation Lab, The Campbell Collaboration, and so many others.