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Digital Agriculture in Africa: Innovations, Scalability Challenges & Policy-Intervention
Fall 2024 Harry ’51 and Joshua ’49 Tsujimoto Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series About the speaker John B. Babadara is a development expert with about a decade of experience in African agrifood systems. He has led many...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Environment
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Why the World Must Value the Carbon Opportunity Cost of Land
Fall 2024 Harry ’51 and Joshua ’49 Tsujimoto Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series About the speaker Tim Searchinger is a Senior Research Scholar at the School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University. He is also a...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Environment
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Urban-based Domestic Land Investors Are Transforming Rural Land Use and Ownership in East Africa
Fall 2024 Harry ’51 and Joshua ’49 Tsujimoto Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series Abstract In this talk, Niwaeli Kimambo will share her ongoing work in Eastern Africa that links rural land use change to domestic urban actors. The...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Environment
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Landscape Collaboration for Regenerative Food Systems
Fall 2024 Harry ’51 and Joshua ’49 Tsujimoto Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series About the speaker A senior advisor with EcoAgriculture Partners and emeritus faculty member in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Environment
Jan Low

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Tackling Complexity: The Challenges and Benefits of a Gender-Transformative Approach to Improving Diets in Northern Ghana
Fall 2024 Harry ’51 and Joshua ’49 Tsujimoto Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series About the speakers Jan W. Low is an adjunct professor in Cornell Global Development and a principal scientist with the International Potato Center...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Environment