Seed systems, locally hosted AI and research data governance. Ongoing programmes, prototypes and funding proposals are shown separately.
ALP1 co-lead · WUR / WSER
Ethiopia, Somaliland, South Sudan and Uganda
Multi-country action research on resilient seed systems, crop diversity and seed access, working with ministries, NGOs and CGIAR partners.
Lead advisor · Welthungerhilfe
Myanmar
Design and analysis of seed system resilience assessments (SSRA), connecting crop diversity, gender and social networks to programme decisions.
Data steward
Netherlands
Research data governance and DPIA review, including the responsibilities and agreements needed for data sharing across institutions.
WP4 lead · Soil health monitoring
Netherlands living labs
Work on soil health monitoring and the information needed to support research across living labs.
D3.1 / D3.2 lead · Smart farming data flows
Netherlands
Research on smart farming data flows and the governance of data used across agricultural systems.
Collaborator · Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
South Sudan
Community seed bank work that brings seed access and crop diversity into research on peace and resilience.
WP4 lead · KB programme
Multi-country
Development of locally hosted retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) advisory prototypes, exploring multilingual agricultural guidance grounded in source material.
Forecasting, laboratory data and seed tracking
Myanmar, Nigeria and Uganda
Algorithms and digital workflows for seed demand forecasting, seed laboratory data and seed tracking. The work connects seed-sector information with practical planning and decision-making.
These entries describe proposal development. They do not indicate an awarded grant or an active funded project.
Co-PI in proposal development
Multi-country
Proposal work on generative AI and agricultural advisory systems. Listed here as a funding proposal, rather than an awarded or running project.
Contributor to proposal development
Consortium proposal work
Contribution to Horizon Europe proposal development. Proposal status is separate from ongoing project delivery.
Senior Seed Sector Advisor · Welthungerhilfe
Pathein and the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Managed rice seed sector development, supporting modern seed laboratories, quality systems, digital logistics and demand–supply intelligence. Developed training and a strategic roadmap with government, NGOs and seed-sector actors.
Scientist · Bioversity International
India
Participatory varietal selection, crop diversification and farmer adaptation, alongside community seed banks, farmers’ rights and citizen science using ClimMob.