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Alan de Brauw

@adebrauw.bsky.social
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Economist- I study value chains, food systems and nutrition, migration, and to some extent agricultural finance. Work at IFPRI, posts do not reflect views of my employer.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 30/09/2026
This article in Nutrition Insight quoted Alan de Brauw, senior research fellow at IFPRI, in this article on #FLWDay. “We need to know more about where losses occur within value chains so we can come up with better innovations to reduce them,” de Brauw said: on.cgiar.org/4hWCGBm @cgiar.org
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Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day: hidden hunger
A multifaceted approach combining technology, financial support, and women’s economic empowerment is required to cut food loss and waste.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
About 13% of Nigeria’s tomatoes are estimated to be lost between farm and retail. IFPRI is developing an AI-based system that turns images of tomatoes into quantified measures of food loss—with 95% accuracy against human grading: on.cgiar.org/3TXN6Yj @cgiar.org @worldresources.bsky.social #FLWDay
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Case Study: IFPRI is Using AI to Measure Food Loss in Nigeria's Tomato Value Chain | Champions 12.3
About 13% of Nigeria's tomatoes are lost between farm and retail, but that number doesn't say where the loss happens. Measuring food loss precisely has historically required in-person surveys and phys...
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
🍅 On the UN International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction, learn how AI can help us better understand where food is being lost. 🧵👇
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There ya go, folks. The self-proclaimed Genius just explained that we can get rid of our trade deficit if we all just stop eating bananas. It’s so simple. Why didn’t anyone think of that?? Come on, be a patriot — ditch the bananas! 🍌
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Champions 12.3 is highlighting @ifpri.org work to build AI tools to measure post harvest loss within the tomato value chain in Nigeria (which can ideally be extended to other products as well) champions123.org/case-study-i...
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Case Study: IFPRI is Using AI to Measure Food Loss in Nigeria's Tomato Value Chain | Champions 12.3
About 13% of Nigeria's tomatoes are lost between farm and retail, but that number doesn't say where the loss happens. Measuring food loss precisely has historically required in-person surveys and phys...
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 04/09/2026
It is illegal for the Executive to spend money on a purpose unrelated to the one mandated by our Congress, which has sole control over the public purse under our Constitution. Shattering our Constitution, along with our scientific research capacity, will harm all Conservative & Liberal Americans.
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
welcome to Recall Cooking with your host RFK Jr www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.
If you share my attitude toward risk, you’ll love these recipes!
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Nice tribute to my friend and co-author, Mourad Moursi, who passed away suddenly earlier this year (it's an academic link) academic.oup.com/nutritionrev...
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 17/07/2026
🆕 #Blog: Urban living linked to slightly healthier diets but also higher overweight and obesity among adolescents in Viet Nam. 📝 on.cgiar.org/4wkTlmQ @cgiar.org
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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In Greek mythology Narcissus is brought down by Green reflecting pool 🤔
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/07/2026
“If any Americans have information related to the operation of a Lenovo laptop running Windows—at least I think it’s Windows, anyway—we encourage them to very slowly talk me through it by reaching out to our tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI,” said Kash Patel
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Kash Patel Calls For Public’s Help Using Computer
WASHINGTON—Urging anyone with knowledge of the electronic device to come forward, FBI Director Kash Patel issued a statement Tuesday asking for the public’s help using the computer. “If any Americans ...
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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Cartoonists Are The Only Real Journalists Left In The USA.
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I’m pretty sure I maxed out at #349 on ESPN after picking 14 of the first 15 knockouts right. Need a Ghana upset tonight to keep it alive…
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/06/2026
June 27 was Micro-, Small, & Medium Enterprises (#MSME) Day. Learn about the differences in growth patterns in microenterprises, barriers to inclusive and sustainable growth, & how institutional support can help build resilience for women-owned enterprises. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4vGop0i @cgiar.org
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Many people are saying it’s the greatest algae bloom that we’ve ever seen!
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Fascinating paper- recommend having your preferred agent summarize it for you
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Glad the Bulls got a #1 draft pick for Caruso along with Giddey in that trade since OKC had so many … right? /s
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Read a summary of our recent paper on trying to tackle multiple constraints among farmers in Malawi, out on VoxDev today-- notable is that we study effects a couple of years after the project ended (finding continued positive impacts).
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
ok i chuckled www.epicfurious.com
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Thanks for pointing this paper out @marcfbellemare.bsky.social
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Tam (she/her) @tamarinsauce.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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A Girl Scout's Revolutionary Garden
A teenager’s mission to restore native oysters and educate her coastal community
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Todd Jones @toddrjones.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Percentage of adults with a Ph.D.
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Would be a great time to be here right now…
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/p... Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling on the White House physician to conduct a cognitive test of Trump amid his heightened rhetoric about the US war with Iran. Trump’s public statements and outbursts are increasingly incoherent, volatile, profane, deranged, and threatening.
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I like to say the food system provides what consumers are demanding at current prices, but I think perhaps someone didn’t invest in enough focus groups on this one
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 31/03/2026
It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 25/03/2026
Nigeria loses nearly half of its tomatoes before they reach the market. 🍅💔 Can AI help fix this? 🤖 @cgiar.org #foodloss #ai New from IFPRI: www.ifpri.org/blog/how-ai-...
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How AI can help reduce food loss and waste in Nigeria’s tomato value chain
Using photos to analyze when and where produce goes bad.
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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
one must always reblog this
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Recently accepted by #QJE: “The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Long-Term Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia,” by Bernard, Dercon (@gamblingondev.bsky.social), Orkin, Schinaia, and Taffesse (@astaffesse.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Long-Term Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia*
Abstract. Aspirations may condition the future-oriented choices of individuals and thus may play a role in the persistence of poverty or the effort to brea
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International Initiative for Impact Evaluation @3ieimpact.org · 18/02/2026
📢 Launching the Sustainable Evidence Infrastructure Commitment — a global effort to strengthen how impact evaluation evidence is produced, shared and used. 🤝 Signatories: @cega-uc.bsky.social, COS, IDinsight, @ifpri.org, 3ie and PIRC. Read commitment: bit.ly/4aqj5WA Why it matters: bit.ly/4aLQxWG
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 18/02/2026
🆕 #Blog 50th Anniversary Impact Assessment Report: IFPRI’s capacity sharing work 🖊️ By Maria DiGiovanni, Peter Hazell, and Frank Place. 🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/3OALqAZ @cgiar.org
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50th Anniversary Impact Assessment Report: IFPRI’s capacity sharing work
Strengthening of capabilities of individuals and institutions.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
In honor of Lunar New Year, one of my all-time favorite maps: How dumplings spread around the world (tl;dr: It was largely, though not exclusively, the Mongol invasions!)
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 03/02/2026
🆕 #Blog 50th Anniversary Impact Assessment Report: Highlights of IFPRI’s policy impact 🖋️ By Peter Hazell, Frank Place, and Maria DiGiovanni. 🖱️ Read more here: on.cgiar.org/45O59mF @cgiar.org
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50th Anniversary Impact Assessment Report: Highlights of IFPRI's policy impact
How research has helped to guide food systems strategies.
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Boulder
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If I had enough followers I’d do a poll to see what people’s willingness to pay to see the Melania movie is, starting from $0 and going down to say -$100
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all. Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/01/2026
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Conrad Lange Zbikowski @czbi.org · 23/01/2026
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators filling the streets with signs and banners
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Starting in 18 minutes…
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 13/01/2026
🔔 TODAY @ 9:30 AM EST 🔔 Join us in-person or at any of these links: 🎫 bit.ly/FoodLoss- 🤝 bit.ly/FoodLoss-FB 💼 bit.ly/FoodLoss-LI ▶️ bit.ly/ifpriYT @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 12/01/2026
📢TMRW @ 9:30AM EST 📌 Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Food Systems Perspective 📅 Jan.13 🕘9:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST 📍In person or online🎟️ bit.ly/FoodLoss- @cgiar.org
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Your luxury saturated fat consumption - approved by the current government!- has gotten easier
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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
This week's comic: Thermathstat foxtrot.com/2026/01/11/t...
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FoxTrot by Bill Amend | January 11, 2026
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland. Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
🐻⬇️!!!
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New blog on @cgiar.org Better Diets and Nutrition research- @bvancampenhout.bsky.social et al. show a combination of improved screening & incentives for fat content -> higher quality milk deliveries in Uganda, especially in the dry season www.ifpri.org/blog/when-mi... @ifpri.org @cimmyt.bsky.social
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When milk quality pays: Evidence from an incentive experiment in Uganda
Making milk quality visible improves standards, but real gains require price incentives and competition on quality downstream.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Fantastic…
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