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Director, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Views are mine

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Steven Were Omamo
6 days
Hi Friends. My LinkedIn account was reset recently and I lost all my connections. Please use the below link to connect with me there to see more of my updates. Thanks so much 🙏🏿.
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Experience: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) · Education: Stanford University · Location: Nairobi County · 165 connections on LinkedIn. View Steven Were Omamo’s profile on...
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Steven Were Omamo
6 months
Happening now! Fantastic keynote address from former President of #Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete
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IFPRI_Africa
6 months
📢#CAADPKampala25 !.Don't miss our session on January 9, 2025, from 4:00– 5:30pm (EAT) where we’ll explore evidence-based strategies to strengthen food systems in #Africa. Convened by John M. Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow at @IFPRI . Find out more:
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Steven Were Omamo
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RT @IFPRI_Africa: 📢#CAADPKampala25 !.Don't miss our session on January 9, 2025, from 4:00– 5:30pm (EAT) where we’ll explore evidence-based….
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Steven Were Omamo
8 months
Excellent work @DrAndrewkaranja, @kilimoKE, @IFPRI and partners!.
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Dr Andrew Karanja
8 months
This morning, I hosted officials from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CGIAR at @kilimoKE House to discuss collaborative efforts in creating an efficient regulatory framework for Vegetatively Propagating Seeds (VPS) in Kenya. Kenya's current seed
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Steven Were Omamo
8 months
It was wonderful to be with the fantastic #IFPRI team in Addis. Looking forward to working together toward enhanced food security and transformation of the agrifood sector and wider economy in #Ethiopia.
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IFPRI-ESSP
8 months
🌍 Exciting times at @IFPRI-Addis! Our new Director of DSG Unit, Dr. Steven Were Omamo, met with the IFPRI Addis Ababa team for an interactive session filled with introductions, Q&A, & a taste of Ethiopia’s traditional coffee. ☕ Looking forward to impactful work ahead! .#IFPRI
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
RT @NuriaStore: The dreaded General Service Unit was ordered to disperse the students immediately, using dogs, teargas, batons, and, if nec….
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
RT @NuriaStore: Excerpt from The Men Do Not Eat Wings. 26 October 2023. “Good morning, sir,” said Dr. Alfred Siromene, stopping his advance….
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
Please check out my new book “The Men Do Not Eat Wings” about the intertwined life stories of 8 men from 5 generations of a large #Kenyan #Luo family across 3 centuries from the 1700s to the 1990s. Available at:
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Steven Were Omamo
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RT @WFP_Ethiopia: Warehouses are at the centre of @WFP's #logistics response & storekeepers play a crucial role making sure #food reaches f….
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Steven Were Omamo
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RT @WFP_Ethiopia: .@WFP is working with smallholder farmers in #Gambella region of #Ethiopia to:.✅increase food productivity, .✅enhance mar….
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
Truly humbled yet absolutely thrilled at the global reach of my book, "At the Center of the World in Ethiopia." Thanks so much for the support, and for continuing to spread the word! I could not be more grateful 🙏🏿🙏🏿!!.
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
Food price inflation in Kenya, Africa, the world. 2/2
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
Food price inflation in Kenya, Africa, the world. 1/2
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
RT @WFP_Ethiopia: Today is #WorldWaterDay. Effective #water management is essential for a functional #food system - this is why @WFP is sup….
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
RT @NamOdero: Desert to dessert value chain: On my way from Bokh, I stopped at a restaurant & got a treat of "Hohob": a type of berries col….
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
As @devex and many others have said, it's best to read the book and then draw conclusions. I simply state the facts as they unfolded, nothing more. It was an honour to serve @WFP and @WFP_Ethiopia in #Ethiopia 🙏🏿🙏🏿.
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2 years
Former @WFP_Ethiopia Country Director Steven Were Omamo says leaders in the aid community made declarations of famine in #Tigray without the necessary food insecurity data to back it.
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Steven Were Omamo
2 years
RT @HermelaTV: .@WFP's #Ethiopia Director during war debunks #Tigray famine claims ". There was no evidence at all of famine, no evidence….
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