Berber Kramer

YouTube video by IFPRI Faces of IFPRI: Berber Kramer

Today, on #IDWGS2026, we highlight the work of @berberkramer.bsky.social, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow.

In this Faces of IFPRI video, Berber shares career advice, what keeps her passionate about her work, and her favorite hobby – triathlons!

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From games to gains: How climate forecasts help farmers shape the future Timely, trusted, and accessible climate information can transform how farmers manage risk, especially when women and men are equally empowered to use it. In Zambia, this vision is being advanced through innovative methods such as gamification, which all...

How do smallholder farmers make decisions when the weather is increasingly unpredictable? 🌦️

Learn more in this blog by Joseline Kiogora, Amanda Grossi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and @carlytrachtman.bsky.social: https://on.cgiar.org/4qR94Yb

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To better understand farmers' decision-making in response to climate info, we invited farmers to a simulated farming “game” that explored investment choices, risk & social dynamics.

👉 Here's a look at what we learned.

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From satellite images to real-world impact: How IFPRI-Dvara collaboration opened new doors for Odisha's marginalized farmers Turning crisis into opportunity.

🔍 How can research, partnership, and timely innovation catalyze large-scale meaningful change?

🔗 Learn more in this blog by @berberkramer.bsky.social and Shalini Roy: https://on.cgiar.org/3YaboNu

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I’ve truly enjoyed working on this project in India with Dvara E-Registry the past 5 years. Looking back, it’s amazing to see what we have accomplished through our research!

💡50 Years of Innovation to Support Evolving Food Systems🌱

Today we feature Picture-Based Crop Insurance 🌱🤝📢

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Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? Experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa An avenue to improved productivity.

🔍 🌍 How do prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa?

Learn more in this blog by Bjorn Van Campenhout, Gashaw Abate, Liesbeth Colen, and @berberkramer.bsky.social: https://on.cgiar.org/48soIT2

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Does charging a small price for new technologies increase future adoption because of signaling quality, screening for those who value the product, or creating a sunk cost? Read more below ⬇️

Check out our special issue in Agricultural Systems for a collection of new papers all related to seed systems.

Looks matter? Field performance and farmers' preferences for drought-tolerant maize in Kenya To help farmers adapt to climate change, breeding programs have developed drought-tolerant (DT) maize varieties, but varietal turnover among smallhold…

Just published in Agricultural Systems: Looks matter! Drought-tolerant maize variety promoted through trial packs did not *look* more drought-tolerant than older varieties, consistent with farmers' perceptions. This offers a potential reason for low future use. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In the first of our #AES2025 sessions on agriculture, @berberkramer.bsky.social‬ of @ifpri.org‬ discusses ways to increase use of agtech.

"Visual tools like picture-based weather insurance increase trust and uptake among men & women—making insurance more inclusive and accessible at the same cost."

Super happy our #AgSys paper “Inclusive and gender-transformative seed systems: Concepts and applications” is now online!

Key highlight for me is that social/multimedia can be a powerful strategy to impact social and gender norms at various levels of seed systems.

Questions & comments welcome!

Very cool technology evaluated by @berberkramer.bsky.social : Evaluating crop loss for insurance payout with crop/field photos. Encouraging uptake results! ideas.repec.org/p/ags/aaea22...

🌟 @berberkramer.bsky.social of @ifpri.org kicking off @oxfordcsae.bsky.social: new picture-based index insurance increases product take-up and fertilizer investment in Kenya, especially among women in arid regions.

Opportunity! @carlytrachtman.bsky.social and I are looking for consultant with master's degree (or graduating from master's program soon) to analyze the cost effectiveness of various strategies to promote improved crop varieties 🌽🌾🫘 More information? See the link!🔻
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🌱 How can the on-the-ground impacts of genetic innovation in agriculture be assessed?

Learn more in this recent #blog by Emily Kilonzi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and Carly Trachtman:
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🆕 #blog post by Emily Kilonzi, @berberkramer.bsky.social, and Carly Trachtman:

🌱 Workshop: Assessing on-the-ground impacts of genetic innovation in agriculture

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Thanks for organizing this and for the shoutout Econ5k team! It was a great motivation to push out one last 5k run in 2024. 🫶🏻

Looking to hire an ETC in DIME to help me work on a range of Digital topics including digital ID, connectivity, social protection systems, and financial inclusion. Please apply here and/or pass along to people you think would be interested! #econsky #econra

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Nakuru, Kenya

The scenic Ironman World Championship bike course in Nice, France

Running in the New Orleans July heat / humidity during the 2024 AAEA meetings

Taupo, New Zealand. With that, I ran in Europe, Africa, North & South America, Asia (treadmill run in 🇮🇳) and Oceania 🥳

Whilst making a #2024wrapped IG reel, I realized that thanks to both work and triathlon travel, I 🏃‍♀️ on every continent (minus Antarctica 🇦🇶) this year!!

No matter how light I travel, my 🧳 always fits 👟 and the schedule always allows for a run - often even a scenic one! #worklifebalance ✈️

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I can’t think of a better 1st post on Bluesky introducing myself than posting today’s #Econ5K 🏃‍♀️ result. With Ironman 70.3 World Champs just 2 weeks ago, followed by lots of hiking at sea level, and some junk miles 🚴‍♀️ the last few days, I’m happy that I could produce some speed back at elevation 🥳