In Kenya and Ethiopia, a private sector initiative is reducing net dairy emissions by establishing a market for nutrient-dense, climate-adapted forages. On December 6, experts from Land O'Lakes Venture37, Corteva Agriscience, and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) convened for a virtual COP28 side event to discuss efforts to scale the Nourishing Prosperity Alliance's work to support women in managing their livestock to improve productivity while adapting to climate change and reducing methane emissions intensity.

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About the Speakers

Sosena Mulatu, Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Specialist, NPA-FORAGE program; Land O’Lakes Venture37
Sosena Mulatu is a gender and youth specialist for Land O’Lakes V37 Ethiopia.  She holds a master’s degree in gender studies from Addis Ababa University and has more than 12 years of experience working with local and international organizations.  Throughout her experience, she has promoted and supported gender equality and women’s empowerment across Agriculture, Education, Governance, and Health.

Betty Kiplagat, Government and Industry Affairs Leader, Africa and Middle East; Corteva Agriscience
Betty is a lawyer by training with more than 18 years’ experience in the agricultural sector. An important objective for Betty is fostering co-operation between governments and Industry to identify and highlight policy issues that might provide obstacles to the common goal of serving small scale farmers. Prior to joining Corteva Agriscience, Betty has been involved in establishing the legal office for the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and playing an instrumental role in the AU-NEPAD Agency African Biosafety Network Expertise in Burkina Faso and Uganda. Betty holds Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law, a Bachelor of Law from Wolverhampton University in the U.K., and an LLM from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in the United States.

Alessandra Galiè, Gender Team Leader; International Livestock Research Institute
Alessandra Galiè works as 'Team leader: Gender' and 'Principal Scientist' at ILRI. She has over 20 years of experience conducting gender analysis for agricultural development focused on women's empowerment in livestock systems and in crop breeding. Before joining ILRI, she worked at the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) undertaking gender research in empowerment, seed governance and participatory plant breeding. She obtained a PhD from Wageningen University and an MA from the University of London.