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Arran Frood Says:

May 19, 2011 at 11:11 am
Dear Sir or Madam

I hope that this message finds you well.

I’m a science writer for BBSRC, the UK bioscience funding agency with a budget of around GPB420, and I also manage content for the Global Food Security website. The Global Food Security programme is a cross-institute, multi-organisation programme to drive research and policy to meet food security challenges.

A central part of the website is the blog where academics, policy makers and commentators use their experience and expertise to muse on a given topic.
http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/

I saw the recent announcement of your 2030 ICT Innovation Awards won by the livestock insurance (http://www.ilri.org/ilrinews/index.php/archives/5000) and I wondered if ILRI or Andrew Mude would consider writing a post on this topic for our blog?

We are interested in ~500 word articles that focus on one topic, in this case the benefits of livestock insurance to (smallholder?) farmers, where authors use their own expertise and experience in a field to express personal and professional opinions. Effective posts often use a handy statistic here and there and are personal and opinionated. Please see a recent post or two for examples.

Land sharing vs land sharing: why the fight?
http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2011/04/land-sharing-vs-land-sparing/

Breaking the dependency
http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/index.php/2011/03/breaking-the-dependency/

Previous blog authors include Dr Robin Sanders (US ambassador to Nigeria) on the West African food crisis, Lindiwe Sibanda from FRANRPAN on agricultural development in Africa, and Steven Wiggins and Sharada Keats from the Overseas Development Institute on the rising cost of wheat. Other post topics have included preserving indigenous livestock breeds, the need for alternatives to nitrogen fertilisers, and the concept of natural food. Many posts have attracted comments, such as ‘Kind words Butter no parsnips’ by RELU’s Philip Lowe, which discussed the needs for social science to drive real changes in consumer behaviour.

Please let me know if you would be interested. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Arran Frood.

Arran Frood | Web Content Writer | ERU
BBSRC | Polaris House | SN2 1UH
T: 01793 413329 | E: arran.frood@bbsrc.ac.uk

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