Host Organization: Land O’Lakes Venture 37
First Year Placement
Chimoio, Mozambique
For her first year, Alyx worked as a Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist for Venture37 with the “Resilient Agricultural Market Activities in the Beira Corridor” project (RAMA-BC) in central Mozambique. The project aimed to equitably increase agricultural productivity and resilience to the impacts of climate change for the Mozambican context using “climate smart agriculture” (CSA) technologies and practices. Alyx’s role involved coordinating with local partners, NGOs, universities, private businesses, and local government agencies to adopt, develop, and promote the use of CSA as it pertains to each key sector. Additionally, she advised projects in Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo on how to adapt the CSA framework to fit their local context. Lastly, as a core team member of Venture37’s CSA Community-of-Practice, she promoted the continuous development and integration of CSA principles across the organization’s portfolio worldwide.