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Leland Fellow

Alyx Ruzevich

11th Class, 2021-2023

Alyx Ruzevich is currently a Master of Public Administration student at New York University, where she served as Co-Chair of the Wagner Food Policy Alliance. She also holds a B.A. in French with a minor in International Development. Prior to graduate school, she spent two years as a Sustainable Agriculture Extension Agent with the Peace Corps, working closely with small-scale farmers, women’s collectives, and youth groups to promote food security and environmental stewardship in rural Senegal. Alyx has also worked as a youth leader in experiential learning programs with a strong focus in urban food systems, environmental conservation, and cross-cultural exchange. Her work is driven by the conviction that some of the world's most important challenges can be solved through the lens of food and agriculture.

Host Organization: Land O’Lakes Venture 37

First Year Placement
Chimoio, Mozambique

For her first year, Alyx is working 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 aims 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 involves 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 advises 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 promotes the continuous development and integration of CSA principles across the organization’s portfolio worldwide.