Erika Valerio
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, University of New England, Newcastle University, IAMZ - CIHEAM, Food and Agriculture Organization
0000-0003-1679-8187
About
Erika Valerio is a gender and rural development specialist with over 12 years of experience managing diverse projects across multilateral agencies, research organizations, and the private sector. Her primary expertise lies in gender and innovation, value-chains development, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder engagement. In recent years, she collaborated in several R4D projects across Southern Africa, Pacific and Southeast Asia, specifically focusing on livestock production, and gender and innovation. Dr. Valerio holds a PhD in Rural Development from Newcastle University.
Employment
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Gender and Agrifood Systems Specialist2023 - Present
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University of New England Research Fellow Adjunct2023 - Present
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University of New England Research Fellow2020 - 2023
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Food and Agriculture Organization Gender specialist2020 - 2022
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International Fund for Agricultural Development Rural Development specialist2018 - 2019
Education
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Newcastle University PhD2014 - 2018
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IAMZ - CIHEAM MSc Agro-food Marketing2007 - 2009
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (16)
- Women, food safety, and entrepreneurship in rural sub-Saharan Africa Save
- Advancing value chains through gender transformative approaches Save
- Beyond the binary: queer inclusion and invisible labour in Samoa’s fisheries value chains Save
- Financial Resilience Strategies of Farmer Producer Organizations in Rural India Save
- ICT adoption and household economic outcomes among women entrepreneurs in Indonesia's agri-food system Save
- Women’s leadership development in agricultural research: an empirical study in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Save
- Gendered impacts of COVID-19 in agri-food system and recovery pathways in India: A systematic review Save
- Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture in the Semi-Arid: A Case Study of Northeastern Brazil Save
- Innovation for whom? The case of women in cattle farming in Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia Save
- Steering the herd or missing the mark? Navigating the role of research for development projects as innovation intermediaries in the Indonesian cattle sector Save