Pint of View, Amsterdam
Welcome to Pint of View, Amsterdam – a community where classroom-styled lectures meet drinks in pubs and bars in a fun and thought provoking way!
Our first lecture is by Gitundu Rachel, a PhD researcher at Wagningen University, and ILRI, Kenya
What to Expect:
An interactive lecture & group exercise
The lecture slot will be from 19.30 - 20.30, but the venue is open from 19.00
Your ticket includes a complimentary alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink!
Open Q&A
Social mixer and personal Q&As with the lecturer
About the lecture:
Who gets to be called a farmer - and who never is?
Part 1:
This interactive pub lecture explores that question through the global agriculture food systems, starting from a familiar feeling: doing the work but not receiving credit. It uses this lens to unpack the written and unwritten rules that determine who owns resources like land and cows, who speaks, who is recognized, and who benefits from this recognition.
Part 2:
At the centre are women whose inputs such as labour, time, and finances sustains these systems while remaining undervalued.
Inspired by storytelling circles in Kenya, we invite the audience to reflect on similarities, differences, or surprises from their own foods and geographies. Participants trace food items back through food systems, uncovering the open or hidden rules that shape value and power.
About the Lecturer
Gitundu is currently undertaking her PhD with the public administration and policy (PAP) group at Wageningen University. She is also affiliated with the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya.
Her work focuses on governing SDG synergies and trade-offs through public-private as well as donor-recipient alignement mechanisms within dairy systems. She has more than 5 years working experience in gender research for agricultural development.
She has worked with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the international livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture.
Gitundu obtained her Masters in Development Anthropology from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.