This current blog, prepared by Dorcas Sanginga Alame from the University of Bonn, shares her experiences at the GFFA Science Slam, which she won with her story of 3 farmers, of land, and of a future shaped by access to resources.
Link to livestream recording GFFA 2025 Science Slam ((c) BMEL)
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“INTERFACES PhD Candidate Dorcas Alame Sanginga from the HORTIBONN group at University of Bonn recently won the Science Slam Award at the 2025 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA)”.
The GFFA is the international conference of the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture that brings together experts, politicians, scientists, businesses and civil society from around the world to discuss and address pressing issues related to global food security and agriculture.
A highlight of the GFFA is the Science Slam where I presented my research with the HORTIBONN team and COINS project that leverages probabilistic modeling approaches to forecast the impact of Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) in northern Ghana. The findings reveal both promise and disparity: farmers with access to critical resources stood to benefit the most, while those with fewer resources had limited gains. This disparity highlights the need for complementary innovations to ensure no farmer is left behind.
While the GFFA Science Slam offered a unique opportunity to present my work, I was tasked to deliver a captivating and informative presentation that not only showcases my research but also resonates with a diverse audience. Thinking back, my participation in the Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AGD) challenge significantly shaped the road to the GFFA stage. The KM4AgD challenge did not just hone my technical skills; it transformed how I thought about knowledge-sharing, learning how scientific research, no matter how transformative, risks being inaccessible if it is not communicated effectively. I shaped a scientific research on ISFM into a story that connected with the audience—a story of 3 farmers, of land, and of a future shaped by access to resources.
This Science Slam award is a reminder that the impact of our work depends not just on what we discover but on how we share it.