Cynthia Mugo

Cynthia Mugo

Team Lead, Advocacy and External Engagement

Cynthia Mugo is a seasoned policy and advocacy strategist with over 15 years of experience driving governance reform across multiple sectors. She currently leads ILRI’s global, regional, and national advocacy and external engagement efforts, aligning livestock priorities with climate, biodiversity, and food systems agendas. 

My Blog Posts

Hon. Abdallah Hamisi Ulega, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries

ILRI News

Policy in action - how the Livestock Master Plan influenced Tanzania’s livestock sector

A Samburu pastoralist and his animals

Science and advocacy: finding the right balance

Using the Livestock Master Plan (LMP) process to influence livestock sector development in Nepal

ILRI News

Gate opener policy session: Using the Livestock Master Plan (LMP) process to influence livestock sector development in Nepal

Can systems thinking assist policymakers navigate the complexity of the livestock sector in developing countries?

My Projects

Pouring milk

ACTIVE

MoreMilk: More milk for lives and livelihoods in Kenya

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My Publications

Integrating Local and Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (LIAnGRFA) into global biodiversity governance: A technical policy brief for the Convention on Biological Diversity

  • Tiambo, Christian K.
  • Katee, Sally M.
  • Mugo, Cynthia
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Nigeria Livestock Master Plan: Why Stakeholder Engagement Matters

  • Mugo, Cynthia
  • Karugia, Joseph T.

Livestock donor roundtable to advance partnerships and commitments for strengthening the transformation of Africa’s food, land and water systems

  • Mugo, Cynthia
  • Victor, Michael

Science and advocacy: finding the right balance

  • Victor, Michael
  • Mugo, Cynthia

Gate opener policy session: Using the Livestock Master Plan (LMP) process to influence livestock sector development in Nepal

  • Mugo, Cynthia
  • Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar
  • Bahta, Sirak T.
  • Baltenweck, Isabelle
  • Kimani, Judy

Considerations for Creating the UNFCCC Online Portal for Climate Action in Agriculture & Food Security

  • Mugo, Cynthia
  • Cramer, Laura K.
  • Nendo Advisory
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