Tezira Lore is a food scientist and agricultural communicator with over eight years of experience in developing and implementing communication strategies for agricultural research programs. She works at the Nairobi headquarters of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) where she provides communication support to the Food Safety and Zoonoses Program towards increased discoverability, uptake and use of research outputs. Her interests include media communication of science and agri-biotechnology applications for Africa.