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🍲sustaining food availability
🌍living within planetary boundaries
🔬promoting equality of opportunity
🏭creating jobs & growth
🏥securing public health
on.cgiar.org/CGIARatAGRF #CGIARatAGRF
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Sharing research in Africa: #agricultural #innovation to harness science for #nutrition and positive transformation across #Africa.
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This reporting is so predictable. The interesting story is that the UK, with all its wealth, will miss them too.
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It was a pleasure hosting , ED of and Leah Kaguara, Kenya Director at the Eminent Speaker series seminar on Tuesday. We look forward to a closer partnership as we work to improve nutrition in Africa. #PartnersInProgress #NourishAfrica
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Desire Kagabo of explains how CIAT, the and are minstreaming #ClimateSmart agriculture in Rwanda. Trials are underway in the nation to see how the technology is being used in the nation.Climate smart services drive the agriculture
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"Super beans" are proving to be a recipe for #resilience among farmers in #Uganda, writes bit.ly/2H1kMtP
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"Super beans" are proving to be a recipe for #resilience among farmers in #Uganda, writes bit.ly/2Evgdta
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African and global experts release guide to manage fall armyworm, a critical threat to crops in Africa on.cgiar.org/2siy6H9 #FallArmyworm
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Could #soils help save the #climate? When managed sustainably, YES says dw.com/en/could-soils via #soilhealth #fertilizer
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Tackling #malnutrition is key to achieving all #globalgoals #SDGs #NourishTheSDGs
Find out more here: globalnutritionreport.org/the-report/
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Dr. Louis Verchot of talks about how the #agricluture "sector is not only part of the problem, but part of the solution to #climatechange."
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Our friends at share insights on ending hunger— nutritionists need to team up with civil society to get the job done.
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Really looking forward to next week in #Kenya, working with the team there, led by the dynamic Leah Kaguara.
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On average, retailers waste roughly double their food profits. The Retail Food Waste Action Guide is helping retailers accelerate food waste solutions across the entire supply chain. @refed_nowaste @FWRAOrg: bit.ly/2GMEB7V via
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"Just that one word has potentially cost us billions of dollars.” – Nigerian finance minister
A legal loophole has enabled years of environmental damage by global oil companies in Nigeria qz.com/1192558 via
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CIAT is seeking candidates to fill 3 positions in the Office of Partnerships & Communications (2 in Colombia and 1 in Kenya). Check them out here: ciat.cgiar.org/jobs/
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Our new project was just announced. Give #coffee farmers the information they need to prepare for #climatechange This will be great!
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Great opportunity to work w/ in 2018 as part of the Genebank Impacts Fellowship Program and contribute to the evaluation of impact of international genebanks managed by Applications close: 23 February 2018. on.cgiar.org/2EjIikQ
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This drought-resistant super bean is preventing a food crisis in Uganda
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Take 10 minutes to learn about the magnitude of malnutrition in all its forms in African countries. Solutions start with good nutrition during the first 1000 days of a child. So, start with Investing in Health an nutrition of adolescent girls. nytimes.com/2018/01/27/wor
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#CIATintheMedia: Weaning farmers off growing coca the next challenge as Colombia settles into post-conflict life. ow.ly/9MCC30i3Rlv (Via )
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Food comes at a cost, but the cost is not the same for everyone. On average, people in Sweden 🇸🇪 spend 0.7% of their daily income to buy a meal, but in South Sudan 🇸🇸 a whole day’s pay is not enough.
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Why #technology will disrupt and transform #Africa’s #agriculture sector in a good way. goo.gl/dXVdWZ #Agtech #Smallholder #farmers #foodsecurity
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ThriveNet is offering up to $1500 toward travel to #SustainableAgriculture related events for 's Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems affiliated researchers. Apply by January 31 via Facebook: bit.ly/2Ejrqe1 or LinkedIn: bit.ly/2EiZ3ww
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RT : Watch out for the launch of the African Leaders for Nutrition Initiative - Monday 29 Jan allafrica.com/stories/201801… #LeadersforNutrition
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Increased rainfall and river flows could make the Tana river basin in Kenya provide opportunities for irrigation and hydropower generation. Read more w/
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Rivers are key indicators of climate change that respond to the patterns of weather and climate. bit.ly/2n11eg1 @UN_Africa @WomenGlobalCall @climatesavers @cgiarclimate_EA @CGIAR @IWMI_ @IPCC_CH @ResearchKU
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We can advocate in many ways for Africa by seizing any speaking or writing opportunity to speak up for our continent and show off to advantage creative business practices in all areas, including the arts and design as well as culture - #AfricaCommsWeek #Africa
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“It is really through art that we can regain our sense of agency and empowerment. It is through art that we can really tell our own story.”
African contemporary art’s value is far greater than the current boom in sales
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"Our fast-changing world, including the growth of technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, means that children entering primary school today will be working in jobs that are yet to exist." | weforum.org/agenda/2018/01
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Twitter is using machine learning to crop photos to the most interesting part theverge.com/2018/1/25/1693
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#Malawi #farmers resort to home-made repellents to combat armyworms. goo.gl/iRnyQF #Smallholder #Agriculture #foodsecurity #Africa #FallArmyworm
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Climate-resilient 'super beans' based on @CIAT @CGIAR research, are distributed to refugees in Uganda to reduce their reliance on food aid and encourage self-sufficiency. tinyurl.com/ybzy7pg9
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Climate-resilient 'super beans' based on @CIAT @CGIAR research, are distributed to refugees in Uganda to reduce their reliance on food aid and encourage self-sufficiency. tinyurl.com/ybzy7pg9
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#CIATintheMedia: Farmland could be used to sustainably offset America’s entire carbon footprint—if the will exists. ow.ly/Bg8K30i06be (Via )
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