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From my team to yours, thank you @FARAinfo for a great #AASW8. Looking forward to continued partnership with @IWMI_ @CGIAR as we work together to ensure water and food security in Africa.
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Happening now at #AASW8 in Durban, Board Chair, Prof recognises partnership with as key to delivering on the continent and gateway to continental organizations.
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A truly inspiring keynote by who committed to be a champion to advocate for increased funding to and all regional/national agricultural research institutions in Africa at #AASW8 in Durban. Africa must feed itself, and Africa can feed the world.
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Key note Africa suffers disproportionately from climate change though it only contributed 3%. is combining the power of science and Innovation to build climate smart technologies. Agriculture needs to be a wealth creating sector to feed 90million people
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Ready for a #PhD research opportunity on social-ecological #restoration in Western Rwanda?
We are now hiring for two PhD positions:
🌽Food security and livelihoods: tinyurl.com/24hnxu5c
🌿Nature's contributions to people: tinyurl.com/c3ks5tb6
⏳Deadline: 20th of June!
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📢 Call for abstracts
Working in tropical peatland forests? Submit your abstracts for a technical session - Tropical peatland forest conservation and sustainability: Challenges and opportunities - at the #IUFRO2024 congress.
🔗: bit.ly/IUFRO-Abstracts
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Call for Applications!
ICRISAT's BioNCube is inviting applications for a training program on
'CRISPR/Cas9-based Gene Editing Technologies in Plants'
to be held from 12 - 16th Jun 2023
Apply on or before 30 May here – forms.gle/3ASkZzCVJ6hBvL
See - icrisat.org/event/hands-on
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📢 is seeking the following consultants to support the Communications, Outreach and Engagement Team:
🔸 Global Conferences and Events Outreach Manager
🔸 News Editor/Content Manager
Full job descriptions ➡️ cifor.org/our-work/caree
#careers #jobs #vacancies
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I am hiring a #PhD researcher (4yr) + #postdoc (2yr) to join the #sglobelab and work on the FutureNature project “shaping functional ecosystems of the future” funded by
PhD: bitly.ws/Ec5D
postdoc: bitly.ws/Ec5J
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The International Water Management Institute (@IWMI | @IWMI_SouthernZA) & Water & Energy for Food (@WE4FGCD) Southern & Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub hosted the #GenderUp Workshop to train innovators on gender scaling strategies on April, 28. 
#OneCGIAR #climatesmart
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The Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) Training of Facilitators is taking place May, 2-5 in Nairobi, Kenya 
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Pictured are @IWMI_ staff at the workshop from #SouthAfrica 
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Pictured are @IWMI_ staff at the workshop from #SouthAfrica , #India , #Jordan and #SriLanka using their hands to spell "IWMI " #OneCGIAR
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Dear Wasila, we deeply regret the current situation you're in. We were forced to close the embassy and evacuate our staff. Unfortunately, this means we can't get to your passport. We advise to apply for a new passport with your local authorities.
#WE4F has released new Open Calls for Innovations, accepting applications by outstanding organizations in the water-energy-food sector. The Calls are open in the #MENA, #SouthAsia & #SoutheastAsia, + #SouthernAfrica & #CentralAfrica.
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#HappeningNow is the #AID-I writeshop in Lusaka where partners have convened to collaboratively formulate workplan activities revolving on #soilhealth #GoodAgronomy #AgAdvisory and #Seedsystems for the benefit of smallholder farmers. #CGIAR
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Today saw the much-anticipated launch of the #OneCG mode of working in #Zambia. Dr Everisto Mapedza is seen presenting the Aquatic Foods initiative led by @WorldFishCenter and @IWMI_. 
@IWMI_SouthernZA | @Inga_JM | @MapedzaD | @CGIAR | #OneCGIAR | #launch
@IWMI_SouthernZA | @Inga_JM | @MapedzaD | @CGIAR | #OneCGIAR | #launch
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Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce the 10 names of our first cohort for the Food Systems Accelerator, a science-based accelerator focused on tackling food system challenges in #Africa.
Learn more here 👇🔊:
cgiar.org/news-events/ne
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Maize markets in Zimbabwe: a complex web of hidden activity
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📢Call for Applications!
International Mobility Research Fellowship Program for #LatinAmerican and #Caribbean early-career scientists on past global changes 🌎
🗓️Deadline: 18 August 2023 - 23:00 UYT
🔗More information: bit.ly/3H0YU2g
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📣 Conference on ‘Investing in farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) in sub-Saharan Africa: Business, development and research practices’. ⏰ April 26–27, 2023, Accra, Ghana. Register now: bit.ly/3xraLl3
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The deadline is today. Don't sleep on it!
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#IITA invites applications for the internationally recruited position of Postdoctoral Fellow, Plantain Breeder.
Details: jobs.iita.org/eRecruit/Home/
Follow the link to apply: jobs.iita.org/eRecruit/RecAp
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#jobsearch #opportunity #iitajobs #midweek
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📢 We're looking for a Media Officer
Use your skills to strengthen our fight for climate & gender justice!
This role will be based in #Nairobi, #Johannesburg, #Thailand, #Nepal, #Vietnam, or in an #ActionAid country in the Arab Region.
#CharityJobs
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Did you know that only 7% of the Southern Africa region’s 50 million hectares of arable land is irrigated? 🫧🌱🌽
This #WorldHeritageDay (18 April 2023), let's pay a tribute to water and its untapped irrigation potential.
#OneCGIAR #IWMISouthernAfrica
iwmi.cgiar.org/about/where-we
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Application round for ISA-Germany scholarship program is opening soon. more info: application.isa-germany.com
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Impact assessment of Solar Irrigation Pumps (#SIP) in #Bangladesh. Our #SoLAR baseline report is out. doi.org/10.5337/2022.2
🧵A thread on what we have learned so far.
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In Malawi, 's Ukama Ustawi Initiative connected with farmers and was empowered by stories on farmers' resilience against the effect of #climatechange in a visit post cyclone Freddy.
More on this moving initiative encompassing generations ▶️ bit.ly/3MD9TTh
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Land rights of indigenous people cannot be overlooked!
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#LandGapReport | It is clear that land-based climate ambitions cannot be realized in the absence of
dedicated efforts to advance the legal recognition and protection of the land, resource and territorial rights of indigenou
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bit.ly/40IeV4X
#Climate change worsens DRC's 🇨🇩 challenges - civil war, weak governance & poverty. Resources could power green transition, but prioritizing marginalized populations is crucial.
Great pleasure to work with & on this publication ⏩ dgap.org/en/research/pu
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FORREST RESEARCH FOUNDATION Post-doc Fellowships for 2024 – open until 31 May 2023
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The Land Gap Report
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#LandGapReport | It is clear that land-based climate ambitions cannot be realized in the absence of
dedicated efforts to advance the legal recognition and protection of the land, resource and territorial rights of indigenou
s and local communities.
bit.ly/40IeV4X
Come work with the UVM FSRC as our new data scientist! see here: uvmjobs.com/postings/62299. Help us to collect, analyze and interpret Food Systems Sustainability Metrics!
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🌱Calling restoration champions in the Greater Rift Valley of Kenya, the Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin, and the Ghana Cocoa Belt!
Submit your expression of interest for $50,000 to $500,000 USD in funding through TerraFund for #AFR100 ➡️ bit.ly/3MfjOhO
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Call for Applications 📢: Support for Energy-Water Nexus Projects in South Africa.
For more information, click on the link below.
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Pathways has become a buzzword but what does it mean? Join us at the next 🌱Pathways Forum🌱 where we explore 4 approaches with insights from , , Sandra Lavorel, Bruno Locatelli, and Andreas Mayer
📅18 April @ 1-3PM CEST
Register: bit.ly/3G0New8
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: "Together with @IWMI_ , @IWMI_SouthernZA, @CIMMYT, #TotalLandCare & the Ministry of Agriculture’s extension officers, we work with small scale farmers in Malawi." (Dr Christian Thierfelder)
@BusyBeeChris | #UkamaUstawi | @CGIAR | @Inga_JM
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: "Together with @IWMI_ , @IWMI_SouthernZA, @CIMMYT, #TotalLandCare & the Ministry of Agriculture’s extension officers, we work with small scale farmers in Malawi." (Dr Christian Thierfelder)
@BusyBeeChris | #UkamaUstawi | @CGIAR | @Inga_JM
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Funded MS opportunity! Position open in my lab to do a social science master's project looking at equity and inclusion narratives in conservation. 2 years of funding via collabs with USFWS and OSU's MANRRS and SACNAS chapters. Check it out:
megansjones.com/opportunities
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