From #tea & vegetables in #Rwanda to #rice in #Ghana we're seeing huge disruptions to global #FoodSystems There's few straightforward solutions, but #InnovativeFinance & #PPPs have an important role to play, with #SystemsChange focus & more flexibility needed from ODA providers

Join SNV - find us on Bluesky as snv.org's Agronomist Advisor Joyce Mbingo who is moderating a World Bank Climate workshop on the power of digital tech for food systems in Africa, bringing her expertise from the CRAFT East Africa project. 📅When: May 24-26 💻 Where: Online 🔗 Register: wrld.bg/x2rN50Jerigmod…

With the help of our donors and partners, in 2021 SNV contributed to improving the lives of 6.4 million people living in poverty by increasing incomes and access to basic services. Read more in our Annual Report: on.snv.org/SNVin2021

I have been an optimist all my life. I find it increasingly hard to be one these days! ‘Perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality, says UN chief theguardian.com/environment/20…

“Now is the time to turn it around: invest in more resilient food systems that protect the hungry, address malnutrition, reduce GHG emissions, promote biodiversity, and generate decent work and livelihoods for all.” foodmatterslive.com/article/interv… via Food Matters Live

"We have a choice. Collective action or collective suicide. It is in our hands" theguardian.com/environment/20…

Addressing the food & climate crises (or are they 2 sides of a complicated crisis pyramid?) through practical action. Kick-off of a potentially transformative project in Vietnam: Transforming Rice Value Chains for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta

Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have caused the worst drought in 40 years and conditions akin to famine in the hardest-hit areas. By now, 22 million people are at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa. theguardian.com/world/2022/aug…

📢Join SNV CEO & Co-President of the The Practitioners' Network Network Simon O'Connell [email protected] in a panel on future trends in agricultural #digitalisation and Global Technical Advisor for Livestock & Digitalisation Catherine LE CÔME in a panel on the impact of digital services Register👇

Want to know more about #ClimateAdaptation services? We will be at the #Space4FoodSecurity conference on 4 Oct discussing scaling #digital services in the #Sahel & closing the gap between innovation & investment readiness. Register here & join us 👇 spaceforfoodsecurity22.com

Thank you @bcampbell_agcli for a very insightful presentation on how the #ClimateCrisis and other factors impact #FoodSystems. Indeed these are actions we must take *together* to ensure systems and people are supported 👇🏼

How can we accelerate #ClimateAction to protect the world’s most vulnerable people? Our CEO Simon O'Connell [email protected] has a clear view of ways to tackle the crisis. See more in this recent interview in view of #COP27: on.snv.org/3Tn5ogd #TogetherForImplementation

According to 2018 World Food Prize laureate Lawrence Haddad, #COP27 could be the “launching pad” for closer integration. Check out a fresh #TalkingCOP on breaking down silos between the worlds of climate change and nutrition: bit.ly/TalkingCOP GAIN @l_haddad

⏰ 3 days to go until we start conversations on accelerating #ActionOnFood for people & planet at #COP27. Check the #FoodSystems Pavilion program to join the conversations about the role of transforming #FoodSystems in climate mitigation & adaptation. 👉foodsystemspavilion.com

Excellent session at #COP27 on the #FoodSystem pavilion on finding bridges between finance and development cooperation to transform food systems with our Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) partners FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank #ActionOnFood

I strongly agree: #FoodSystems are interconnected with water, energy, forestry and biodiversity "systems". And all are critical to rural livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and #genderequality and #socialinclusion.

#WaterSecurity is essential to #FoodSecurity. Without access to adequate water, it is impossible to produce food. #UNWaterConference

Really appreciated extensive discussions with Jennifer Baarn & AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. team & Agnes M. Kalibata today & seeing such synergies with SNV - find us on Bluesky as snv.org strategy, as well as the passion & clear commitment to deepen partnerships that can accelerate & scale impact 🙏🏻 #ResilientFoodSystems

"Hunger is caused by a lack of three things: food, income, and peace. In turn, hunger is a breeding ground for further conflict by burying hope and stoking desperation. In a world of rising conflict we must cultivate the fields to grow peace". worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm/8742…