Have you eaten today? Take a moment to appreciate the smallholder farmer. On #LabourDay , we salute the hard work and resilience of farmers around the world, whose efforts nourish our bodies and our planet. It's time to invest in them. #GoodFood4All

Join #Technologies to #FeedAfrica & CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit #AFHS2024 as we host a side event on Healthy Soils for Food System Transformation: innovative agronomic solutions.
🌱 Date: May 7, 2024. Time: 17:00-18:30 hrs (GMT+3). Physical Location:

FoodSystems | #Africafoodprize

The Africa Food Prize serves as a platform to honor those whose dedication & ingenuity are driving progress towards a hunger-free Africa.

Nominate today | africafoodprize.org

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Previous recipients of the World Food Prize Foundation's $10,000 Borlaug Field Award 🏆 include:

✅ Dr. Salma Sultana
✅ Andrew Mude (@ILRI / African Development Bank Group)
✅ Bram Govaerts CIMMYT (@CIMMYT)
✅ Dr. Aditi Mukherji (@IWMI_)

Who will be next?

Nominate a candidate for the #BFA24 :

👉🏽 bit.ly/BFA21Nominatio…

Tropical grasslands support livestock. And the soils they grow on influence their resilience and productivity. But who is monitoring the soils?

At #Kapiti research station, it's scientists from Lancaster University, TU München & ILRI on a 'soil safari'.

ilri.org/news/soil-safa…

Exciting news!
AfricaRice is thrilled to announce the extension of partnership agreements with #Madagascar , aimed at bolstering research collaborations for agriculture and biodiversity conservation. 🌱 Learn more 👉🏾 on.cgiar.org/3y4BBD0
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#PartnershipIsKey

3 days until this HYBRID #IFPRIPolicySeminar

📌 #Sudan at a Crossroads: #FoodSystems , Hunger, and Humanitarian Aid During Civil Conflict

📍In-person or online

📅May 2, 2024, from 10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT

🎫 bit.ly/SudanDC

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🥗Angela Fernando and the team at Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT demonstrate how improving soil carbon through advanced root systems can increase food production and mitigate #ClimateChange impacts.

Read their findings: on.cgiar.org/3UC5WBH

#ClimateAction #FoodSecurity

Diversification means #resilience , #beauty , #Health & #prosperity ...

There are around 30,000 known edible plant species in the world. More than 7,000 crops have been cultivated for food throughout human history, but only 125 species have any significant production levels globally. Our food systems do not reflect the diversity on our planet.
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Yes dear Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank. Our global food system is currently too dependent on just a small number of major crops. A mere 15 crops provide 90% of our food energy intake.
This needs to change, as it is neither good for our health nor sustainable for our planet.

🌱The #BiodiversityPlan sets the world on a path to halt & reverse biodiversity loss.

🛣️Strides have been made, but there's a long way to go from #AgreementToAction .

As we approach #BiodiversityDay on 22 May, join us in being #PartOfThePlan : cbd.int/biodiversity-d…

A pleasure meeting María Fernanda Espinosa at United Nations headquarters in New York! We talked about the challenges and solutions to achieving the #SDGs . #WithScienceWeCan scale up solutions to the interconnected and complex global challenges we face today.
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Honoured to speak at #GlobalCitizenNOW on May 2 in NY. I’ll be highlighting CGIAR’s vital role advancing global food security, and how we’re working to empower smallholder farmers and catalyze innovation for a resilient future. #WithScienceWeCan
More: on.cgiar.org/4dc1Zes

🚀 It was a blast meeting with @BMarianoJR, United Nations Chief Technology Officer! Inspiring discussions on digital tools and ICT can revolutionize our efforts to fight malnutrition and poverty. #WithScienceWeCan

Our PTFI research team was joined by Ismahane Elouafi in New York. We also met Amy Goldman, heirloom plant conservationist. This collaboration to unlock and share cutting-edge knowledge about what we eat has exciting implications for global nutrition & health.
🌱bit.ly/3UBELHw

🌍🌱 This #EarthDay , hear some lifestyle inspiration and insights from two of our scientists!👇 What #sustainablelifestyle tips would you add? Tell us!

“Success has many parents:” At a recent roundtable, Agnes M. Kalibata explains how Rwanda managed to dramatically reduce poverty by focusing on the livelihoods of the poor, and points to the helpful evidence provided by IFPRI to support this effort:

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🌍 Join us in building a sustainable & healthy future for people and the planet! Register now to participate in #CGIARScienceWeek , July 1–5, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya and online.

Learn more: on.cgiar.org/49e0KZs

#OneCGIAR #WithScienceWeCan