Mbire ALLs in 🇿🇼 part of CGIAR #AgroecologyIntitaive , undergoing training on community and H/Hold gardens to circumvent food shortages-emphasis on recycling water and nutrients & integrated resource mngmnt for increased use efficiency. #GiveFarmersOption

#PhD alert. You have a MSc in e.g., #agronomy , #soil #science , etc & want to further your #education ?

#cassava seems like a fun crop to you & #Rwanda 🇷🇼 is your dream for #field work?

Apply for this great opportunity & join Corbeels Marc & I at Cirad!

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An El Niño-linked drought has impacted Southern Africa through the end of 2023 & first four months of 2024. Several parts of the region have received half or less of their typical rainfall, parching crops during a critical growth period. GEOGLAM Crop Monitor
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📢New paper: Biofortified maize could help to reduce vitamin A deficiency in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 CIMMYT Frédéric Baudron
Full story 👇
rothamsted.ac.uk/news/biofortif…

We are looking for a PhD candidate on Sustainable Community-based Health Management in a Wild Meat Livelihood System of Central Africa. The full PhD proposal is available at cirad.fr/nos-activites-…

Full paper published now in The Journal of #Nutrition : rb.gy/r1rxvt.

It provides data on the projected impact of pro- #vitaminA #maize in #Zimbabwe which could inform such dialogues.

#Justpublished New study in the Journal of Nutrition quantifies nutrient deficiencies in rural #Zimbabwe and the potential contribution of provitamin A #maize grown by smallholder farmers to reduce vitamin A deficiency

➡️rb.gy/r1rxvt

Biofortification is not a silver bullet, a range of interventions are required to address deficiencies - shorturl.at/sDLWZ

But it provides a cost effective intervention for rural communities

CIMMYT and Rothamsted Research collaboration funded by #GCRF , led by Frédéric Baudron Cirad

We are also looking for an associate lecturer in Environmental Social Science at the Schools of Global Studies, great workplace, wonderful city: See: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/…

We are looking for a senior lecturer in global development studies at the Schools of Global Studies, permanent position, great workplace, wonderful city. See here: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/…

Despite its promising benefits, #DigitalAgronomy in the form of #SiteSpecific soil nutrient management has struggled to scale-up. We explore constraints & suggest solutions that provide multiple options not rigid, one-size-fits-all advice.

Read here rb.gy/8z2fcs

In 2022, the value of trade between #Africa & #China was 274 billion US$, against 74 billion US$ between Africa & #USA .

#Rstats #ggplot2 #Dataviz #Datavisualization

#Read the #AgroecologyInitiative summary about the progress made in 11 #AgroecologicalLivingLandscapes in 8 countries. bit.ly/4aAwOrt
Let's keep up the good work!

This is great. I would be interested to get the proceedings.

I have published with CIMMYT & Rothamsted Research colleagues a paper on the projected impact of pro- #vitaminA #maize in #Zimbabwe which could be of interest 👉 shorturl.at/alnCP

Jill Cairns Thokozile Ndhlela Edward Joy

#Read the latest news from the #AgroecologyInitiative & discover our advancements achieved in 2023 with our 67 partners in 8 countries.

Agroecological transformations are happening!

bit.ly/3JhlqEZ

(3/3) but it is hard for farmers to accept #crop failure: this #farmer recently cultivated his #sorghum field - no matter how poor - in a desperate attempt to harvest the #rainwater received this week...

(2/3) the most vulnerable (with the right #knowledge ) will resort to 'hunger #food ' such as 'garatongo', a #wild plant (Ipomea spp ??) that produces a #tuber rich in calories, but highly toxic if not prepared in the right way...

(1/3) Great trip to Mbire #ZambeziValley #Zimbabwe with Vimbayi Grace Petrova Chimonyo, where we witnessed how farmers from the CGIAR #AgroecologyInitiative are coping with the consequences of #ElNiño : #drought -tolerant crops (e.g., #sesame ), bailing of failed crops to feed #livestock , etc

Rainfall, soil moisture & vegetation productivity is below average across many food production areas from southern Zambia to South Africa.

Climate Hazards Center highlight important factors driving the extreme dry spell & how local farmers are being impacted.

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