
Pradnya Paithankar
@pradnya_yp
Head of Resilience, CC, DRR, World Food Programme
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17-09-2019 16:37:34
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Read an Op-ed by Elisabeth Faure Country Director World Food Programme in India in Hindustan Times titled Year of millets: Harnessing indigenous knowledge systems. NITI Aayog WFP Asia Pacific ICRISAT World Food Programme hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/gov…



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Delighted to announce MoU between World Food Programme in India & IIT Bombay to enhance #foodsecurity, #nutrition & #climate resilience & to pave ways for innovative #solutions for #food security and #empower communities in need. World Food Programme WFP Asia Pacific United Nations in India Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे


A case of investment in resilience unpacked very well. WFP Asia Pacific World Food Programme in India

We are excited to partner with Shree Anna Abhiyan in this incredible and future-critical journey of humble millet as hope for the future -#SDG2 #nutrition #FoodSecurity #Resilience #SSTC CMO Odisha NITI Aayog ICRISAT Pradnya Paithankar Elisabeth Faure

Elated to share 📢🌞that S4S Technologies, supported by WFP Innovation, is partnering with WFP India in Odisha for #Solar4Resilience on winning this year's #EarthshotPrize! #EarthshotSingapore2023 🍲 🌏 What is #S4R? Watch this video📺 youtu.be/rDoVLyBlRf0?si… WFP Asia Pacific

Thanks to OMM for pioneering the efforts to bring millets back on plates. #millets କୃଷି ବିଭାଗ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା Shree Anna Abhiyan WFP Asia Pacific

Congratulations team, you made it! Proud to partner for better #environment and better incomes for #smallholderfarmer S4S Technologies World Food Programme World Food Programme in India WFP Innovation କୃଷି ବିଭାଗ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା

It was an exceptional conference to celebrate the humble millets. Thanks, Shree Anna Abhiyan Arabinda K Padhee CMO Odisha, for an excellent collaboration and opportunity for World Food Programme in India to develop the coffee table book. #ICMOdisha2023 Elisabeth Faure Himanshu Bal Pradnya Paithankar

Honoured to sign agreement with NorwayinIndia Ambassador May-Elin Stener & Elisabeth Faure in presence of Anne Beathe Tvinnereim & Franklin L Khobung, JS, Agriculture INDIA, for a Climate Resilience & #Empowerment project in #Assam to support smallholder farmers, especially women, & address #climatechange



Ms Elisabeth Faure Country Director World Food Programme in India praised Millets as ecologically beneficial food crops.


This marks a successful completion of a step forward. Immense thanks to the efforts taken by NITI Aayog , Dr. Neelam Patel , team at World Food Programme in India and all the participating state governments, SHG's, FPOs, NGOs, private sector and international partners ICRISAT World Food Programme. Way to go!


We are delighted to present stories from Asia and Africa on mainstreaming millets for nutrition and resilience. A compendium by NITI Aayog World Food Programme in India launched on 12 Jan 24. Watch 📺bit.ly/3SfRGxkPress Release 📰bit.ly/3TZED4y Download ⬇️bit.ly/3SkIM1W


We are delighted that the Late Dr M S Swaminathan has been awarded the Bharat Ratna for his monumental contributions to India's agriculture and farmers’ welfare. WFP much cherished his wisdom and guidance. M S Swaminathan MSSRF PMO India Soumya Swaminathan

