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At the opening of #CGIARScienceWeek, EMD Ismahane Elouafi makes an emotional appeal - no child should go hungry. It is possible, we need the will.

Kicking off the first national seminar of #DIVERSIFARM-India, a joint initiative by Fridtjof Nansen Institute & MSSRF to understand & strengthen #CommunitySeedBanks 🇳🇴🇮🇳 Martine Aamdal Bottheim opened the event, emphasizing CSB key role in seed-, food- & nutrition security for the future🌱

Delighted to take part Fridtjof Nansen Institute and MSSRF! 🇳🇴Food Security Strategy aims to promote self-sufficiency in food production in the face of climate change🌱 Strengthening #CommunitySeedBanks will be an important step toward achieving this! #DIVERSIFARM

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 Girija Prasad from MSSRF's BioCentre #Puducherry sends unforgettable moments of Prof at CABI PlantwisePlus results workshop on how plant clinics deliver sustainable plant protection to small farmers MSS appreciated the TN & PDY plant doctors🌱

Join us for the M.S. Swaminathan Centenary Lecture Series by Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR MSSRF Chennai 🗓️ April 30, 2025 🕒 3:30 PM IST 🔗 Register here tinyurl.com/yyhsbuf7 Soumya Swaminathan MSS100

Inaugurated 3 Bio Production Resource Centres in Patan, Gujarat & Conducted orientation on product usage, empower farmers enhance knowledge & skills on agroecological farming. Grateful Better Cotton CottonConnect for supporting @MSSRF promoting #SustainableFarming practices.

MSSRF organised a 3-day #PlantDoctors training at Chhathirappur, MP, with Abhyudaya Sansthan under the GIZ project. Built skills to diagnose crop issues using digital tools and provide eco-friendly, affordable advisory to help farmers minimize crop losses and improve yields.

MSSRF started with twin goals of conservation & commercialization in late 1990's, then expanded adding cultivation & consumption in early 2000's that interlinks all elements: food, nutrion & diets, insitu agrobiodiversity conservation, livelihoods & markets.

Webinar: The Role of Plant Health in Achieving One Health 12 May | 2–3:30 PM IST Organized by @CABI & MSSRF Marking #PlantHealth Day Register: cabi.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

📢 Join us for Prof. Dr. Pam McElwee @pammcelwee on BlueSky / Threads's lecture on solving interconnected environmental challenges! 📆 May 22, 4PM IST, online & in-person at MSSRF, Chennai. Discover integrated approaches from the latest IPBES Assessment. Register: bit.ly/4dcV5Gn

Operationalization of linking transboundary pest & disease mgt. & One Health require Integrated pest & disease mgt with soil health: local surveillance & early warning systems, regenerative agrl & collective actions at all levels CABI PlantwisePlus MSSRF

Witnessed the world famous, traditional rice-fish cultivation by the #Apatani tribe in #Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh. The landscape is beautiful, every inch of land used & natural resources are sustainably consumed. We should reward these communities for conserving #biodiversity

MSSRF Rengalakshmi Soumya Swaminathan

Position Available: Project Manager – Ecotechnology MSSRF seeks Project Manager for Ecotechnology dept in Chennai. Functions: Financial mgmt, admin support, operations, stakeholder liaison. Details: tinyurl.com/3sc29ukp #Hiring #ProjectManager #Chennai #MSSRF

Launch of livelihood support programs for small scale fishers (men &women) in MSSRF #Poompuhar - grateful to Hon Minister Siva.V.Meyyanathan (சிவ.வீ.மெய்யநாதன்) for his wise words & encouragement, to Azim Premji foundation for support & to the community for their engagement. AZIM PREMJI M.K.Stalin

While increasing marine resources depletion & cost of fishing, recent initiative in partnership with #AzimPremjiFoundation facilitate adoption of technologies among men & women small fishers to strengthen livelihoods, safety & reduce post harvest losses.

Three locations, one mission: tackling plastic pollution! This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we mobilized communities across Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh. Together with residents, school students, fisherwomen, and community members, we took collective action for our environment.

Grateful to mark #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 at TAbC-MSSRF with 50+ farmers from Koraput district and distinguished guests. We planted trees, distributed saplings, and strengthened our pledge to #BeatPlasticPollution 🌿🌍 Arabinda K Padhee PIB Agriculture Soumya Swaminathan Rengalakshmi

Pilot program with @undpsgp & Harit by HCLFoundation on minimizing impacts of Ghost Gears on Biodiversity of Gulf of Mannar evolved co-development protocols involving 1500 fishers & removed 33 MT of marine debris, (70% ghost nets) over 300 ha seascape

Continous awareness, incentivization, recognition, nudging behavior, necessary infrastructures, consistent engagement with youth are practical strategies reflected by fishers as part of sustainability plan @undp_sgp @ mssrfɓ