How can policy-makers create inclusive #FoodSystems for small-scale farmers? 👇👇👇👇

While farmers in some parts of the world benefit from advantageous trade and subsidy arrangements, there is little support for small-scale farmers living in the countries where needs are greatest. To build better #FoodSystems, this needs to change.

🛑 Climate change 🛑 environmental degradation 🛑 shrinking habitats 🛑 biodiversity loss We must increase financing and investments to enable small-scale producers to adapt and build resilience.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Dr. Enock Warinda has been appointed as the substantive Executive Director ASARECA by the Board of Directors during the 31st ASARECA Ordinary meeting held at Lake Victoria Hotel, Entebbe.

Abdoulaye Diop , ministre des Affaires étrangères répond à la France: «Je crois que les insultes ne sont pas une preuve de grandeur. Nous demandons que Paris nous respecte en tant que pays»news.abamako.com/h/265412.html

📍Recruitment of an individual consultant to lead the landscape analysis of the seed sector in West Africa Read: bit.ly/3EKOmlP #Innovation #Development #Agriculture CSIR-Water Research Institute IITA African Forum For Agricultural Advisory Services. ISRA/CERAAS ISRA @AllForSciences 🗓 19 april to 2 may 2022

Le CORAF lance un réseau régional des femmes cheffes d’entreprises semencières coraf.org/2022/04/27/le-… via CORAF

New futureoffood report encourages investors to use creative financial strategies to promote #FoodSystemsTransformation foodtank.com/news/2022/05/g… via Food Tank

Capacity strengthening Initiative for Fellows from National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of West and Central Africa (Associate Fellow Program) coraf.org/2022/07/08/cap… via CORAF

Capacity strengthening Initiative for Fellows s (NARS) of West and Central Africa (Associate Fellow Program) coraf.org/2022/07/08/cap… via CORAF

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Anytime you can use actual experience coupled with quantitative data – you can more easily initiate change. forbes.com/sites/shamahyd…

Wari - Recherche et innovation pour booster la production agricole - TV5MONDE Revoir revoir.tv5monde.com/toutes-les-vid…

New cereal and legume consortium seeks to elevate innovation in plant breeding By Aghan Daniel I [email protected] A new consortium on cereals and legumes, which aims at fostering partnerships on the crops breeding will focus on ... africandemystifier.com/cereal-and-leg…

SEMAE a reçu la visite de M. Yacouba Diallo, nouveau Secrétaire général de l’African Seed AFSTA. La rencontre a été l’occasion d’échanger sur ses objectifs stratégiques et sur le renforcement des services déployés et des liens entre SEMAE et les assos semencières nationales en Afrique.

AFSTA_Right step forward: Last week, on the sidelines of the 100th edition of World Seed Congress in Rotterdam, (May 27-29), the voice of the seed sector in continent, African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) signed an MoU with the International Seed Federation (ISF).

emphasizing the need for an enabling regulatory environment to unlock the full benefits of plant breeding innovation in light of climate change and the continent's growing population.

We are also pleased to welcome Dr. Yacouba Diallo to the AFSTA family as our new Secretary General. Dr. Diallo assumed office in April 2024, and we look forward to your continued support in advancing AFSTA's mission. For any matters contact Dr. Yacouba at [email protected].

#Congratulations to Burkina Faso for joining OECD Seed Schemes. At the 2024 Annual OECD Meeting currently taking place in France. Quality seed is essential for food security and the economic development and stability of African farmers, who rely heavily on agriculture. ^ckn

DevelopmentAid Dialogues | Political & Economic Interests Behind Climate Disinformation | a conversation with Jennie King, ISD  DevelopmentAid developmentaid.org/news-stream/po…