Big win-wins from banana-coffee intercropping, new Burundi coffee platform told this morning. Learn more at bit.ly/XKObxC

Acute poverty banished within 20 years? Multidimensional poverty index provides new insights gu.com/p/3efmb/tw via The Guardian

Fab little video from the CGIAR climate team. Learning together is better and faster bit.ly/2013CCSL #2013CCSL CGIAR Climate Action

#humidtropics East and Central Africa action area meeting kicks off tomorrow. bit.ly/13yUjrj Stay tuned!

Systems thinking, systems practice: "Who are the important people needed for impact, but who are not at the table?"-#humidtropics director

First IAR4D platform problem becomes evident - not everyone at the #humidtroics ECA meeting is Anglophone.

World cafe breakout: what could be the added value of #humidtropics in this sub-region? And how can we integrate previous project lessons?

Participants from Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and DR Congo attend the #humidtropics ECA launch in Bukavu

"Even if we achieve only 10% of what is expected from #humidtropics, I will be a very happy Governor" - Governor, South Kivu, DR Congo.

First challenge for #humidtropics discussion arises - not all participants are Anglophone. Some translation taking place between EN and FR.

Working in teams to define possible #humidtropics action sites using maps and a 'soft' indicators. Lots of debate.

For #humidtropics action areas, some groups perceived benefits from transboundary action sites. Could prove interesting... And challenging!

SSA Challenge Program shows how #humidtropics innovation platforms can work. They can be transboundary, but require intensive facilitation.

Day 1 #humidtropics ECA in a nutshell: Good range research/dev. partners, great discussion, a supportive Governor…and not much skepticism.

Day 2 #humidtropics ECA: discussion on expectations. Good partnerships, funding, and effective innovation platforms are shared hopes.

Bit of confusion all round. What's the difference between R4D, IAR4D, and innovation platforms?

Bit of confusion all round. What's the difference between R4D, IAR4D, and innovation platforms? #humidtropics ECA meeting, DR Congo

Getting ready for the first #humidtropics action site - situation analysis, define baselines. Then kick off research!

#Burundi not trying hard enough? Scores a 'very low commitment' towards hunger and nutrition goals hancindex.org

MS Swaminathan's tribute to Bioversity International Bioversity International - ow.ly/ywaF7 #bioversity40