This Is What Made Covid the ‘Almost Ideal Polarizing Crisis’ "Polarization has become a force that feeds on itself, gaining strength from the hostility it generates, finding sustenance on both the left and right." via Thomas Edsall The New York Times nytimes.com/2022/01/26/opi…

Climate change: Food systems are key to our collective survival Op-ed by Agnes M. Kalibata in The Hill thehill.com/opinion/energy… supported by Marchmont Comms

UN ocean treaty summit collapses as states accused of dragging out talks CGIAR WorldFish theguardian.com/environment/20…

The Secrets of Lasting Friendships a great article talking about how friendships form and the social skills it takes to keep them The New York Times David Brooks nytimes.com/2022/03/24/opi…

We have <10 years to reach The Global Goals, but the rising intensity & prevalence of disasters are hindering progress. Evidence-based #DisasterRiskReduction can help #StopTheSpiral of self-destruction we're causing. Learn how 👉 UNDRR #GAR2022 report bit.ly/GAR2022Report

How exciting to see the United Nations tweeting out content produced by the Marchmont Comms team as part of our #StoptheSpiral campaign for UNDRR!

The "Three C's" of #COVID19, #climate & #conflict "combine to form a toxic brew" likely to increase global hunger unless action is taken, warn World Food Prize Foundation laureates in an open letter featured in Context Laurie Goering today. news.trust.org/item/202205061…

Food Banks are Early Warning Systems for Emerging Food Crises, but also a Key Solution Great piece by Lisa Moon of Global The Global FoodBanking Network Network in Inter Press Service with support from Marchmont Comms ipsnews.net/2022/05/food-b…

"Unlocking the potential of Africa's #bioeconomy could help drive the next phase of its economic development all while better conserving the environment & tackling #climatechange" Great op-ed by Ousmane Badiane of @MamoPanel AKADEMIYA2063 in allAfrica.com allafrica.com/stories/202205…

"As heatwave in India, Pakistan exacerbates global food crisis, countries must hasten move to climate-smart agriculture" Mark Smith (Mark Smith) IWMI CGIAR writes for South China Morning Post with support from Marchmont Comms scmp.com/comment/opinio…

Insect muffins? Africa's bio-economies boost food, energy security Context Michael S. Taylor covers the latest @MamoPanel report: news.trust.org/item/202206151… @joachimvonbraun Ousmane Badiane AKADEMIYA2063

We need to be talking about this... ‘People are hungry’: food crisis starts to bite across Africa -- driven by conflict and weather extremes Financial Times Andres Schipani Emiko Terazono ft.com/content/c3336e…

Is the blue food sector getting its sustainability approach all wrong? Are standards too narrow and stringent, locking out most small producers? Fiorenza Micheli Blue Food Assessment (BFA) Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions writes for FORTUNE how it can change. #UNOC2022 fortune.com/2022/06/29/un-…

The war in #Ukraine is bringing global #FoodSystems to the brink – but innovative, farmer-focused approaches can be a solution. Hear what Farming First supporter Acceso is doing to adapt & innovate for farmers in this interview with NextBillion 👇 bit.ly/3bZyaTi

Thanks to APPG AgDev for hosting a great Q&A last night inside Parliament in London - with @joachimvonbraun @MamoPanel Ambassador Teferi Melesse Desta 🇪🇹🇬🇧 NRI Apollos Nwafor @AGRAAlliance The Thames view for the reception was also lovely! Felt great to be seeing everyone again. Marchmont Comms

Instagram now most popular news source among British teens (via Financial Times) Am I the only one concerned about this? Or am I just getting old and crotchedy? 😝 ft.com/content/3723fd…

Young people today will face more disasters than their grandparents – enduring an average of 30 extreme #heatwaves in their lifetime. We must leverage the full potential of all generations for our brightest future. #YouthDay

Hope to see some of you in Kigali next week at AFS Forum! Stop by the side event below and say hello if you're around on Monday, 4pm.

Interesting piece in today's Financial Times about whether emerging "gene-editing" techniques might soften the EU's stance on cultivating biotech crops -- especially in the face of #climatechange. ft.com/content/337ba1… Andrew Bounds Emiko Terazono

I LOL'd at this line from David Brooks recent The New York Times opinion piece: "My hands were writing and editing conservative editorials for The Wall Street Journal; my ears were straight outta Compton." nytimes.com/2022/11/24/opi…