After nearly 20 years with Palladium, today is Christopher Hirst's first day as Palladium CEO. He says, “I’m passionate about social change & I’m eager to grow our business & increase the scale & reach of the impact we have on our clients & on the world.” bit.ly/2NcD1OM

Mother and son. Today was my best day in my working life. I was on mission and it entailed visiting a project where my mom is a member. The project is in my home area. I really loved to listen to my fellow villagers relating about the project. And the group is doing very well

#UNFAO subregional coordinator for Southern Africa @kormawa during a visit to the EU Delegation to Zimbabwe 🇪🇺 supported Maunganidze Irrigation Scheme in Chipinge speaks of the importance of irrigation and benefits to communities #zerohunger

The Maize-Seed-Area #app can generate advice on plant spacing and density, calculate how much seed to buy, and provide information on seed varieties available at markets nearby. bit.ly/2OuX7bT #bigdata #cimmyt CGIAR margarita weinfurter Gates Foundation #BDPNAIROBI2018 CGIAR Digital Transformation

This is serious business!

As the Borlaug Dialogue approaches, we want to remind you of these fun, FREE activities! Dr. Howarth Bouis, 2016 Laureate, will be giving a special lecture on Oct. 17. Don’t miss it! 11:15 a.m. William Penn University George Daily Auditorium 1800 N 3rd St Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Zimbabwe 👏👏 npr.org/sections/goats…

Dear Zimbabweans, when the price of bread goes up, it is unhelpful to go into Spar/OK supermarket & take pictures of price tags to post on social media. Instead, it’s helpful to encourage those on farms to grow more wheat and support them with resources IF you can.

Biofortifying the future with iron-rich potato and vitamin-A packed sweetpotato. Investing in the next generation of women leaders and scientists by making sure that our youngest global citizens get the nutrition they need today. #DayoftheGirl #IDG2018

Our 2017 Annual Report is here! Explore the website and learn more about our top successes, from science to scaling: bit.ly/2OMzyLz CGIAR International Potato Center CIAT Bioversity International Cirad IITA

Today is #WorldSightDay. Did you know the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 80% of vision impairment globally is avoidable? Vitamin A maize has been proven to improve night vision - a crucial and accessible intervention for rural children suffering from malnutrition.

No matter what your circumstances are, no matter what you’ve been through, no matter how difficult things are, resolve that you are absolutely committed to greatness, to a successful life. No matter what happens, you are determined to not give up, never, ever.

CGIAR scientist & 2016 Laureate Dr. Howarth Bouis led the team that made "biofortification" into a reality. The goal was to prevent the "hidden hunger" of deficiencies in iron & zinc using 12 different crops in 60 countries! Learn more: bit.ly/2QX8JSs. #FoodPrize18

Happening, Int. rural finance expert Luis Grate delivering training on loan portfolio management to 8 financial institutions (FIs) under LFSPZim with support from UKinZimbabwe 🇬🇧 🇿🇼 aimed at building capacity of FIs to manage loans portfolios & manage risks

Very proud to be awarded at the International Society for Tropical Root Crops Symposium!! It is a great pleasure to represent HarvestPlus CIAT and work to defeat #malnutrition and #hiddenhunger through #biofortification #crops #nutrition #Sustainability #health #ISTRC2018

Looking forward to promoting #OFSP in #Zimbabwe under LFSPZim . HarvestPlus and @DR&SS already working on bringing in a few lines from International Potato Center Mozambique, and allowing Zimbabwean farmers to test them in their own fields and plates along side #VitaminAmaize and #Ironbeans.

Zim First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa admires vitamin A maize & iron bean products during International Rural Women's Day Commemoration in Mbire, Zimbabwe HarvestPlus LFSPZim @ DFID_UK

151 million children under 5 are stunted - we don't just need "nutrition sensitive" agriculture, we need "nutrition smart" agriculture, like biofortified crops. Read more: