Just noting solid science behind need to promote breast feeding in developing world ... and everywhere, and the absolute need to avoid labeling and advertising that creates any misleading impressions regarding formula as replacement. Should hardly need saying!

In Florence at #foodsystemsmatter UNICEF conference on food systems for children and adolescents. Fantastic broad mix of people and institutions and perspectives. Such an important topic

Key issue: past the 0-60 month window, we have far too little information about what children and youth eat and what drives this.

A very useful framework from Corinna Hawkes on doing practical research to identify food systems solutions to nutrition problems.

Certainly agree with you, Titus! Wishful thinking to say it isn’t happening.

Many great takeaways from #foodsystemsmatter. One for me: we don’t know nearly enough about what adolescents are eating in developing world in part because they are harder to interview and human subjects approval is tougher. These hurdles can be overcome ...

... if donors and implementing agencies and researchers convinced of the importance of better data and understanding come together to co-design the needed research. What are we waiting for?

How George Bush Befriended Dana Carvey, the ‘S.N.L.’ Comedian Who Impersonated Him via @NYTimes. In the same vein ... nyti.ms/2DVNWeK?smid=n…

Indeed Kibaigwa is an organized, well managed and very active grain market. Central to understanding grain markets throughout TZ and ESA. Will be a key focus if Market Intelligence Unit as it works to increase mkt transparency in TZ x.com/titusawokuse/s…

Just finished great wk w/ MSUCANR Dean Ronald Hendrick 🌵👆🏻 and MSU AFRE Chair Titus Awokuse. Connected w/ USAID, Policy Analysis Group, young entrep farmers, dynamic agribusinesses, motivated young researchers. Saw modern & trad mkts, new irrig rice farms.

Great work by David Nyange, Isaac Minde, Elizabeth, Lorna Yoyo, E Dmomko, Edith Lazaro and Claire Ijumba. None of it - visit and work - possible without you.

Fantastic! Courageous move by Philly leaders. More need to do same ... then begin rebuilding trust in public water systems to decrease our massive plastic bottle problem. Drink your tap water! x.com/heresearch/sta…

Our brave new world. Does humanity have the wisdom to use this power properly? x.com/dlortega/statu…

Agree with all of it ... except ... how about also work as equals with fixed term faculty making major contributions to your programs ... not think that only you, “the tenured” can change the system? We do this in MSU AFRE and its Food Security Group & beyond with Laura Schmitt Olabisi ... x.com/lkshumaine/sta…

... and others. A great model. x.com/lkshumaine/sta…

So happy for you, Nancy. x.com/msuafre/status…