Agricultural productivity is the key to a sustainable future 🌱 @VTCALSGlobal #AgProductivity Read the 2025 GAP Report: The TFP Growth Frontier⬇

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The 2026 GAP Report™ is here! 🌱 Agricultural productivity growth is at its lowest rate in five decades. Can regenerative agriculture help restart it? Explore the evidence and the path forward: gap.cals.vt.edu #GAPReport #RestartingGrowth
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Today is launch day! 🌱 Can regenerative agriculture help restart agricultural productivity growth? It’s not too late to join the 2026 GAP Report™ virtual launch today, Oct. 2, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Register: tinyurl.com/4ubn5v6y #GAPReport #RestartingGrowth
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Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative retweeted
2026 @Ag_Productivity report examines regenerative agriculture for addressing stagnant productivity growth. @IICAnews presents the story "Bolivia's High-Altitude Wetlands” that focuses on Bofedales or natural water reservoirs. #GAPReport 🌐 More at: bit.ly/4gqupnA
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Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative retweeted
Agricultural productivity growth is at its lowest rate in five decades. Can regenerative agriculture restart it? The 2026 GAP Report from @Ag_Productivity launches Oct. 2, 8:30 a.m. ET. Join the virtual launch. Register: buff.ly/yVPfdYR #GAPReport
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What if crop waste could help farmers grow more potatoes? 🥔 A technique first used in India is now helping farmers in the Andes conserve moisture, cut costs and improve productivity. See how @Cipotato is putting it to work → tinyurl.com/36bzp6ht #GAPReport
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671 applications. 48 states. Year one. 🌾 @FarmFoundation's FarmPath program drew 2X the expected applicants and what farmers said they need reveals where agriculture is heading. Register for the 2026 GAP Report Launch 👉tinyurl.com/36bzp6ht #GAPReport #FarmFoundation
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We’re excited to welcome Dr. Nicolas Legrand as a GAP Initiative Fellow! 🌱 Nicolas brings expertise in agricultural productivity, commodity markets, international trade, and climate adaptation to our growing research network. Meet our newest Fellow: aaec.vt.edu/people/faculty/l…
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In Rwanda, cassava-bean intercropping increased land productivity by 69%🌱 GAP Report partner @aatfafrica is doing the work! Register to join us live October 2 👉tinyurl.com/36bzp6ht #GAPReport #AATF #RestartingGrowth
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More crops. Same land 🌾 GAP Report partner @Bayer is exploring how camelina opens new revenue streams for farmers while feeding the renewable fuel supply chain. Full story at the 2026 GAP Report launch on October 2👉 tinyurl.com/36bzp6ht #GAPReport #Bayer #RestartingGrowth
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Degraded farmland → productive agricultural systems 🌱 GAP Report partner @Syngenta's REVERTE® initiative is investing $388M in land restoration in Brazil. Join the live broadcast October 2: tinyurl.com/36bzp6ht #GAPReport #Syngenta #RestartingGrowth
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Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative retweeted
Thanks to hard work and leadership and cooperation with local partners, @IICABolivia works to restore #wetlands in the #altiplano of #Bolivia - Bravo! 👏🇧🇴🌊🦙 #GAPReport Register for the October 2 GAP Report Launch 👇 globalagriculturalproductivi…
What if restoring wetlands also drove agricultural productivity growth?🐪 In Bolivia's Altiplano, @IICA_USA and local communities are restoring bofedales while building stronger camelid systems. Full partner story in the 2026 GAP Report, launching Oct. 2 #GAPReport #IICA
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What if restoring wetlands also drove agricultural productivity growth?🐪 In Bolivia's Altiplano, @IICA_USA and local communities are restoring bofedales while building stronger camelid systems. Full partner story in the 2026 GAP Report, launching Oct. 2 #GAPReport #IICA
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Celabrate FAO #WorldFoodDay2025 @SyngentaGroup integrates ‘omics’ technologies—transcriptomics, metabolomics, cell painting, and proteomics to find potential risks & optimize chemical structures faster. Curious? Read more: globalagriculturalproductivi… #Data4Ag #efficiency #2050
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The @Bayer #ForwardFarming program supports independent farmers to advance #regenag. 20 farms in 13 countries have already hosted over 65,000 learning visits: globalagriculturalproductivi… @FAO #WorldFoodDay #agadoption
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We're celebrating #teff on this @FAO #WorldFoodDay. @Corteva Agriscience is developing shorter and sturdier teff varieties in #Ethiopia. Read: globalagriculturalproductivi… Photo: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center #Agriculture #efficiency #optimization
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Jess Agnew, Assoc. Dir., @VTCALSGlobal, @Ag_Productivity will demonstrate #GAPIQ at "Next-Gen Data Intelligence for Informed, Timely Decision Making in Agricultural Systems," Sunday, 15:15 #Seeds2Foods, Parco di Porta Capena, #Rome Join us!
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GAP Initiative partner @AATFAfrica demonstrates how African agriculture can transition from land expansion to sustainable #intensification. Read their 2025 GAP Partner Story: globalagriculturalproductivi… #2025GAPReport #agriculture #TFPGrowthFrontier
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The PIP approach empowers farmers and their families to make informed decisions about their production. Learn more about GAP Initiative partner @IFDC and their work with Sara and Denis: globalagriculturalproductivi… #2025GAPReport #agriculture #productivitygrowth
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