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“Will this work here, for these farmers, after the project ends?”
Samoan beekeeper and @GAFSPfund Steering Committee member Clayton Simamao has a simple ask for #COP31 negotiators: give farmer organisations a role in governing the next climate fund. bit.ly/4zFqE5V
Most smallholders in Indonesia farm less than 0.5 hectares. How should public support reach them?
@Clim_Eat and researchers at CIPS, have been capturing the stories of farmers in Pati, Central Java, to set out three ways to address local challenges: bit.ly/4jZpbT8
As @WorldFoodPrize marked 40 years, this year’s Borlaug Dialogue brought 1,200+ leaders from 65 countries together to find solutions for food security under the theme ‘Before Hunger Wins’: bit.ly/4zjkwQ1
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Africa’s fisheries and aquaculture sector supports more than 6 million livelihoods and provides a vital source of animal protein. Yet post-harvest losses of up to 35%, illegal fishing, and other persistent barriers to investment threaten the sector’s contribution to food security, employment, and economic growth.
In this article, @AKADEMIYA2063’s @DrOBadiane outlines a policy roadmap to support African countries in realizing the sector’s potential, with priorities spanning fisheries infrastructure and security, support for small-scale producers, technological innovation, investment, and trade.
“A combination of smart investments, robust regulations, and cross-border cooperation can transform Africa’s fisheries and aquaculture into a sustainable and resilient industry.”
Read the full article @farmingfirst: farmingfirst.org/2025/05/afr…
In November, delegates gather in Geneva for the first Global Framework on Chemicals conference 🌍 Regulations that gives farmers access to alternatives and supports safe stewardship must come first, according to @CropLifeAME: bit.ly/4BBnO3n
🌽 QUIZ: How much have drought-tolerant maize varieties reduced the risk of crop failure in Nigeria?
25%22%
50%55%
0%80%
25%90%
4 votes • Final results“Responsible agriculture does not end when the last drop of pesticide is sprayed.” – Fasil Tadesse (@CropLifeAME) on how safe container disposal is helping farming families in Zambia protect their soil, water and communities: bit.ly/4uiSbHq
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AgriHero Juan Carlos Cortés García helped pioneer Mexico’s first agricultural insurance company, giving farmers the tools to manage an increasingly uncertain climate.
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🇰🇪 In Kenya, female-led households in @FarmAfrica's regenerative agriculture programme adopted climate-smart farming technologies at a rate of 56%, compared to just 31% among men.
Learn more about the women greening agriculture across East Africa: bit.ly/4stK3DX
How can the private sector drive change in agri-food?
🌱 @TechnoServe’s Dominic Schofield shares three T’s: Trust, Technology and Transition.
In practice, they helped create 8,700+ jobs for farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Ghana: bit.ly/4qvZcDF
What if a failing field could be spotted before its harvest is lost?
@UduTech and @AKADEMIYA2063 experts tested satellite monitoring of 5,000+ fields in Senegal using an AI-powered system based in Africa.
Now they're scaling this tech to 1 million fields: bit.ly/4dVYNWn
Native prairies and savannas once supported hundreds of plant and animal species per hectare 🌾
Isik Ozturk (@ShambaCentre) on why a more diverse farm is a resilient one, and how national biodiversity plans can help farms get there: bit.ly/3E4Ujxs
Less reliable rain calls for smarter water use. As El Niño tests farmers, field trials in India are sowing direct seeded rice, cutting irrigation water use by up to 35%. This @CropLife case study explores how farmers can grow more with less 💧 bit.ly/4fXCdg2
As digital tools and mechanisation make farming more rewarding, young people in Africa are finding opportunities across the value chain. @WFPF's Alyssa Brown explores how Africa could achieve its food security goals despite climate and economic shocks: bit.ly/4dDFe4Z
Smallholder-friendly systems go beyond new technology. @TechnoServe experts point to new loans and farmer-buyer collaboration, with inclusion at the centre. Start-ups in their programme trained 3,000+ farmers: bit.ly/4iaOPTi
Ethiopia and Malawi have consistently met the 10% target for public spending on agriculture. What would help more countries follow? Dr Hamady Diop of the @_AfricanUnion outlines the blended finance approaches that could: bit.ly/3YfxpKT
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How a Data and AI Revolution is Helping Africa’s Farmers Build Resilience and Productivity
In this article, @AKADEMIYA2063’s @dr_racinely looks at how satellite data, machine learning, and predictive analytics are helping transform agricultural decision-making across Africa.
Through Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa), remotely sensed satellite data and machine-learning techniques are used to generate crop production predictions for 11 key crops across 47 African countries. Beyond showing current conditions, these tools provide insights into expected production and yields before the harvest season, helping farmers and policymakers anticipate potential challenges linked to climate, pests, diseases, and other shocks.
As Dr. Ly writes: “Predictability is a key element in times of crisis.” AAgWa is helping turn that predictability into actionable information for more resilient and food-secure agrifood systems.
Full piece @farmingfirst: farmingfirst.org/2023/05/how…
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As governments around the world grapple with rising migration pressures, the conversation too often centers on border security, climate shocks, and conflict. These factors matter, but they overlook a deeper economic reality: in an increasingly interconnected global labor market, migration is often driven by the search for better jobs and higher incomes. For many young Africans and others from the Global South, migration is not simply an escape from hardship but a calculated investment in economic opportunity.
Investing in agrifood systems will create productive opportunities that enable young Africans to build prosperous futures where they are and reduce the economic pressures that drive irregular migration.
Read more from @DrOBadiane via @farmingfirst👇
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How can safer pest management help Indonesia reach staple-crop self-sufficiency by 2027?
Learn from @CropLifeIntl experts about the 3-part framework already supporting farmers to achieve safer, more productive harvests: bit.ly/3ZvHa87
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🥁 The answer is... 40 tonnes!
One tonne of algal oil can replace the DHA from around 40 tonnes of wild-caught fish.
As El Niño squeezes Peru's anchovy catch, @Clim_Eat experts explain how algal oil could protect feed supplies from climate shocks: bit.ly/4wOXuzQ
🇵🇪 Peru supplies around 20% of the world's fishmeal and fish oil. This year's El Niño just cut its anchovy quota to the lowest level in a decade.
🐟 QUIZ: One tonne of algal oil can replace the omega-3s from how many tonnes of wild-caught fish?
0%10 tonnes
50%25 tonnes
0%40 tonnes
50%100 tonnes
2 votes • Final results