#AFSForum2024
provides another opportunity to highlight & catalyze continued action on the pledges and commitments made at
@_AfricanUnion
-led African Fertilizer & Soil Health Summit. Learn more about
@USAID
's support for the Summit's Action Plan:
And you can learn more about PREPARE and U.S.'s approach to help more than half a billion people adapt to and manage the impacts of
#climatechange
by 2030 by visiting:
At
#AFSForum2024
today, glad I could highlight the great work
@USAID
is doing or contributing to at the intersection of
#climate
&
#foodsystems
incl. The President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience
#PREPARE
& FASA for African agri-SMEs ()
#Honduras
Hoy
@USAIDHonduras
y
#RainforestAlliance
en el marco de la iniciativa global del gobierno de los Estados Unidos
@FeedtheFuture
lanzaron el proyecto Sistemas Agroforestales Productivos, para la rentabilidad de productores de rambután y cacao, y restauración de paisajes.
NEWS: The United States, through USAID and working with Congress, announced today an additional $40 million to mitigate ongoing food insecurity and build food system resilience across Africa.
This month’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate Resilient Cereals newsletter includes a spotlight on Dr. Ratna Rani Majumder, a senior scientist at BRRI. Learn more about her work with drought tolerance and rice, and other news updates:
It's Day 3 of
#AFSForum2024
! Catch
#FeedtheFuture
leaders at events today touching on soil health, climate & sustainable food systems, international cooperation and more on the
@TheAGRF
livestream:
Greetings from
#AFSForum2024
! We're halfway through the Summit, but there are still many events where you can catch
@USAID
&
@FeedtheFuture
leaders and experts. If you aren't in Kigali, make sure to tune to the daily livestream:
The Amazon contains approximately 123B tons of carbon above and below ground & many researchers fear it’s reaching a tipping point. Read (via
@climatelinks
) how inclusive monitoring networks are helping to reduce deforestation with remote technology:
Our Africa Regional Coordinators are representing the Fish Innovation Lab at
#AFSForum2024
this week! From the
@FeedtheFuture
Innovation Lab Council side event to the
@USAID
booth, they're highlighting the benefits of aquatic food systems in the fight to
#EndHunger
🐟
Hunger will not be solved by emergency aid alone.
That’s why today
@USAID
announced an additional $40 million to build more resilient food systems—through connecting smallholder farmers to improved crop varieties, efficient water sources, and more—in Africa.
.
@FeedtheFuture
#AIDI
's focus in
#Rwanda
for the next few growing seasons is helping smallholder farmers get the inputs & innovations they need to fight
#hunger
now. Glad I was able to see this first-hand during my
#AFSF2024
visit
While water fountains are extremely common in most schools in the U.S., students in Madagascar don’t have the same luxury. Read how a
@PeaceCorps
volunteer and Zarasoa partnered to build a rainwater tank to bring clean water to 300 students:
Over 40 percent of food loss occurs before a crop even makes it to market. Tune in to see how
@rethinkfood
is transforming excess into access for food insecure communities to
#EndHunger
. 🎙️
From
#climatechange
to sustainable agriculture and more, don’t miss
@USAID
’s Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security session on Oct. 3 at the Local Capacity Strengthening Learning and Feedback Virtual Forum. Register today!
#LocallyLed