We no longer post on this account but it remains open for your viewing. Please visit our website for latest updates from the EU-funded LEG4DEV project.
Global, Europe, Africa
Joined September 2021
- Tweets440
- Following498
- Followers259
- Likes105
Leg4Dev retweeted
As climate change induced extreme events become more frequent, policymakers and researchers must collaborate to build resilience and safeguard the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and livestock keepers.
📖 Read more: lnkd.in/d-928DGj
📰 In the news: The paper was recently highlighted in @ScienceAfrica5 lnkd.in/de59hWV5
Leg4Dev retweeted
Recent study in #Nutrition Research Reviews reveals that the adoption of orange-fleshed #SweetPotatoes depends on farmers' knowledge of their nutritional importance and effective production and management practices.
Read: bit.ly/3DmQyTJ
Leg4Dev retweeted
Here is what partners from @ILRI, @ASARECA and @uniofgalway had to say about the consultative workshop co-designing Climate-Smart Legume Production Guide for 🇪🇹
#ClimateSmartAfrica #ReadyToScale #Legumes #Innovation #Research
Leg4Dev retweeted
15% of the #global #population (1.13 billion) is estimated to have inadequate #zinc intake
A new @NatureFoodJnl study finds that mandatory large-scale #FoodFortification can cut this by up to 50% globally
Read the study: bit.ly/3xpB5Qp
Leg4Dev retweeted
Seed size plays a key role in #crop yield, yet few #genes controlling this trait in soybeans are known.
Recent study in @NatureComms identified a major #QTL, GmSW17, on chr. 17 that influences seed width/weight in natural #soybean populations.
More: bit.ly/4daRW8n
Leg4Dev retweeted
🌎 Follow the latest developments at #COP28 #ClimateSummit!
The Ryan Institute & MScCCAFS Program, faculty & guests provide insights on COP28!
Focusing on key issues, expected outcomes and challenges for COP28.
Join us👉 us02web.zoom.us/j/8435670654… #COP28UAE #COP28
Leg4Dev retweeted
Towards #Climate #Resilient #AgriFood #Systems
= theme for @uniofgalway Annual MScCCAFS Conference of MSc program #ClimateChange, #Agriculture & #FoodSecurity (MScCCAFS) where our students present their research projects!
Sept 7 👉09:30 GMT+1 Zoom: bit.ly/45OSrRZ
Leg4Dev retweeted
Towards #Climate #Resilient #AgriFood #Systems
....is theme of @uniofgalway Annual MScCCAFS Conference of MSc program #ClimateChange, #Agriculture & #FoodSecurity (MScCCAFS) where our global students present their research!
7 Sept
👉09:30 GMT+1 on Zoom: bit.ly/45OSrRZ
Leg4Dev retweeted
Zambia has been elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme, for a three-year term beginning 1st January, 2024 to 31st December, 2026.
Leg4Dev retweeted
𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱!
🌾👩🌾🌱💪 Check out how @WFP is leading the way in strengthening food systems & promoting innovation, resilience programming, and climate change adaptation in #Malawi🇲🇼Our work empowers women and youth.
Details🤎 bit.ly/3UiVAF3
Come visit Chigwirigwidi, the village that resisted #CycloneFreddy in #Malawi thanks to resilience-building interventions.
W/@UNMalawi and @UKinMalawi
Press Play 📽
Leg4Dev retweeted
#Happeningnow 2022 Launch of Global Hunger Index Report Ethiopia at Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa.
@SUN_EthiopiaCSO National Lead @israel_hailu leading the Panel Discussion on Food System Transformation and Local Governance.
@DrSisay @NicolaBrennan18 @RobertSchiliro @ranoortz
Leg4Dev retweeted
🆕working paper on #Tanzania 🇹🇿 Productive Social Safety Nets has protective & productive impacts
💡Find out how conditional #cashtransfers & #publicworks in social programs create value & how public works assets bolster agricultural productivity
👉 bit.ly/3mXuNSb
Leg4Dev retweeted
Common bean, lentil, pearl millet, & sorghum biofortification addresses malnutrition among beneficiaries in east & southern #Africa, & South #Asia. High-oleic groundnut has clear market pull anticipated by the food processing industry in India. bit.ly/369ofbk
#OneCGIAR
Leg4Dev retweeted
New Research: Selected indigenous drought tolerant rhizobium strains as promising biostimulants for common bean in Northern Spain: Drought is the most detrimental abiotic stress in agriculture, limiting crop growth and yield and,… frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #PlantScience #PlantSci
Leg4Dev retweeted
#Pulses provide a better life for farmers in water-scarce environments, as they have a low water footprint and can better tolerate drought and climate-related disasters.
#WorldPulsesDay #LovePulses
Leg4Dev retweeted
Switching to a plant-based diet & food system would have a dramatic impact on GHG, land use, deforestation, & pollution.
⠀
Visit 👉 plantbasedtreaty.org to add your endorsement and take action 🌱⠀
#WorldPulsesDay
Leg4Dev retweeted
#DYK: In Africa, beans are important legume crop,
🫘grown on nearly 8 million ha annually
🫘consumed and traded by more than 100 million people
🫘annual per capita consumption in #Rwanda, Kenya and #Uganda is 50-60 kg is the highest in the world #WorldPulsesDay #EatMoreBeans
Leg4Dev retweeted
Beans are one of the world's best protein sources and part of the answer to climate change.
Compared to livestock, they use far less
🔸 water
🔸 land
🔸 petroleum
At #COP27, @UNFCCC & others shed a light on their potential.
#WorldPulsesDay
Leg4Dev retweeted
Pulses have been a part of the human diet for centuries. The agricultural production of beans, chickpeas & lentils dates back to 7000 - 8000 B.C.
They can be stored for months without losing their nutritional value, providing increased food security.
#WorldPulsesDay
Leg4Dev retweeted
Pulses play a significant role in a range of sectors from agriculture, food and nutrition security, and trade. A variety of recipes can be cooked. Njombe region has taken steps to encourage food vendors in preparing different dishes from pulses #WorldPulsesDay #AGRICONNECT🇪🇺🇹🇿
