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This year's International Youth Day - #IYD2021 is a time to celebrate the innovative power of young people to transform the food systems and bring about the much-needed change. It is also a call to action to strengthen support systems and invest in youth. #YouthinAg #YouthDay

If you are interested in a logical analysis of what is this thing called Regenerative Farming then I highly recommend that you have a listen to this . @KenGiller is Professor of Plant Production Systems at Wageningen University. Top Job! youtube.com/watch?v=d7S5h7…

Today we celebrate #youthinagribusiness who continue to play a critical role in contributing to a food secure and healthier planet. At the Martin Richenhagen Future Farm, we are intentional about providing inclusive support mechanisms through training. #Internationalyouthday2021

COVID-19 is estimated to have dramatically 📈the No of people facing acute food insecurity in 20-2021. As of April 2021, WFP estimates that 296 million people in the 35 countries where it works are without sufficient food - bit.ly/2SJiNEH #Covid19FoodFuture @JohnAgboola_

A crisis within a crisis – This survey from the Food Foundation shows the impact of COVID-19 on household food security and food accessibility. Learn more - bit.ly/3vBtJTE #Covid19FoodFuture @JohnAgboola_ #Foodsecurity 📷- FAO

Why must #foodsystems be transformed post-#pandemic? @IFPRI's #GFPR2021 breaks it down: ⚠️ Become more crisis-resilient 👩‍🌾 Help the poor & vulnerable ✅ Get #SDGs back on track 🌍 Protect our planet Read the #GFPR2021! doi.org/10.2499/978089… @CGIAR #OneCGIAR

🇲🇼#According to various analysts, #Malawi’s substantial investments in #agriculture enabled the country to achieve #food self-sufficiency from as early as the 1970’s.”~@kanyemba_nellie 🌽Read more here: link.medium.com/GZVJkN5Vabb #Covid19FoodFuture @AmandaNamayi

When it comes to crop nutrition for wheat, the crop is very sensitive to insufficient nitrogen & very responsive to nitrogen fertilization. Deficiencies of Nitrogen may cause reduced tillering, reduction in head size, poor grain fill & low protein content. #FFTuesdayTips #Farming

📢 Competition - Closing Today! Generation Africa is still accepting applications for the 2021 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition from young, agrifood change-makers. US$50,000 prize to be awarded to the selected agripreneur Find details here > bit.ly/3awZp42

Nature-based solutions: Advancing innovative local practices for ecosystems restoration in Nigeria by @JohnAgboola_ link.medium.com/Xx2l9HlUUgb

NIGERIA – A recent study examined the food security status of households in Nigeria during the pandemic & investigated its determinants using the COVID‐19 National Longitudinal Phone Survey (COVID‐19 NLPS) - bit.ly/3atz071 #COVID19FoodFuture @JohnAgboola_ 📷- FMIC

🥙There is an ‘#income-#nutrition-#livelihood crisis’ in Africa 🌍 due to the #pandemic, & most households have experienced ‘significant hardship’. 📚Read @FutureAgrics report here: bit.ly/7Y70HJF #Covid19FoodFuture @AmandaNamayi

📢 Training The Center for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA) is offering an Advanced Leadership Programme for established and emerging Leaders contributing to Ag strategies at specific country-level. Find details and apply here> bit.ly/3aNE86m Deadline>26 May 2021

#Malawi- The article below, shares lessons on how farmer led approaches can promote food justice and security through farmers own active participation & engagement at all levels. news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/0… #Covid19FoodFuture @kanyemba_nellie

African agriculture is ready for digital revolution. @GCAdaptation/@AfDB_Group have launched #AfricaAdaptationAccelerationProgram to mobilize $25B to scale up & accelerate innovative climate change adaptation in Africa. bit.ly/3tcpoVH #Covid19FoodFuture @MalalaOnisoaR

📢 Scholarships! The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences is offering multiple MSc & PhD scholarships to international students to undertake graduate programs in the disciplines of Agriculture. Details > lnkd.in/dFzYHSK Deadline > 30 April, 2021

With 10 billion mouths to feed by 2050, global agriculture must transform itself through innovation and digital technology – and help to build a carbon-neutral future for the planet. Farming’s grand challenge: how to feed the world sustainably - bayer.ft.com/farmings-grand… @Bayer

📢 Job Opportunity! AGRF is seeking to recruit an experienced and exceptional individual to the position of ‘Executive Officer’ to provide administrative and logistical support for the AGRF Secretariat. Find details here > lnkd.in/d_UYaNF Deadline > 15 April, 2021

#Kenya How have coffee farmers been affected by Covid-19? -60% farmers report challenges selling crops in the past week -59% of farmers carrying out pest management report difficulties in lack of finances Read the report: bit.ly/3csWt9N @sharonjcheboi #Covid19FoodFuture

📢 Scholarship! The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships is still accepting applications for 2021 from students, innovators etc from across the Commonwealth. Courses include Agriculture, Food Security etc. Find details here > lnkd.in/d2kTc2Z Deadline > 9 April 2021