JR Biotek Foundation

🌍 Faces of Impact: The People Powering AGRIIP Meet our dedicated team members advancing farmer–scientist collaboration, indigenous crops innovation & climate-resilient food systems through a truly grassroots approach across African communities. More at agriip.com

Congratulations to our Founder @CarolIbe8 on receiving this funding award to lead a project building Nigeria’s capacity for climate-resilient agriculture through molecular biotech. We’re excited & ready to support the delivery of an impactful, memorable, and sustainable project💚

🌍 Meet our expert Steering Committee driving AGRIIP’s 10-year vision - to empower 10K scientists, support 10M farmers, catalyse 1K ventures, and re-centre Africa’s indigenous crops for a climate-resilient, food-secure future. 👥 Learn more+read their bios agriip.com

We’re seeking volunteer leaders! 🇺🇸 Join us in advancing AGRIIP, a bold 10-year mission empowering African scientists and farmers to co-create climate-resilient, food-secure futures. Apply 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Learn more at agriip.com

And this is just the beginning! Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce the incredible AGRIIP team – scientists, storytellers, innovators, advisors & leaders driving this vision. Join us. Partner with us. Let’s reimagine African agriculture together. #AGRIIP #ClimateResilience

AGRIIP is more than a program. It is a movement uniting African farmers, scientists, culture & policy to reimagine Africa’s food future. Together, we’re building a climate-resilient, food-secure continent. Learn more on our brand new website 👉 agriip.com

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: A Bold New Chapter Begins! Today, we officially unveil AGRIIP - a bold 10-year mission to: - Support 10 million farmers - Empower 10,000 scientists - Safeguard 30 indigenous crops - Catalyse 1,000 ventures Across Africa. Learn more agriip.com/press-release-…

Food security as a right not a privilege - read our blog about visiting @JRbiotek at @Cambridge_Uni #AfricaResearch #PerivoliFoundation🌱parc.bristol.ac.uk/2025/04/03/a-l…

You missed the event? Catch up with this.

Interesting blog summing up the foundation's work with African plant scientists and farmers, including the founder's story 👇

The event marked 10 years of our work & the launch of AGRIIP, a bold movement connecting African scientists & farmers to co-create farmer-led solutions. From expert panels to the new JR Biotek Art Gallery & the first-ever JR Biotek Awards, this day was powerful & full of meaning

🚨 New Blog! Roots of Resilience – Cultivating Africa’s Agricultural Future Through Science, Art & Collective Action 🌱 We just dropped the full recap of our Roots of Resilience 2025 event at the University of Cambridge — now live on our site! Read blog: jrbiotekfoundation.org/roots-of-resil…

Honored to be a panellist at the #RootsOfResilience2025 event by @JRbiotek at @slcuplants! I shared insights on how @JRbiotek capacity-building has enhanced my research in plant pathology and how we can translate research into practical solutions for #smallholderFarmers.

Special thanks to @slcuplants for your incredible hospitality, and to @plantsci @GlobalFood_Camb @Newnham_College for your support. We deeply appreciate everyone who came from far and near to celebrate 10 years of our collaborative work training & empowering African scientists.

Our Roots of Resilience 2025 was unforgettable! We celebrated 10 years of our impactful work training African agri-scientists + launched #AGRIIP & spotlighted African-led innovations with stunning African art. Huge thanks to our speakers, artist, chairs, supporters & team 💚

Fascinating and inspiring to hear about the work of @JRbiotek today at @Cambridge_Uni - their decade of work towards food security, building a network of African plant scientists and innovators. Food for thought! #AfricaResearch🌱

Looking forward to learning more about a great research network & transformational impact in African agriculture tomorrow, at the Roots of Resilience jrbiotekfoundation.org event at @Cambridge_Uni 🌱@JRbiotek

We're so excited about our Roots of Resilience event happening tomorrow at @slcuplants. We've just set up the art exhibition led by the incredible Nigerian artist. We're merging African art & science to inspire action with @JRbiotek's AGRIIP. Thanks to @slcuplants for hosting us

Hear Carol Ibe talking about her innovative new @JRbiotek AGRIIP project on food security in Africa at @Cambridge_Fest last week. @plantsci @Newnham_College @CarolIbe8 @GatesAlumni @gatesfoundation @Cambridge_Uni #foodsecurity #Africa

Five Gates Cambridge Scholars spoke at the @Cambridge_Fest on Friday on subjects ranging from food security to a new approach to whistleblowing - gatescambridge.org/about/news/ide… @GatesAlumni @Cambridge_Uni @Simprints @JRbiotek @gatesfoundation #GatesCambridge25