Global Collaboration on Sorghum and Millet🌾

The GCSM and FOFIA teams have spent the last two days training the ADRA technical teams in Ampanihy in southern Madagascar. The training is both theoretical in the classroom and practical in farmers' demo plots. #sorghum #fofia #usaid

Our Nat Bascom & Mina Randrianarisoa with FOFIFA signed a technical cooperation agreement with the USAID-funded HARENA project Chief of Party. This partnership in the Menabe region of Madagascar will support scaling of improved sorghum seed with farmer networks and more.

Over 50 gathered in Antananarivo, Madagascar, for the National Sorghum Platform Meeting. We were joined by farmer associations, private sector partners, INGO & Government of Madagascar reps to discuss progress on the accelerated sorghum adaption trials & value chain development.

The Madagascar sorghum team recently wrapped its first field adaptation test plot harvest at 12 locations in six key regions across Madagascar. bit.ly/4cIC7pv #GCSM #Madagascar #sorghum #climatesmart #FoodSecurity #FOFIFA

With the start of the irrigated growing season, sorghum seed testing, registration and multiplication in Madagascar are entering a new stage. bit.ly/3Le2VSB #GCSM #Madagascar #sorghum #climatesmart #FoodSecurity #FOFIFA

GCSM’s support of women farmers, researchers, industry professionals, and business owners is unwavering. We celebrate the women developing creative solutions to global challenges on International Women’s Day and every day. #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion

Madagascar’s National Sorghum Team is strengthening partnerships through networking with other major players in the country’s agriculture – FOFIFA Antisirabe, @NCBACLUSA, & others to develop value chain, training, locations for test plots, & seed distribution. #foodsecurity

Millets are climate-adapted, resilient, affordable sources of minerals, dietary fiber, antioxidants protein and minerals, including iron. GCSM supports improving nutritional content and yields for pearl millet. bit.ly/3ssxyOv #IYM2023 #YearofMillets

Madagascar National Sorghum team works with smallholder farmers, local community-based programs, national agricultural research system of field stations to plant sorghum in 6 targeted areas testing sorghum seed from the GCSM PanAfrica-global network. #sustainability #foodsecurity

To support the APEMBA Project team’s work testing sorghum, pearl millet and peanuts on testing plots in 6 remote locations in #Madagascar, master-level research students were trained on data collection and tech for #GCSM’s @USAID Feed the Future funded project. #sustainability

A project pairing the University of Georgia’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut with @GCSM made progress last month in Madagascar, planting peanut test plots alongside sorghum test plots. @USAID @feedthefuture #sustainability #foodsecurity #globalpartnerships

Fun Fact: Millets are vital for food security and nutrition of vulnerable populations. GCSM works in Sahelian Africa to boost yields by sharing seedball planting innovation with smallholder farmers to increase yields of staple food. bit.ly/3rXc2Ry #IYM2023 #YearofMillets

Developing the pearl millet value chain and market opportunities benefits smallholder farmers, farm cooperatives, and especially women and youth. See how: bit.ly/3MyR9DK GCSM continues to support value-chain development for this vital crop. #IYM2023 #YearofMillets

A K-State-managed and SMIL-backed effort to produce and distribute IRSA-developed, low-tannin sorghum varieties spurs creative uses of the grain and value-chain development in Senegal. bit.ly/46efJAD

Lots to see in our latest newsletter from Global Sorghum Conference to latest project developments. Don't miss out! Read it online at bit.ly/3QGm4iG

Innovations in millet production and processing are expanding markets, improving livelihoods for women and youth, benefiting everyone. GCSM is proud to be part of this work and celebrate #YearofMillets. #IYM2023 Learn how: bit.ly/3QqEAew

2023 is the #YearofMillets! We are building on 10 years of work to improve pearl millet to fight hunger, malnutrition and build the value chain involving smallholder farmers, cooperatives and industry through the Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab. #IYM2023 bit.ly/3pIwlRm

Exciting news in ag innovation! USAID awarded $2.5 million to GCSM and @universityofga to empower farmers in Madagascar to thrive in the face of climate change. Crop rotation, resilient varieties, sustainability on the agenda. bit.ly/3LRYo9k #Agriculture #Sustainability

Millet crops are game-changers in Niger—low-input, climate-resilient, perfect for harsh conditions. 🌾 We continue impactful work with local researchers, farmers & cooperatives for economic growth. #YearOfMillets #IYM2023 bit.ly/3rXc2Ry

Fighting global hunger requires investment. 🌾 We leverage local partnerships to maximize resources, share research-based information to improve yields and develop value-chain opportunities. 🌍 Learn more. globalsorghummillet.com #climatechange #climatesmart