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Tristan Eagling

Tristan Eagling

@TeaglingDFID

FCDO Climate and Food Security Adviser (🇬🇭) #tech4dev #UKAID ex- Science and Tech adviser for East Africa. Recovering academic. https://t.co/9hlRR8Rsnh

Ghana Katılım Mayıs 2013
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Tristan Eagling@TeaglingDFID·
@DKThomp 'Energy use per unit of GDP is the lowest in the G7' ...First time I have seen this referred to as a bad thing .
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Derek Thompson@DKThomp·
The British economy is broken, because Britain can't build houses. Or energy. Or transit. The cradle of the world's productivity boom has become a productivity basketcase, with lessons for the U.S. and the world. I talked to @s8mb about why Britain needs an abundance agenda.
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Tristan Eagling@TeaglingDFID·
Guys , it's all kicking off on Bluesky , it's basically 2017 twitter. get involved. you can find all your twitter followers using Sky Follower Bridge .
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SGCIAfrica
SGCIAfrica@SGCIAfrica·
Could goat’s milk be the answer to Botswana’s milk shortage? Agricultural scientist Ntshepisa Lebetwa believes it could and has been exploring ways of making it even more nutritious. Read here: sgciafrica.org/botswana-turns…
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Tristan Eagling@TeaglingDFID·
@hansmollman The interview in his (?) bedroom , the pile of books strategically placed in shot , the teddy bear . GB news is not a serous channel .
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Tristan Eagling@TeaglingDFID·
@SoftCottonSox @peterrhague @RoryStewartUK @gimmingham Europe is twice as populated per km as Africa. the carbon emissions of each person in the US is about 13 times higher than the average 'African'. people do talk about the environmental impact of development all the time. The problem isn't Africa, sorry.
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softcottonsox@SoftCottonSox·
@TeaglingDFID @peterrhague @RoryStewartUK @gimmingham We’ve overpopulated africa with aid. A massive population well beyond its natural limits. No one talks about their atrocious environmental impact or the massive ecological disaster that is coming in the insane quest to “develop” them.
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Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart@RoryStewartUK·
Many live in very tough situations in Britain but the extreme poor in sub-Saharan Africa live in much tougher conditions and money goes much further there. It would be grossly irresponsible for richer countries to ignore global poverty because there are issues at home
Eulipotyphla Analytica@Eulipotyphla_OG

"People in the Administration think it's quite likely that Trump will cut all US international aid. It's the moment that Europe has to step forward.. We need France," @RoryStewartUK. Rory, you've spoken out MORE for International Aid, than for pensioners, farmers, or bus travel.

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Harriet Thompson@HCThompson001·
In amongst the politics, we had a dose of festive joy today, as the incredible @UKinGhana choir shared some Christmas carols. Afehyia pa everyone!
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Tristan Eagling@TeaglingDFID·
@peterrhague @RoryStewartUK @gimmingham How will that help poor people living unenviable lives for no fault of their own other than where they were born ? It’s cheaper to educate , shelter and feed people on earth than Mars.
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Peter Hague
Peter Hague@peterrhague·
@RoryStewartUK @gimmingham That is about 3x what the US spends on the Artemis program. Instead of throwing money into failed states, we could colonise the solar system.
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BBC News Africa
BBC News Africa@BBCAfrica·
Ghana’s Western Region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining, known as galamsey. It’s destroying the country’s forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water.
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FCDO Research, Science and Technology
📢@FCDOGovuk invites tenders, by 6 December 2024, for research to support climate-resilient livelihoods for refugees in Kenya and Uganda, focusing on socio-economic resilience and disaster risk reduction in low and middle-income countries. ⤵️gov.uk/international-…
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Tristan Eagling@TeaglingDFID·
A lot of bad 280 character takes today, if you want a more nuanced understanding of what is happening in the US I recommend you read @DLeonhardt , Ours Was the Shining Future .
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United Youth Initiative for Africa
Exactly a week ago, we convene the biggest gathering of young climate activists and youth-led climate organizations and stakeholders to co-create ideas and drive climate action in Ghana. Relive the energy, passion, and inspiring moments from the Local Conference of Youth on Climate Change in Ghana @lcoyghana
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Collins of Highbury
Collins of Highbury@Lord_Collins·
Fortified rice can have a major impact on improving nutrition, wellbeing and food security. I met with @WFP_Ghana today and I am thrilled to announce UK support to enable local rice millers to produce fortified rice for the people of Ghana. 🇬🇧 🇬🇭
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UK in Ghana 🇬🇧🇬🇭
Food security: an issue close to @Lord_Collins heart. He discussed the regional picture with @WFP_WAfrica and launched a food fortification programme to fight malnutrition in northern 🇬🇭, improving cereals with essential nutrients.
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Magdalena Leisten Johansson
Super exciting news in #Ghana ! Let's ride with @WeAreKofa and @GlobalPash as they are scaling up EV-bikes and battery network with new funding from the UK @FCDOResearch via @TEAEnergyAccess and @ShellFoundation! More news on its way!
Collins of Highbury@Lord_Collins

As @DavidLammy announces climate & nature will be at the heart of 🇬🇧 foreign policy, I’m delighted to announce 🇬🇧& @ShellFoundation support for @WeAreKofa @GlobalPash. By creating accessible, affordable, green energy, we’re driving economic growth through innovative partnerships.

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Taita Ngetich
Taita Ngetich@taitangetich·
I just don't get it. Can a return of more than 20% per annum in USD yield be achieved while lending to smallholder farmers in rural Kenya? CONTEXT: An impact investor wants to give us debt at 14-18% per annum in USD to lend to farmers. Now, add in foreign currency exchange gains and losses risk, inflation risk, execution risk, etc. Wouldn't it not reach the rural farmer at 50-60% per annum or even more? Today, rural smallholder farmers can't afford healthcare and education; it's just too expensive. Our intervention is to help them afford these things and diversify to create additional revenue streams away from farming. To make it viable, I believe debt (if needed) must reach the farmer at less than 15% per annum in KES. That's what I think because gross margins are so slim in rural farms. If they grow maize in less than 1 acre, they are probably earning less than $300 the whole year (Synnefa Field Data). If we increase income by 30%, how does $390 solve for this? Then come and add 60% interest rates? I don't know how other agricultural companies have been doing it, but I would love to learn and see what I can borrow and implement at @synnefa_KE. Especially around lending to rural smallholder farmers deep in the villages because that's where much of our effort is needed to truly get them to unlock true wealth and escape poverty. #debt #impactinvesting #agriculture #farming
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