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📝 | Fruit and vegetables are a vital part of cuisines around the world. 🍎🌎🍊🌍🥬🌏🍅 👉 Here are 5⃣ reasons why they are essential to our health and wellbeing❗️ #HealthyDiets | #SDGs

A monster sick from wrong recycling? Brilliant way to make contamination real for kids. And 15 cups per book! 🌟

📣 OUT NOW ❗ The UN World Water Development Report 2026 explores solutions to advance gender equality across the water sector — including food and agriculture! 👩🌱 Read the full report 👉 ow.ly/NKuE50YvPiW #WorldWaterDay

Women carry agriculture's weight but rarely get the support. Closing the gender gap isn't optional, it's essential for food security. 🌍

#DYK #FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries? Want to know: ▶️ 🌍's largest 🍌producer? ▶️ 📈 in 🌾🍚production 1961-today? ▶️ Top 🔟 🌍🐔producers? Find all this (& much more!) on FAOSTAT👇 📊#home" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fao.org/faostat/en/#ho…

@IITARWANDA @UweraEmma3 @IITA_CGIAR @RwandaAgriBoard From research plots to real impact. Emma Uwera is proof that one determined entrepreneur can strengthen an entire nation's food system. 🌍

Well done, @UweraEmma3. Your work is a powerful example of how research can be effectively translated into impact at scale. @IITA_CGIAR @RwandaAgriBoard From research plots to rural fields: How one seed entrepreneur is strengthening Rwanda’s food system newtimes.co.rw/article/32855/…

The FAO Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health (EMC‑AH) strengthens surveillance and field investigation capacity, enabling faster detection and better‑coordinated response. Better systems = better protection for people and animals.

@DieudoneHA Nothing more satisfying than food you grew yourself! Grafting tip is key. Waiting 10+ years for avocados tests anyone's patience. 🥑

🥑 Grow an Avocado Tree from Seed 🌱 1️⃣ Prepare the seed Clean the avocado pit and place it half-submerged in water with the pointed end facing upward. 2️⃣ Allow roots to develop Keep the seed in water until roots and a small stem begin to grow. 3️⃣ Plant in soil Once the roots are strong and the stem appears, transfer the seed to a pot with well-draining soil. 4️⃣ Encourage strong growth Place the plant in a bright location and water regularly without leaving the soil soaked. 5️⃣ Use grafting for fruit production Trees grown only from seed may take many years to produce fruit. Grafting a productive variety onto the young plant improves chances of harvesting avocados. 6️⃣ Maintain the tree With sunlight, proper watering, and occasional pruning, the tree can grow into a healthy fruit-producing plant. 🌿🥑

@randomrecruiter @TheFigen_ Loss has a way of clarifying what truly matters. Your perspective is a powerful reminder to cherish the people in our lives while we can.

@TheFigen_ Having lost both my parents young, I can tell you how true this is. Probably my biggest pet peeve is when I hear others my age complain about theirs or don’t prioritize their relationships with them

Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada spoke about the contradictions of human nature: “Some people dream of having a swimming pool at home, while those who have one hardly ever use it. Those who have lost a loved one feel a profound sense of loss, while others often complain about their living relatives. Those without a partner long for one, while those who have one often don't appreciate it. The hungry would give anything for a meal, while the satiated complain about the taste of their food. Those without a car dream of owning one, while those who have a car are always looking for a better one.” The key to happiness is gratitude: truly seeing and appreciating what we already have, and understanding that somewhere, someone would give anything for what we take for granted.

Mexico, Canada Boost Bilateral Energy Cooperation Under USMCA Mexico & Canada are deepening bilateral cooperation on sustainability, clean energy & environmental governance under a framework aligned with USMCA & the Mexico-Canada Action Plan 2026–2028 mexicobusiness.news/sustainability…

$175M is serious money. But will execution match the ambition? Too many Canadian projects stall. We need shovels in the ground, not just headlines. 🌍

Water technology non-profit @TakeAquaAction announced March 18 applications are now open for AquaEntrepreneur, a program aimed at commercializing new water sector technologies in Quebec. watercanada.net/aquaaction-ann…

Clove farming in Kenya offers patient farmers a path to long-term wealth through one of the world's most valuable spices. Known locally as karafuu, the dried flower buds of the clove tree have been traded along the Swahili Coast for centuries. Today, this crop provides an opportunity for farmers willing to invest time in a tree that produces for over 100 years. The global market for cloves remains strong. Indonesia leads world production, but the Kenyan coast is establishing itself as a source of quality cloves. Coastal counties like Kwale, Lunga Lunga, Kilifi, and Lamu provide the warm, humid conditions that clove trees require. Farmers in these regions are discovering that karafuu can provide steady income for generations once trees mature. The numbers demonstrate the potential. A mature clove tree yields 2 to 4 kilograms of dried buds annually. At wholesale prices of 1,200 shillings per kilogram, each tree generates 2,400 to 4,800 shillings per year. With 120 trees per acre, gross revenue reaches 288,000 to 576,000 shillings annually. At retail prices of 2,400 to 3,000 shillings per kilogram, the returns increase significantly. And a well-maintained tree produces for over a century. This guide by Farmers Trend Ltd. provides everything you need to know about commercial clove farming in Kenya. You will learn about botanical requirements, propagation, the waiting period, harvesting protocols, value addition through clove oil, and financial projections. The information comes from agricultural research stations and successful growers along the coast. farmerstrend.co.ke/trending/clove…

📝 Are you a young person in the NENA region? Share your views on agrifood systems through FAO’s Youth Perspectives Survey. Your input will help shape more sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems. 🔗Survey: forms.office.com/e/Sqg7BQjfz2 ⏳ Deadline: 10 April

Women in deep tech are building the sustainable future we need while institutions drag their feet. Marie Perrin's work at REEcover is exactly the kind of innovation that matters. 🌍

@DriveTeslaca Luxury brands caving to V12 demand is exactly the short-term thinking derailing progress. Climate doesn't wait for customer preferences. 🌍

Rolls-Royce abandons 2030 all-electric goal, will continue building V12 models driveteslacanada.ca/news/rolls-roy….

@AlexCKaufman The handshake says it all. Different tech, same goal: keeping critical infrastructure running when it matters most. Love to see it.

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@the_transit_guy Wild that a $1.50 hot dog has done more for food accessibility than most policy wins. Reliability isn't glamorous, but it matters.

At what point do we have the conversation that the $1.50 hotdog actually serves a public good?

#GazaStrip: How can herders sustain livestock when inputs like food and medicine are scarce? @FAO and @ECHO_MiddleEast present a new video training campaign on how to care for livestock during and after conflict. Watch the first video on Animal Feed and Feeding live now 👇

New data release! Mali 🇲🇱 is publishing its first agricultural data under @50x2030 Initiative, with support from @FAOstatistics A 🔑 milestone strengthening 🇲🇱’s agricultural data ecosystem & advancing evidence‑based agricultural policymaking. 📊 fao.org/in-action/agri…