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Farmers in Africa didn't start the climate crisis β but they're the ones facing its worst effects. Help us get farmers higher up the climate change agenda.
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#COP27
Join a virtual field visit to Malawi with us TODAY! π²πΌ It's important that #COP27 participants understand how climate change is a lived reality for smallholder farmers. Join us at 16.30-18.00 GMT+2 as we livestream with smallholder farmers: https://t.co/P5w6yhtn1Z #ActionOnFood
Today is Earth Dayπ and we want to introduce you to our climate change heroes - smallholder farmers! π
Smallholder farmers are incredibly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, yet they are also uniquely placed to support climate change mitigation.
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βWomen should not underestimate themselves. They are capable and there is nothing that men do they cannotβ, Jeanne dβArc Mbanira a mother of 5 and smallholder farmer. πͺπΏ
Hands-up if you agree with her! ππ½ββοΈππ½ββοΈ
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πͺπΏ Meet Beatrice Kankindi. Mother. Farmer. Leader.
Beatrice has been farming in Burundi with One Acre Fund since 2012.
She has since been elected as the leader of her farming group, helping her fellow farmers to harvest even more πΎ.
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For non ski racing followers, winning the slalom in Kitzbuhel is pretty much like winning Wimbledon + Great Britain havenβt won a single World Cup ski race in 55 years, so this is a pretty big deal!
As we all enjoy the political drama, an important reminder here from @Samfr that regardless of who the PM is in a few months' time there will still be 4.3 million children living in poverty in the UK - many as a direct result of government policies over the last decade.