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An @mtavisions PLA initiative focused on leadership at all levels to uphold their civic duty to the people, country, and humanity writ large. #GoodLeadersLead

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Many think nonprofits are solving hunger, yet for-profit businesses such as @generalmills’ @foodbanking network partner with aid agencies to provide food donations to millions of people. @mtavisions aims to work with @foodbanking to increase political investment in food banks.

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Global leadership is an important aspect of humanitarian issues in the DRC. Reports have claimed that @FCDOGovUK is planning to reduce its aid to the DRC by 60%. @mtavisions working with @actionagainsthunger to petition the UK government to reconsider aid reductions. #MTAVisions

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Rising food insecurity due to Covid-19 is not just a product of decreased food production; it is a product of lost income. @mtavisions aims to work with @abalimi to accelerate urban agriculture initiatives to boost self-sufficiency for low-income urban communities. #MTAVisions

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@spisekammeret commissioned a report to strategize how Denmark can reduce its GHGs while producing more food. @mtavisions can aid the Council in increasing governance over the food sector by drafting policy committing agricultural groups to reduce carbon emissions. #MTAVisions

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@RepMcGovern is fighting food insecurity via legislation providing meals for vulnerable children in school and claiming food as a right through his Food is Medicine Group. @mtavisions is seeking to work with @repmcgovern to prioritize food security on the congressional agenda.

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In China, local seed production is unable to keep up with the demand for animal feed. @mtavisions liaising between China's Ministry of Agriculture and @Syngenta to propose policy for enhancing the management of seed distribution throughout the rural sector. #MTAVisions #农业部

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Governments target children for their food development programs, yet around 3.1 million children die from undernutrition each year. @mtavisions working with @IslandFoodRev to petition @FijiAgriculture to create programs supporting food-insecure children during school closures.

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Since 2019, the organization @RfldOrg has been employing mothers of malnourished children to work on farmlands. @mtavisions partnering with them and @minagri_rdc to fund female-led social enterprises aimed at increasing families' self-sufficiency over food. #MTAVisions #WellFed

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Pls join me, @l_haddad, @fortunatammari, @ShashankFnF, @psalas001 & others Aug. 24 for a lively discussion about the role of #SMEs in scaling up production & adoption of #biofortification to improve health & lives.
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Food insecurity comes in many forms. #WellFed aims to address the unique challenges in food-scarce areas through strengthening grassroots agricultural projects. @mtavisions will partner with @famfarms to petition @USDA to invest in local sustainable farmers. #MTAVisions #PLA

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In the fall, the @UN will host its annual Food Systems Summit to discuss how innovative solutions can transform food systems. @mtavisions will aid #agricultural stakeholders in presenting their sustainable solutions to leaders at the @unfoodsystems summit. #MTAVisions #PLA

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At least 41 % of Colombian households are affected by food insecurity, partly due to a lack of arable land. @mtavisions liaising between @MinAgricultura and @HarvestPlus to incentivize farmers’ sustainable crop production. #MTAVisions #Wellfed #PLA

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Denmark has the most food waste initiatives in Europe, scoring 80.9% on the Global Food Security Index. @mtavisions will work with @fvmdk and @FoodNationDK to host a conference for global leaders discussing best practices on sustainable food recycling. #MTAVisions
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In 2019, 10.5% of households in the U.S. were food insecure with approximately 13 million children going hungry. @mtavisions will liaise between @feedingamerica and @usedgov to develop a program connecting food insecure youth with food service programs in the summer. #MTAVisions

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Food security is dependent on sustainable food systems. #WellFed aims to educate leaders on more sustainable food practices to curb chronic hunger worldwide. @mtavisions will liaise with @CityHarvest and @NYSCFP to reallocate food waste to vulnerable NY residents. #MTAVisions

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@INMEDCaribbean is using #aquaponics, a sustainable form of farming that uses 90% less water, to empower female women. @mtavisions will partner with @INMEDCaribbean to petition @MinAgricultura to fund more free aquaponics training for interested farmers. #MTAVisions

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Fiji is experiencing overfishing due to an increase in subsistence fishers to an estimated 300,000 fisheries. @mtavisions partnering with @ConservationOrg to draft policy proposals for @fijiparliament to increase surveillance over fish stocks. @UniSouthPacific #PLA #MTAVisions

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China imports 60% of the global corn trade but is looking to increase domestic seed production to meet the needs of its 1.4 billion population. To increase higher-yield crops for Chinese farmers, @mtavisions will partner with @Syngenta to enhance seed distribution #MTAVisions

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About 8.9% of the world’s population is food insecure. #WellFed seeks to keep global populations “well-fed” by incentivizing political leaders to prioritize the #SDG of Zero Hunger. @mtavisions is committing at least 25 leaders to see food security as a human right. #MTAVisions

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The DRC is experiencing a humanitarian crisis with 27.3 million Congolese acutely #food insecure. @mtavisions partnering with @acfusa to incentivize Congolese leaders to create food redistribution policies, addressing starvation and #health issues. #WellFed #PLA #MTAVisions