Glad to be with @FAORwanda to launch the “Supporting innovative urban agriculture for enhanced food security&nutrition”project to enhance access to healthy environment&diets,increase availability of green spaces,contribute to climate change mitigation&adaptation @CityofKigali
SBN attended the SUN youth sensitization workshop. During the workshop, SBN highlighted the youth focused activities. Among the workshop participants, was one of our youth- led #SME@AgricultureNan who showcased their products
@SUNBizNet@SUN_Movement@SUN_CSA_KENYA
Deadline for abstract submission for the 4th AAPHCE is 8th June. Don’t miss the opportunity to publish your research in a special issue of International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation @Inderscience For more info visit the website https://t.co/R1aewi8Lwg
#DYK By 2030, 25.8% of the expected damage in urban areas in #Rwanda could potentially to be driven by #climatechange and result in losses of up to $11.7 million USD? #timeseries#dataviz#landuse#LossAndDamage
Find out more in our factsheet on Urban Climate Resilience.⬇️
It was a great pleasure presenting a case study of private sector engagement in #Nutrition. @SUNBizNet network has got many innovations that need to be scaled up. Investing in nutrition is a catalyst towards strengthing our #foodsystem & reducing #malnutrition.
Today, Hon. Minister @Ilde_Musafiri officiated the launch of ‘KWIHAZA’ project, a 4-year programme (2023-2026) that will develop the value chains in aquaculture, fishery, and horticulture sectors in Rwanda.
👏 We're thrilled to see our growing community of #circulareconomy enthusiasts and practitioners! What an engaging discussion yesterday exploring the Embedding Circularity Toolkit for organizations & individuals to make a CE transition.
Thanks to @CE_Hub_Africa for hosting us!
Inspired by a rise in #malnutrition cases in rural #Tanzania & poor market access for #farmers, Jolenta Joseph launched Sanavita in 2017. Now, this #SME is partnering with >2000 farmers to provide nutritious food to her community! @GAIN_TANZANIA@GAINalliance
In 2019, 17% (931 Million MT) of the food produced for human consumption was wasted betwn retail & consumption @UNEP. #Foodwaste @ the service &household stage is on the rise in Kenya/SSA but there's no data. Let's stop #foodwaste for the people, for the planet @javahouseafrica
Overlapping drivers of hunger, conflict, climate change & COVID-19 exposed weaknesses of food system @ global & country level. Need drastic interventions on multiple levels to address the situation. Invest in transforming food systems and local governance @NutritionIntl @CS_SUNN
It placed emphasis on building better #agri entrepreneurs, which is the business of nutrition, as well as on education, networking, and taking advantage of possibilities.
Breakout sessions on #marketinginsights , teamwork, best practices, and training were also held.
Join us in the fight against climate change! @UNDP_Rwanda is going #GreenByExample. Watch our video on replacing our vehicle fleet with hybrid & electric cars to reduce our carbon footprint. #sustainability#climateaction
J-Palm Liberia deploys mini palm-fruit-mills in remote rural areas to reduce processing time and waste for smallholder farmers. It buys the oil for bulk sales and its own beauty brand – thereby sourcing globally demanded sustainable oil from previously unharvested trees.
This is due to the fact that #enterprises in the food value chain are not simply for profit; they also exist to address issues with dietary intake and #Food safety.
#SBNNgconvening#BIZofNutrition
Our 2023 Annual Members Convening took place last week in #Lagos , Nigeria.
Collaboration and networking are essential for the business of #nutrition since they lead to successful alliances, opportunities, and platforms. The perfect setting was given by this gathering.
#SBN
#71stHMC aspirations @ECSA_HC Adolescent Nutrition Advocacy Strategy are clear: reduce prevalence of undernutrition among boys & girls by 3%, reduce prevalence of adol overweight & obesity by 2%, reduce anaemia among adol girls to below 20% & increase adol nutrition funding by 5%