Neena Jacob

[Neena Jacob @NeenaJacob_NJ]

@CGIAR_EiB @CGIAR @ICARDA You will be missed, Jake. Rest in peace 🙏

[ICRISAT @ICRISAT]

The commemorative stamp marking #ICRISAT’s 50th Anniversary recently unveiled by the Hon PM Shri Narendra Modi (@PMOIndia) & issued by the world’s largest postal network – @IndiaPostOffice records for posterity, another defining moment in our journey. 

#ICRISAT50 #stamp

[Venture Garage @venturegarage]

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[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

Experts assessed how identity marker nuances influenced #farmers to adopt & benefit from tandem technologies e.g. barley & livestock. In rural #India, gender appeared to affect reasons & preferences for adopting innovations. https://t.co/bVLlD7NzdP

#OneCGIAR @DinaNajjar4 @CGIAR

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

Active #youth involvement in agri-food value chains is needed for #agriculture sustainability. Gendered youth pathway & opportunities can help revitalize agri-food sector in #Africa embedding aspirations to determine their participation. https://t.co/Q8cfJ4AjgZ

#OneCGIAR @CGIAR

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

Experts point to the need to organize & better target seed delivery systems in order to cater to diverse demands. From crop breeding, preferences & needs of farming households can inform variety dev`t & subsequent seed delivery. https://t.co/D18PTpZUEZ

#OneCGIAR @CGIAR @Mausch_K

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

LATEST: Presenting the final issue of the @GLDC_CGIAR Newsletter showcasing outcomes & impact of #R4D efforts co-implemented w/ our partners! These will contribute to the #OneCGIAR initiatives for continued benefit of our stakeholders.

Thank you! https://t.co/8NbJTUHC3b

@CGIAR

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

"Healthy peanuts are no privilege for a few."- Athanas

A growing number of #farmers in #Kenya are set to supply groundnut into a value chain where the aflatoxin levels are kept below 10 parts per billion thanks to GreenForest Foods Ltd. https://t.co/57aGYQtVyJ

#OneCGIAR @CGIAR

[Amitabh Kant @amitabhk87]

Delighted to receive “The Millet Movement in India”book brought out by @ICRISAT. Diversification from unsustainable cropping systems to millets can address twin challenges of climate change and malnutrition. Discussed with @arvindpadhee policy pathways for this transformation.

[Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) @MEL_CGIAR]

To infer new knowledge on grain-legume research at a global scale, #dataset was mined using #Bibliometric analysis. This will help both decision-makers for science policies and scholars to orient science and, in the end, #innovation👉 https://t.co/E6Fr9T9315

@GLDC_CGIAR @CGIAR

[CGIAR GENDER @CGIARgender]

#Women play a key role in #foodsystems but face many social, institutional & cultural barriers to access agricultural information, technologies, opportunities & resources. What can we do better now and in the future? https://t.co/KorNVXNkVI @IFPRI @CGIAR #CultivatingEquality21

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

A collaboration among @WUR, @ICRISAT, @_SLU, & @GLDC_CGIAR developed a framework w/ multiple criteria to improve the assessment of #sustainable farming intensification & make it applicable for decision-making.

Pilot test done in #Mali. https://t.co/bFKSEkNxHr

#OneCGIAR @CGIAR

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

🥜Effective trait targeting & integration
⏳Faster technology deployment
💰Better resource use

Innovative pre-breeding & trait discovery technologies help variety development efforts realize genetic gains in #farmers` fields. https://t.co/Ove6rlf4av

#OneCGIAR @GLDC_CGIAR @CGIAR

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

Three '#Golden eggs' from @GLDC_CGIAR contribute to 'healthy diets' & 'management tools & scaling methods' themes in the greater @CGIAR portfolio. https://t.co/dxk5e2McGo

🧬Crop biofortification
🤝#R4D partnerships & farmer engagement
🟢Sustainability assessment tools

#OneCGIAR

[Neena Jacob @NeenaJacob_NJ]

@guptarajeev68 @USDA_ARS @TIGR2ESS @MillNETi @ICRISAT @GLDC_CGIAR @CINTRIN_UKIndia @DBTIndia @mikegrusak Congratulations Rajeev! Wishing you a great stint at USDA/ARS!

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

Hoima, #Uganda

Using #best-performing varieties of finger millet & beans, #farmers` capacities are enhanced & private sector #partnerships are strengthened through seed production & product value chains #development. https://t.co/DRnFPRPxcp

#OneCGIAR @_PABRA @BiovIntCIAT_eng

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

#Tanzania

@GLDC_CGIAR has helped improve adoption of new sorghum & groundnut varieties by developing capacities of 11 small & medium seed enterprises & conducting variety demo to raise awareness among #farmers. https://t.co/EW5HPZrFW1

#OneCGIAR @CGIAR @ICRISAT @TanzaniaTari

[PABRA @_PABRA]

What are doing to curb #FoodLoss #FoodWastage?
Make not wasting a part of life
#FLWDay
@FAO @GLDC_CGIAR @BiovIntCIAT_eng @SwissDevCoop @CanHCKenya @UNDP @FAOAfrica @FAOSDGs @GAINalliance #SDGs

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

#India: The 'chickpea revolution' in #AndhraPradesh offers current & future int`l agricultural #R4D efforts lessons to effectively develop & scale-up innovations targeting dynamic challenges in the agri-#food landscape. https://t.co/SelAyf8hXF

#OneCGIAR @domglov @Mausch_K @CGIAR

[Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) @GLDC_CGIAR]

#BetterTogether

The seed industry, @CGIAR, @GLDC_CGIAR, @ICRISAT, @IcarFor, #farmer groups & NARES in #Maharashtra, #India cooperate in a consortium to increase sorghum productivity through improved technology adoption & quality seed supply.

#OneCGIAR https://t.co/0988h4zzTg