Roots of Peace

Roots of Peace turns 'Mines to Vines' - replacing war-torn lands with sustainable agricultural roots laying the foundation of the economics of peace.'

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Heidi Kuhn’s selection as the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate was announced by US Ambassador Terry Branstad (@TerryBranstad), World Food Prize Foundation President, at a ceremony in Washington DC this morning.

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A Message from Founder and CEO Heidi Kuhn, the winner of the 2023 World Food Prize (@WorldFoodPrize).

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Congratulations to 2023 @WorldFoodPrize Laureate Heidi Kuhn of the United States. For more than two decades, she has shown millions of people living in war-torn regions around the world a way forward for restoring peace and prosperity through agriculture. #FoodPrize23

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We're overjoyed to announce that founder and CEO Heidi Kuhn has been awarded the 2023 World Food Prize (@WorldFoodPrize) for her leadership in restoring agriculture to de-mined land in former war zones across the world. 🤩🌿🌾

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Congratulations to the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate, Heidi Kühn of the United States!

Kühn will receive the World Food Prize in October for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods and resilience after devastating conflict.

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This is ‘how’ Roots of Peace adheres to the strict new laws, yet is still able to work beyond the walls to empower Afghan women to feed their families with dignity.

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BEYOND THE WALLS💫

Afghan women know how to make the most of limited resources. In conservative Kandahar Province, Farziah has been making jam and pickles for several years out of her home and selling them in the local market.

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Now Farziah has hired 11 other women from her village to help her keep up with orders. With more and more women now working from home, Farziah is working to create a group of household producers so that women can share know-how and resources.

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The trainings reduced losses from codling moth to less than 10% while improving overall yields by over 50%. 📈

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Codling moth were destroying 90% of apple production in Afghanistan and the farmers and technicians had no solution. 🍎

Our team introduced inputs and a training program to combat codling moth while also providing trainings on best practices.

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USAID's Agriculture Marketing Program (AMP), implemented by Roots of Peace, provides grants and incentives that give Afghan agribusinesses room to grow.

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"Land mines are an abomination,a cancer waiting in the earth," @Heidi_Kuhn"The only solution is removal. And from there, if we want a country's economy to grow... " This is true for contaminated countries like #Ukraine,#Cambodia #Laos & others. Read fr our friends @RootsofPeace

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Our international effort to turn MINES TO VINES continues to ‘take root’, as the Irish Times pick up the article from Wine Searcher based in Australia.
Together, may we plant the Roots of Peace in Ukraine and worldwide.

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