Ali Said

Advocate for innovations & agricultural transformation. #UNFAO #SDGs. Tweets are personal. Retweets not endorsements

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"My crop is thriving. This time, I did not recycle seed because I received certified seed. I will harvest enough to last through the lean season." – Noliya Edson, beneficiary. 

FAO & Japan🇯🇵 provided fertilizer, maize & bean seed to 3 000 El Niño-affected households in Chikwawa.

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He was joined by FAO Representative in Malawi, Ali Said Yesuf, who encouraged communities to use the support efficiently by adopting good agricultural practices, inorder to restore production, improve food and nutrition security and strengthen resilience. 2/2

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"When communities are empowered with the right support, they can recover, adapt, & thrive, even in the face of climate-related shocks." – Ambassador Yasushi Naito, appreciating the impact of FAO-Japan emergency interventions towards farming communities in Chikwawa. 1/2

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Knowledge & skills are key to restoration work.

FAO & mHub held a bootcamp for 12 start-up & 12 established Forest & Landscape Restoration enterprises in Ntcheu, building skills in:

🌱 Restoration basics
💡 Innovation
🧠Mindset change,
for sustainable land management & impact

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Through #AnticipatoryAaction, FAO is helping farming communities act before disaster strikes, using early warning information to deliver timely support in form of cash & agriculture inputs, reducing the impact of climate shocks on people, livelihoods & food systems.

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#AnticipatoryAction
Limbani, a farmer from drought-prone Phalombe🇲🇼invested the USD 158 received from FAO's EU-funded HIP project in pig farming & used the proceeds to
Improve his home & build a sustainable income to strengthen resilience to future shocks
https://t.co/bCglOEp3kA

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"The #OCOP presents an opportunity to rebuild a once-thriving banana sector that declined due to disease outbreaks in the 1990s." – Honourable Thoko Tembo, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, at the OCOP inception in Lilongwe.

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Malawi launches Phase II of the #EU funded project 'Support Towards the Operationalization of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy'. #STOSARII is being implemented by FAO in partnership with the @MalawiGovt & @SADC_News to improve food security & market access across SADC.

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Today, @FAO, NSO & @WorldBankGroup launched the 2025 National Census of Agriculture Findings. The findings are critical for evidence-based policy formulation, investment planning, & monitoring of development strategies. @FAO provided financial & technical support to the process.

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Empowering women farmers starts with acknowledging the critical work they do.
@FAOMalawi will participate in the International Year of the Woman Farmer Photo Exhibition in Geneva, organized to highlight the critical role of rural women in agrifood systems.

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FAO & the Ministry of Lands today signed a Technical Cooperation Programme to facilitate finalization of land registration in Kasungu district. During the signing, @FAOMalawi Rep, Ali Said Yesuf handed over IT equipment to the Ministry to support the land registration process.

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Malawi Government, FAO in collaboration with @UNEP , @WHOMalawi and @WOAH have convened in Lilongwe for a workshop to initiate development of the #OneHealth National Action Plan.

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An inception workshop to officially launch the MELBA Malawi project is underway in Lilongwe. FAO, @MalawiGovt, @UN & various development partners are discussing implementation arrangements & key priorities, setting the tone for effective implementation of the new project.

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Pleased to share our new publication – Developing agricultural innovation & extension policies for transforming agri-food systems.
It draws on TAP-AIS project–supported assessments & policy dialogues to strengthen Malawi’s agricultural innovation systems
https://t.co/3up2hM2Ybd

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FAO has published calls for Expression Of Interest through the United Nations Global Market Place.

Click this link👉https://t.co/pyHw7AoCVf to see the list of EOIs.

Register on https://t.co/c55VBF6rRh to apply.

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.@FAOMalawi today kicked off a 2-day annual programme planning & reflection meeting. The Representative, Mr. Ali Said Yesuf is leading discussions on FAO's strategic envisioning, compliance & resource mobilization for improved programme delivery & sustained impact of FAO’s work.

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@FAOMalawi Representative Ali Said Yesuf met EU Ambassador to Malawi H.E. Daniel Aristi-Gaztelumendi to discuss strengthening partnerships & programme delivery. The Ambassador underscored EU support for agricultural value chains and Malawi’s access to global markets.

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FAO Representative to Malawi, Mr Ali Said Yesuf, presented his letters of credence to the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Roza Fachi Mbilizi, reaffirming FAO’s commitment to strengthened cooperation & partnership.
Read more here👉https://t.co/QZejAbGloZ

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"Malawi values the contribution of FAO to the country since 1986,  and we are looking forward to continued technical leadership by FAO” - Hon. Geroge Chaponda-Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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FAO Representative to Malawi, Ali Said Yesuf presented his Letters of Credence to Hon. George Chaponda, Minister of Foreign Affairs. He conveyed FAO Director General's compliments and commitment to Malawi's agri-food systems transformation agenda.