One teaspoon of healthy soil contains more living organisms than there are people on Earth.
Anna Goodwin and Vinay Menon from @IFDC explain why soil is one of our most powerful tools for food security, climate resilience and biodiversity: https://t.co/ffg0zCkLSV
The digital tools that helped farms navigate pandemic disruption are just as relevant when supply chains are under pressure today.
Matija Zulj of @AGRIVI on what sugarcane farmers in Barbados can teach us about resilience via digital tools π
https://t.co/OpWTeeAP3v
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Join us for our joint webinar with the @ISTAseedtesting on: "The Importance of ISTA in Strengthening Seed Systems Africa"
π Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026
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Moderators: Dr @andreas_wais of ISTSA and Dr @YacoubaDIALLO1 of AfSTA.
In a US study testing nine biostimulants across 100 environments, none consistently outperformed control groups.
@ClimEat's Bruce Campbell on why plant nutrition innovation needs stronger oversight to deliver for farmers π
https://t.co/rq2OO6fMxc
Good agricultural decisions depend on transparent, timely and easily accessible information. So the @IFDC's new Agrimarket is bringing real-time market intelligence to farmers and stakeholders across Togo.
Learn more: https://t.co/NJX3rPWLuv
What could farmers grow to meet the world's nutritional needs?
@GAINalliance's new Nutritional Value Score ranks foods by micronutrient density, protein quality and bioavailability.
Read the full report: https://t.co/aXWICh735j
At @ClimEat's recent Just Rural Transition panel, @FANRPAN CEO Dr. Madzivhandila made a case for localised seed systems. With fertiliser supply chains under pressure, regional resilience is becoming a priority.
Read the highlights on @Devex by @taniakaras: https://t.co/ZEuhMoYnMs
As fertiliser supply chains come under pressure, diversifying nutrient sources is as much a financial decision as an environmental one.
Patrick Kpai and Mark Lefsrud on how Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) helps farmers stay resilient:
https://t.co/ByFpc5gFZ3
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Knowing the history of crops might be one of the simplest ways to stay connected to the farmers who grow them.
Oscar CastaΓ±eda of @Heifer and Eduardo Somarriba from CATIE explain why knowing the story of your meals fosters equitable food systems: https://t.co/gx0iccZMGk
PPR kills up to 70% of infected sheep. For farming families across Africa, a single outbreak can destroy their livelihood overnight.
Learn from @GALVmed's Stephen Wilson and Camilla Benfield on what the next wave of vaccinations must get right: https://t.co/A7WBXbehTW
For small-scale farmers, traditional supply chains can be costly and unreliable due to counterfeit inputs, poor bargaining power and information gaps.
Sanjeev Reddy sets out 4 ways digital tools are changing this for farmers in India: https://t.co/PRglyYsHJK
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According to @FAO Chief Economist @MaximoTorero, disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are already reshaping planting decisions for farmers from India to East Africa.
Read how on @UN News π
https://t.co/5sZYozaDNe
Martha grows crops on Cuba's eastern coastline. When nationwide power outages hit in 2024, she couldn't irrigate.
Now, solar panels from the @IFAD-supported Gibara Verde X Ciento project are keeping her farm going β through outages, droughts and all: https://t.co/CuPsaoZD4S
Irrigation alone won't solve smallholder food security.
But good governance, crop choices and circular systems can transform rural economies.
6 lessons from Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe on Farming First:
https://t.co/YyYui6i0pN
10 tonnes of empty pesticide containers were processed in Zambia in 2024. For farmers like Makoza Tembo, who spent decades with no safe disposal option, it's a quiet but significant shift.
@CropLifeAMEβs Fasil Tadesse explains on Farming First π
https://t.co/3srwazQBRE
The answer is⦠fewer than 20!
Of 200,000+ plant species fit for human consumption, fewer than 20 provide 90% of what we eat.
Isik Ozturk explores on Farming First why that matters for the ecosystems keeping our crops productive.
https://t.co/dHedSuNR2S
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Over 200,000 plant species are fit for human consumption β but how many do you think provide 90% of the food we eat?
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Why does ringfencing budgets for rural communities, building resilient systems and giving smallholders a seat at the table matter as much as any new technology?
Find out from Chilufya Chileshe, of @SDG2AdvocacyHub on Farming First: https://t.co/THzxgbOP2P
Nutrition and profitability can coexist β but only with the right incentives.
@TechnoServe's Dominic Schofield on how Kenya and Nigeria's Micronutrient Fortification Index is making it happen.
Read more on Farming First: https://t.co/YTMpilX65w