Simone Sala

Asking myself how to apply #digital for #sustainability since 2003 | @jengalab cofounder | Now leveraging #data for #nature-positive #farming @Varda_FieldData

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

I thank you for your attention and I'm outta here. (cit.)

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

CIFOR-ICRAF and @Varda_FieldData have are holding a 2-day workshop in Tanzania to expand soil data and knowledge availability in East Africa.

Funded by @noradno, this pilot initiative aims to create a collaborative framework for advancing soil health information in Tanzania and Kenya.🇹🇿🇰🇪

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

Very happy to be part of this initiative to co-create #open #soil #data services that public and private organizations in #Kenya and #Tanzania can use to strengthen soil health and increase agricultural productivity! #agtech #bigdata #SDGs #agriculture

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

1/4 CIFOR-ICRAF & @Varda_FieldData are hosting a stakeholder workshop at the CIFOR-ICRAF Campus, Nairobi, bringing together partners to drive the #soilhealth agenda in Kenya & Tanzania.

The aim is to understand soil data needs, map initiatives & introduce the #SoilHive platform.

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Basic statistics concepts

(that all researchers should know)

[YaraKenya @YaraKenya]

The Africa Food Systems Forum taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, continues today as we delve deeper into activities by Yara and other organisations to enhance a #NaturePositive #FoodFuture for Africa.

Simone Sala, Director of Global Soil and Ecosystem Solutions at Varda AG, discussed investing in soil health for food security in the continent. He spoke passionately during one of the opening sessions about data solutions that are being applied to reverse soil degradation and help farmers improve their productivity.

Carole Mumo, Manager, Social Impact, Yara Africa, separately highlighted Yara’s initiatives accelerating youth and women's participation in agriculture. She also spoke about the policy interventions required to leverage the untapped potential of youth and women to sustain food system transformation, and the power of initiatives like Go-Gettaz in encouraging more young people to innovate in the sector.

Omondi Kadish, Senior Manager, Digital and Commercialization, Africa, discussed what digital transformation in the agri-food sector entails, and the role that digitalization can play in scaling up investment in innovation and research. He also delved into how Yara is leveraging digital technologies to revolutionise agricultural knowledge and farming solutions across Africa.

#MboleaNiYara #KnowledgeGrows #YaraKenya #InnovateAccelerateScale #AFSForum2024

@yara

[alberto_orgiazzi @lultimoalbero]

Do you know that Europe is working to become the first-ever continent having a legislative framework to protect soils and their life🇪🇺🤎🍄?

How will that happen?

A summary 🧵on what we have on the table so far.

[Varda - Field Data Exchange @Varda_FieldData]

“Regenerating soils is key to mitigating climate change.”🌱

@Euractiv outlined the development of EU legislation to support soil restoration.

Varda’s #SoilHive platform boosts soil health through increased data transparency.

Read here: https://t.co/6FETLsPAq5

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

Positivo allineamento tra soluzioni digitali e fabbisogni delle aziende del comparto #agroalimentare in #Italia, ma la necessità di utilizzare più soluzioni (mediamente 3.4 per azienda) rende ancora più necessario accelerare su #interoperabilità! #agricoltura #digitale #OSAF24

[Osservatori Digital @Osserv_Digital]

Il 72% delle aziende agricole italiane utilizza soluzioni di #Agricoltura 4.0 (una cifra sostanzialmente invariata rispetto al 2022), ma aumenta il numero di soluzioni medie per azienda (3,4, rispetto al 3,2 del 2022) #osaf24

[giulio quaggiotto @gquaggiotto]

Mapping the crops with the most potential in a changing climate https://t.co/ufeYP9GKRX @hereissimone

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

Alla frase "lo dicono i dati" è sempre bene rispondere: quali dati? Perché i dati sono tutti uguali, ma i come e i perché sono stati raccolti/selezionati possono essere molto diversi. @donatacolumbro spiega questo e molto altro in un nuovo libro che non vedo l'ora di leggere. :)

[Donata Columbro 🧮 @donatacolumbro]

Due storie dal censimento USA di come le categorie possano escludere e... ho scritto un nuovo libro, esce l'8 marzo https://t.co/HMgHcwtMHb

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

@gquaggiotto wow, 40%!

[Richard Heeks @CDDManchester]

After completing my #PhD, I wrote down 19 PhD lessons that I had learned

[giulio quaggiotto @gquaggiotto]

"A stethoscope for soil health" - Our results provide support that soil ecoacoustics can effectively measure soil biodiversity in woodland restoration contexts cc @hereissimone

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

Congratulations and all the best for this exciting new chapter!

[WFO @worldfarmersorg]

#WFO is pleased to announce a significant leadership transition effective January 1st. Dr Andrea Porro is now the Secretary General, bringing extensive professional expertise and an unwavering commitment to the global #Farmers' community.

This marks the beginning of a new phase for the WFO Secretariat as the Organisation continues to pursue its vital mission to advocate for the global #farming community in international processes, building on the strong legacy left by @arigiulio.

READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE: https://t.co/3FWgrQTgoJ

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

I remember it well checking in every day to get updates from the expeditions over Twitter back then.
You have been inspiring far beyond your imagination @blprnt.

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

Kudos to the University of Twente for publishing the output #data of their global simulation of #water footprints and #crop water use of 175 individual crops (1990–2019 series)!

https://t.co/4ezNLQyqGC

#agriculture #research

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

On #WorldSoilDay our team made #SoilHive freely available to the whole community of people and professionals working with #soil #data. We hope to make it easier #knowledge generation on and around soil worldwide!
cc @re_soil @sergiosaia @IUSS_ORG @Dr_Soil_Data @SoilBigData

[Varda - Field Data Exchange @Varda_FieldData]

Happy World Soil Day!

We are proud to announce the release of SoilHive. A platform for researchers, policy makers, and both public and private sectors.

SoilHive will be instrumental in safeguarding our world's soils.

Find out more👇: https://t.co/sQdetBqcyy
#SaveSoil

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

@donatacolumbro Eppure sorprendentemente si continua con questa cattiva pratica, anche in ambito pubblico, con l'idea che gli utenti preferiscano report o output pre-digeriti. Quantomeno una cosa non esclude l'altra!

[Simone Sala @hereissimone]

The #SoilHive project has been keeping me & my colleagues very busy for the past couple of years, and for a good cause! With more #soil #data available, we can all promote a more sustainable #agriculture and tackle the #ClimateCrisis :)
#food #bigdata #farming #SustainableFuture

[Varda - Field Data Exchange @Varda_FieldData]

📣Our #SoilHive release #countdown has begun - only 6 days to go!

After months of testing, the SoilHive platform can be used to discover, compare and share soil data🌱👏

Get ready to #SaveSoil

https://t.co/t6qDavRYaj

[JengaLab @JengaLab]

We are happy to share another work fromt he DAS Digital Library about a #mission we did last year in #Malawi to support @IFAD programmes in the region with @DGateway and @TechChange 👉 https://t.co/yRznekPp3h