Maxine Chikumbo

SDG advocate. International development enthusiast. Recipe developer & food blogger. All views are my own.

[RMI Africa @RMIAfrica]

📌 WEBINAR ALERT
Join @RockyMtnInst & @UNDP for a deep dive on climate-smart minigrids — from risk to resilience.

📅 July 23 | 🕒 3PM WAT / 10AM ET
🔗 Event: https://t.co/oBerj4UvxX
➡️ Register: https://t.co/jTl7b2R8Wy

#MinigridsForAfrica #ClimateResilience #EnergyAccess

[RMI Africa @RMIAfrica]

🌍 Minigrids are key to clean energy in Africa — but they must be built to withstand floods, heatwaves & more.

The new Climate Risk & Resilience Toolkit helps make minigrids & communities climate-ready.

Learn more: https://t.co/uaHZp3rUH0
#MinigridsForAfrica #ClimateResilience

[HarvestPlus Solutions @HarvestPlusSoln]

🌾🍚 Did you know rice is a staple food for over half the world’s population?

Zinc rice can provide up to 60% of daily zinc needs and contribute to a reduction in zinc deficiency in regions where daily rice consumption is high. 

 Learn more.👉https://t.co/2igjRBPNlJ

[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

Finger millet is a resilient, sustainable & nutritious crop, but as most millets it is undervalued.

It's time to rediscover Africa's #ForgottenCrops & their potential to transform agrifood systems for a future with #FoodSecurity & #HealthyDiets 👉 https://t.co/RHc5NRI4e2

[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

Africa hosts a wealth of native crops that offer both nutritional benefits and sustainability.

It's time to rediscover Africa's #ForgottenCrops and their potential to transform agrifood systems for a future with #FoodSecurity and #HealthyDiets for all!

👉https://t.co/HxetyfQqXI

[RMI Africa @RMIAfrica]

Next week during #ClimateWeekNYC, join RMI, @UNDPClimate, @AfDB_Group, @EnergyAlliance & @theGEF for an expert panel on how de-risking can unlock private investment for renewable energy in Africa.

📅 Sept 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45

Register here: https://t.co/59BIRFgO7E #ClimateAction

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🇹🇿🌽🫘🍠 The #NutriHarvest project empowers farmers to grow biofortified crops.

In #Tanzania, the focus is incorporating vitamin A maize and iron beans into #SchoolMeals and boosting the production of legumes and vitamin A sweet potatoes.
➡️ https://t.co/owkYhMqYBe

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🫘✨Working year-round to empower youth, @HarvestPlus and African Preserves, with support from the Happel Foundation, provided Plymouth Youth Group in #Zimbabwe with biofortified Jasmine bean seeds, training, knowledge, and market access.

Read on. 👉 https://t.co/RwZQmaQrCi #YouthDay

[Maxine Chikumbo @mchikumbo]

RT @HarvestPlus: 🎙️NEW podcast alert❗We recently sat down with Jenny Walton, Head of Commercialization and Scaling @HarvestPlus.

The disc…

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🍲🧒🏽Last week, @HarvestPlus Program Manager Penina Muoki (PhD) attended the National Conference on School Feeding in Dodoma, Tanzania.

The event highlighted how @HarvestPlusTZ drives the value chain development of biofortified vitamin A maize, iron and zinc beans, and the promotion of home-grown #SchoolFeeding.

Learn more. ➡️ https://t.co/QSBSKFUy7o

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 🌾

Don’t miss the conversation when @HarvestPlus and partners discuss lessons learned from releasing and commercializing climate-adapted, iron pearl millet in #Nigeria.

🗓️July 30, 2024
🕛12pm - 1:30pm WAT / 11am - 12:30pm GMT

Register for the webinar today!
👉 https://t.co/15CES6Eoa7 #HiddenHunger

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

📍🇹🇿 School feeding is receiving attention at the national level in #Tanzania. Penina Muoki (PhD), Program Manager @HarvestPlusTZ will join a panel to discuss using biofortified foods to enhance nutrition among school children.

Stay tuned for updates! #SchoolMeals #HiddenHunger

[RMI Africa @RMIAfrica]

Agricultural extension officers are instrumental in empowering farmers. Through the #EnergizingAgriculture Programme by RMI, @EnergyAlliance, & @TheREANigeria, @OneAcreFund's officers, using @maxdrive_ai electric motorcycles, have cut fuel costs by 75% ~ https://t.co/EsBanjAMGb.

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

👩🏽 Did you know that in 2023, over 152,000 women attended in-person capacity building training events on nutrition and agronomy @HarvestPlus and partners organized?

📗👉 To learn more about our efforts to empower women, download #HPAR2023. https://t.co/Tf6oOjodjB #GenderEquality

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

☀️ 🌾In 2023, @HarvestPlus combined biofortified crops with training in effective agronomic practices to strengthen the climate resilience of millions of farmers.

📗👉 To learn more, download #HPAR2023. https://t.co/Tf6oOjodjB #ClimateAction #HiddenHunger

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🚨NEW🚨We are delighted to share our 2023 Annual Report! #HPAR2023

The report summarizes the various ways #biofortification is being embedded into food systems through collaborations with public, private, and civil society partners.

Download today @HarvestPlus. 📗👇
https://t.co/DTrCodOzNS

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🕰️🌾How far has #biofortification come?

@NatureFoodJnl examined how it has evolved since the 1990s from a low-cost, sustainable strategy to enhance the mineral and vitamin contents of staple food crops to a scalable solution for low- and middle-income economies grappling with micronutrient #malnutrition.

Read on. https://t.co/0ovgT1zrss #HiddenHunger

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

📻✨To reach families and rural farmers who primarily rely on radio for their information, @HarvestPlus_Ng is working to empower listeners through valuable knowledge on climate-smart agriculture.

Learn more about the program's efforts to improve the health and well-being of Nigerians through the production and consumption of nutritious, #biofortified crops.👉https://t.co/XYCSocsxmt #HiddenHunger #SustainableAgriculture

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🌏🌍🌽Did you know that with support from our partners, @HarvestPlus has ensured over 100 million people in farming households are benefiting from biofortified crops in Asia, Africa and Latin America?

To learn more about our global reach visit our website here. 🔗https://t.co/Y3tPAEwMQm #HarvestPlus #HiddenHunger #ZeroHunger

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🌱🍽️It’s #SustainableGastronomyDay!

@HarvestPlus, we help countries achieve healthy and eco-friendly diets through biofortified crops.

Join us as we celebrate sustainably made, local food and cuisine. Try some of these popular local dishes inspired by Asia and Africa regions we worked with chefs and local communities to recreate with biofortified foods. https://t.co/Q2kDgILFEr

#HarvestPlus #ZeroHunger #FoodSecurity #SustainableAgriculture