Dr. Salina Banu

👩‍🔬Agricultural scientist. 🌿Former Head of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). 🎓@sydney_uni, @irri, BAU alum.

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Dear young scientists, apply fast. This is a good opportunity. Glad to see myself in the post of The World Academy of Science #TWAS.

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Just a few days left!: Young scientists from the #GlobalSouth can travel abroad to pursue postdoc research in the physical sciences at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Learn more: https://t.co/yf6cdBSrOI

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@TWASnews Glad to see myself in the post.

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Greetings on the International Day of Plant Health #IDPH!
Both our health and the health of our planet depend on plants. Protect plants from diseases to avoid lose of food crops.

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It is a big surprise to see myself in Asian Research News, the largest research news platform in Asia. Connecting research with the wider world, this platform brings first insight into the latest breakthrough from the best researchers. https://t.co/hy3CFdikHh

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Pre-national consultation on the "Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-seventh session #CSW67, to be held from March 6-17, 2023, jointly organized by Ministry of Women Affairs with UN Women Bangladesh. Participated as a Civil Society Advisory Group #CSAG member of UN Women.

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Updates and feed backs on 'Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-seventh Session #CSW67' as a Civil Society Advisory Group Member of #UNWomen Bangladesh Country office. The session will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023.

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Congratulations to the Newly elected members!!!
Executive Committee of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Bangladesh National Chapter launched today. Participated as an Alumna and Advisor of previous chapters of OWSD.

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@AlisonRBentley @ASA_CSSA_SSSA @CIMMYT @CortevaUS @OSU_smallgrains @JulieVlas I was there in 1998 to present my research on soil solarization for wheat-rice cropping system supported by CIMMYT and Cornell University. Hope to be more and more women in crop science there in 2022. Best wishes.

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Healthy Food, Healthy Oceans - Innovative Technologies and Sustainability of Food and Environment', session arranged by #AustraliaAwards, Bangladesh. Guest speaker was Justin Kolbeck, CEO of #Wildtype. Discussion included Innovation of #LabGrownMeat and #PlantBasedSeaFood.

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Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue of #WorldFoodPrizeFoundation. This year’s theme, #FeedingaFragileWorld. Side Event | Priorities for the development of the digitalization of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, hosted by #IICA.

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50th session of #CFS on October 12: Endorsement and uptake of the CFS policy recommendations on promoting #YouthEngagementAndEmployment in #Agriculture & #FoodSystems for #FoodSecurity & #Nutrition, Boosting #ResponsibleInvestment in #SustainableAgriculture and food systems.

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First day at the 50th session of the committee on World Food Security #CFS. Sessions: Empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality and commemoration of the international day of rural women, CFS strategic direction toward 2030, and Data collection & analysis tools.

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Greeting to all Girls on the #InternationalDayoftheGirlChild!
"Our time is now—our rights, our future", theme of 2022. Investment in our girls is the investment in our future. The day is devoted to the rights of girls and the specific difficulties that girls face worldwide.

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"HLPE-FSN 3rd Note on Critical, Emerging and Enduring Issues" launch on Sept. 30. It was a great opportunity to discuss the issues outlined in the note, share my expertise, and enrich my knowledge. #HLPE-FSN is the #SciencePolicyInterface of Committee on World Food Security #CFS.

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Celebrated the 'International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste' - webinar in September 29. Let's contribute in the reduction of #FoodLossandWaste. We can make a difference!!!

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'The way forward for Loss and Damage Fund: From international developments to impacts on local communities'-webinar on Sept 28. #WomenInheritance is a serious issue, needs to change to address #ClimateChange & #ClimateJustice. Finance for #LossandDamage is necessary from #COP27.

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'Panel Discussion: Online violence against women in the Pacific' organized by 'Women Leading and Influencing' #WLI of #AustraliaAwards. Participated in the discussion on September 27 as an Australia Awards alumna. Online #GenderBasedViolence (GBV) is a reflection of offline GBV.

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Respect women! Joint efforts of men and women can build a golden Bangladesh as we dreamt.
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'Sharing the Leadership Role: Sharing as a way to rethink the exercise of Power', an online session organised today by Women in Leadership Network (WiLN) Bangladesh and Australia Awards. Our guest speaker was Prof. Kim Rubenstein, University of Canberra, Australia.