Mark Edge

Avid about agriculture. Raised on a family farm in Iowa. Passionate about helping smallholder farmers. work @Bayer My tweets & my opinions are my own.

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

I'm proud to work at Bayer helping make our food systems resilient and sustainable. Check out this commentary from Dirk Backhaus at Bayer.
A Resilient Food Supply Chain is the First Step in Health for All https://t.co/2k6Wy2Fwpi via @chicagocouncil

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

Because of Dr. Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate, 500 million smallholder farmers from around the world have benefited from soil-saving techniques. #FoodPrize20 https://t.co/Wf5wZaR5zM

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

Good insights here from Joseph Opoku highlighting African voices supporting innovation and technology for smallholder farmers in Africa.
African nations warm to crop biotechnology for potential food security gains https://t.co/oL8N9iAKpe via @ScienceAlly

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

Canadian farmer Megz Reynolds shares her powerful personal story - we're all in this together. Farmers everywhere share our collective anxieties.
Mental Health During a Global Pandemic – Global Farmer Network https://t.co/gsOD8lCRey

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

Great story about improved seed getting to farmers in Nigeria. With approval to plant GMO insect-resistant Bt cowpea, Nigerian farmer says her nation can lead Africa's biotech 'revolution' https://t.co/ZKkZOsKQje

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

A well done video explaining how the worst locust outbreak in decades threatens East Africa | DW News https://t.co/UsYvtOFqSm via @YouTube

[CIMMYT @CIMMYT]

Sustainable food systems play a crucial role in meeting development goals, from ending hunger to mitigating climate change. A new campaign by @FarmingFirst & @CGIAR celebrates some of the innovations helping to do this. Find out more --> https://t.co/i24AhZXGWN #SustFoodSystems

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

New World Food Prize President Barbara Stinson sharing new vision for the next era of the WFP at reception in Des Moines this evening. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to extend Norman Borlaug's mission to address food security and sustainability globally.

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

#GE #goldenrice #VAD https://t.co/1yNSuivrun

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

#learning #AgTech #modernag https://t.co/0sfYOYJltF

[Alliance for Science @ScienceAlly]

Kenya sees that #GMO technology works: The TELA Bt maize increased yields three-fold by successfully resisting stem borer and fall armyorm pests, reports @vanmeeme.
https://t.co/6qBo0KaTsq

[Global Food and Ag @GlobalAgDev]

Today's global food for thought: African producers supply less than 1% of the world's soybeans. Just 3 countries make up 3/4 of that yield. Learn more about soybean yields in Africa in a series by the @FeedtheFuture Soybean Innovation Lab at @ACESIllinois-https://t.co/YToOJclcWw

[Feed the Future @FeedtheFuture]

#DidYouKnow: orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are loaded w/ vitamin A? with Feed the Future's help, families around the world are cultivating orange sweet potatoes & leading healthier lives. Here’s are some of #FeedtheFuture’s favorite sweet potato #recipes. https://t.co/SYDcnDHqrc

[Robb Fraley @RobbFraley]

Leader of food security nonprofits to head World Food Prize. Congratulations to Barbara Stinson on being named President of the WFP! https://t.co/0IGRe404VL

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

Sara Menker sharing her inspiring story about starting Gro Intelligence with youth delegates at #YouthAgSummit Great insights for #agvocate challenges.

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

Kick off for the Youth Ag Summit - great energy from exceptional youth dedicated to sustainable food systems. #YouthAgSummit

[Segun Oworu @SegunOworu]

@BevFlatt And so it has started. #YouthAgSummit begins with d Mentors workshop. Ecstatic about the positive energy and collaboration among mentors. Surely, it’s going to be great having these wonderful people lead the discourse and ideation with the delegates. @YouthAgSummit #PlantYourPath

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

What is a farmer’s greatest enemy? https://t.co/GTfzvX12kW via @ScienceAlly

[Mark Edge @stledgemark]

Can TELA maize solve the acute food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa? https://t.co/1dVgXsT3kf via @ScienceAlly

[Jon Entine @JonEntine]

Viewpoint: Developing countries need GMO, gene-edited crops to solve food security challenges @Uchechi59 Moses https://t.co/i104Vf4DQp