Holger Meinke
@Ag_Matters
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Strategic Research Professor - Global Food Sustainability, University of Tasmania; passionate about research that matters
Tasmania, Australia
Joined April 2011
Science to the rescue - now is the time to invest in our global food systems! Here is the link to my blog https://t.co/7R4HZOE74n
#Science #FoodSecurity #Nutrition #COVID19 #Agriculture #Innovation #Research #Technology #CGIAR
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Check out my latest article: We need a vaccine against climate change https://t.co/BKgHAe6I34 via @LinkedIn
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Dear friends and colleagues, I hope you are all safe and staying sane. These are extraordinary times, so let me ask you a tongue-in-cheek question: why don’t we develop a vaccine against climate...
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Complex issues, e.g. #climatechange, can’t be solved by scientists only. Academics & non-academics need to collaborate to face the challenges, but knowledge co-production isn’t easy. Learn how to use this powerful research approach: https://t.co/4qmBjcVaeR w/ @naturesustainab
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A big step towards better nutrition and livelihoods! #GoldenRice #GR2E rice
Philippines approves #GoldenRice for direct use as food and feed, or for processing! To date, five countries- USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and now the Philippines- have affirmed the safety of the #GR2E rice. What does this mean? Learn more here: https://t.co/c7gKXFARzv
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Excellent overview of challenges & opportunities in transforming global #food systems by @CIMMYT DG @KropffMartin @CGIAR at #GLAST2019 in Chengdu 🇨🇳
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The mayor of Glenn Innes “The anger is justified because this disaster was all foreseen & predicted. For decades the link between a hotter drier climate land-clearing excessive irrigation and increased fire risk have all been attested in scientific papers
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My community deserves the unvarnished truth from me, its mayor. Ignorance and arrogance delivered us ashes
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Ag&Food Systems research based on models such as #APSIM essential for better risk mgt - Michiel van Lookeren Campagne @CSIRO #GLAST2019 @CGIAR @CAAS
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Sonja Vermeulen - the challenges of ending hunger in a climate crisis. Are we willing to change and reject BAU? #GLAST2019 @CGIAR @CAAS
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Delivering on #SDG2 requires global partnerships supporting knowledge-intensive ag&food systems: Elwyn Grainger-Jones #GLAST2019 @CGIAR @CAAS
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Global platform for international cooperation kicks off in Chengdu, China. Celebrating years of CAAS and CGIAR cooperation in agriculture innovation. #GLAST2019 @FAO
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Good governance, science & policies matter if we want to solve the looming food & nutrition crises Martin Kropff @CGIAR @CIMMYT @GLAST2019 @CAAS
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Our researchers Cameron & Dr Ross talked with @lucybreaden @abchobart about their #scientificdiscovery: The ideal temperature for all life & #climatechange with @emma_cavan @IMAS. Listen 34:43 minutes in: https://t.co/tMZmM2P7AD.
@ScienceAU @auscicomm @SciPubTas @tasmuseum @UTAS_
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Passionate about #agriculture and #food? Want to educate those who will solve the problems we created? Join TIA @TasinAg & @UTAS A/Head, Learning & Teaching https://t.co/Ba00p2uGIj A/Head, Research https://t.co/wkcprwB7je (Senior) Lecturer, Animal Sci https://t.co/N374bKhznK
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Tasmania: 42°S, 146°E, same size as Sri Lanka! Passionate about ag & food? Excellent in teaching https://t.co/M2Qozh3pK7 and research https://t.co/wkcprwB7je? Join us!
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Knowledge knows no boundaries.
"Knowledge is a resource that grows the more we share it." TIA Director Holger Meinke writes about our research partnerships that are developing between @UTAS_, @NRMSOUTH South, and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. https://t.co/S1U6hqNKAO (photo by Jialiang Gao)
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Do you make a living from growing and making food in Tasmania? Are you passionate about it? Do you want to be heard? Here is your chance! @TasInAg
We're hearing about #farminginnovation! Just 2 weeks left to have your say via the #TasAgFuture survey! Click here: https://t.co/6vDQKmBaVt. Read the @ExaminerOnline article: https://t.co/owDAN1PgS2
@TfgaComms @dairy_tas @AgriFuturesAU @TasFruit @Rural_Business @SproutTasmania
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THREE of our #agscience students have been awarded scholarships to attend @AustWomenInAg Conference in Shepparton 17–19 August. Congratulations Ellie Vogel, Hannah Cummins & Amy Madsen! Conference info: https://t.co/fRPd6We7M2
@WomenSciAUST @VRWNetwork @UTAS_
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