#DYK
every $1 invested in climate adaptation can generate up to $10 in benefits & save up to $4 of emergency humanitarian assistance later? Our latest newsletter highlights how
#FeedtheFuture
are driving win-win solutions for both people & the planet:
Thank you
@HHichilema
for the
#AFSH24
meeting where we discussed our shared commitment to boosting climate smart ag investments, expanding public-private partnerships, regional trade and policy & regulatory reforms to incentivize soil health & fertilizer efficiency practices.
Thank you President
@LAZARUSCHAKWERA
&
@MwapataI
for the "Malawi is Ready" roundtable.
@USAID
stands ready to support
#Malawi
, reforms & investments and to help coordinate to accelerate soil health & fertilizer use efficiency—both critical to address climate change & hunger.
Administrator
@PowerUSAID
announced an additional $200M U.S. commitment to produce & distribute Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) & other specialized nutritious foods to fight malnutrition, which can cause developmental delays, disease & even death.
A new review of
@USAID
’s climate work provides examples of how its investments - from
#Peru
to
#Pakistan
- improved people’s lives while combating the climate crisis. Read how:
(1/2) Really pleased to have joined the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit! Highlights included offering US Goodwill Remarks & meeting Presidents
@LAZARUSCHAKWERA
&
@HHichilema
about their national food security priorities.
#AFSH24
#AFSH24
Readout from
@USAID
:
@EspositoUSAID
led a delegation to the Africa Fertilizer & Soil Health Summit, met with African government officials and other partners to coordinate support & commitments post-Summit. Read the full readout:
The latest Feed the Future newsletter highlights multiple-win solutions that support climate adaptation and smallholder farmers & communities, plus news from our interagency partners & network, Earth Day and special announcements. Read now:
📨 You're invited! Join other climate &
#foodsystems
researchers, experts & stakeholders at
@CGIAR
's inaugural Science Week taking place from June 1-7 in Nairobi. Learn more:
(1/2) Drs. Cary Fowler & Geoffrey Hawtin are the fathers of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which holds 1.25 million seed samples of more than 6,000 plant species. Congratulations on being named this year's
@WorldFoodPrize
laureates!
#FoodPrize24
Congratulations to Drs. Cary Fowler & Geoffrey Hawtin on being named the 2024
@WorldFoodPrize
laureates! Their work to develop the
@GlobalSeedVault
to preserve over a million seed samples to strengthen food security for the future.
#FoodPrize24
As the
#Sudan
conflict goes into its second year, learn how
@USAID
is helping women farmers prepare and safeguard the upcoming growing season with the Sustainable Agrifood Systems Approach for Sudan program:
@CIMMYT
#EndHunger
#AFSH24
is here! I am pleased to be offering the US Government’s goodwill message & opening remarks. This milestone event advances African commitments to improving fertilizer & soil health management so that Africa can feed itself & help feed the world.
For 20 years,
@MCCgov
has invested in country-led growth. From natural resources and agriculture in
#Niger
to economic growth in
#Guatemala
to education in the
#Philippines
, see how MCC is working with local communities and partners:
#FeedtheFuture
invests more of its portfolio in Africa than in any other region of the world as a recognition of both its great need & great potential. Today,
@EspositoUSAID
gave the US Government’s goodwill message & opening remarks at
#AFSH24
:
#AFSH24
#AFSH24
is here! I am pleased to be offering the US Government’s goodwill message & opening remarks. This milestone event advances African commitments to improving fertilizer & soil health management so that Africa can feed itself & help feed the world.
.
@FeedtheFuture
Space to Place is equipping farmers with critical information and tools so they can grow more nutritious foods by getting the most out of their fertilizer. And farmers are already starting to see results!
#AFSH24