GFAR Live

We’ve derived a lot of wealth from the projects of colonialism, the Green Revolution, mining the earth for minerals. The project now is to give back, to restore our degraded land. -Severine von Tscharner speaking now at @fao #AgInnovation side event #youthinag

Nikki Pilania Chaudhary, a 2016 finalist in GFAR-@Ypard’s Youth Agripreneurs Project, now speaking now at #AgInnovation side event about her dairy enterprise #youthinag

My passion is to help young farmers increase their yields and reduce damage from pests and climate stresses. Neil’s Kangwa, CEO of AgriPredict, speaking now at @ypard #AgInnovation side event #youthinag #ICTs

Baza Farm Technology helps farmers determine which and how much inputs to use, aided by IoT. -Kevin Kabera, young agripreneur speaking now at @ypard #AgInnovation side event #youthinag #ICTs

Farming is a respectable career that youth can be proud to be a part of. -Sara Kate Smith speaking about comms for rural #youth at @ypard #AgInnovation side event #youthinag #agriculture

Agriculture is not just farming, it’s also a business and full of opportunities. -Sara Kate Smith speaking about comms for rural #youth at @ypard #AgInnovation side event #youthinag

You have to be consistent and you have to be prepared—> you have to work twice as hard. -Sara Kate Smith speaking about comms for rural #youth now at @ypard #AgInnovation side event #youthinag

The more farmers talk with farmers, the more successful. -Thort Chong, young agripreneur speaking now at @ypard #AgInnovation side event #youthinag

GFAR is bringing together 600+ organizations to rethink the role of #research in #innovation. @MarkHolderness1 of @gfarforum speaking at parallel session of @FAO Innovation Symposium. #AgInnovation #agriculture #PartnersinGFAR

Research is not only about making new ideas available but should also be seen to enable us to take advantage of opportunities. Viviana Palmieri of FORAGRO speaking at parallel session of @FAO Innovation Symposium. #AgInnovation #innovation #agriculture #research

In #Africa there is a trend of declining investment in #agriculture. @nienkebeintema speaking at parallel session of @FAO Innovation Symposium. #AgInnovation #innovation

Family farming is the backbone of communities. @IrisBouwers speaking at parallel session of @FAO Innovation Symposium. #AgInnovation #innovation #agriculture #IYFF10

Access to knowledge is a key component in the future of young farmers and of family farmers. @irisbouwers speaking at parallel session of @FAO Innovation Symposium. #AgInnovation #innovation #agriculture #youthinag

In order to sustain family farms, we need to make sure farmers get a fair wage, and it’s partly up to the consumer. @IrisBouwers speaking at parallel session of @FAO Innovation Symposium. #AgInnovation #innovation #agriculture

Every day, three times a day, we need a farmer. We tend to forget that. @IrisBouwers speaking at parallel session of @FAO Innovation Symposium. #AgInnovation #innovation #agriculture

When you breed selectively for yield, you are turning off genes. You end up with very weak plants that aren’t providing the nutrients we need -Marie Haga @CropTrust @foodf #ForgottenFoods #SDG2 #CFS45 #agriculture #foodsecurity #ZeroHunger @SDG2AdvocacyHub @FAO

We need to ensure greater synergy between #preservation of #crop #diversity and #animal diversity -Stefano Padulosi, @BioversityInt #animalwelfare #ForgottenFoods #biodiversity #SDGs #SDG2 #CFS45 #agriculture #SDGs #ZeroHunger @CropTrust @FoodForever2020 @SDG2AdvocacyHub @FAO