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Food is culture, food is life — it's part of who we are and the magic that binds us together. But here's the twist: the way we eat is pushing the climate to the brink, with a third of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from the way we grow, process and waste food. Through TED Talks and conversations with chefs, scientists, activists and more, this film explores a recipe for change — and how shifting to plant-rich diets, embracing innovations like lab-grown meat and reimagining farming's regenerative future can help us feed the world without frying the planet. (Hosted by Manoush Zomorodi and featuring Jonathan Foley, Sam Kass, Pinky Cole, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Dana Gunders, Uma Valeti, Hiroki Koga, Helianti Hilman, Peter Dawe, June Jo Lee, Gonzalo Muñoz, Agnes Kalibata, Marcelo Mena, Andy Jarvis and Anthony Myint) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food is culture, food is life — it's part of who we are and the magic that binds us together. But here's the twist: the way we eat is pushing the climate to the brink, with a third of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from the way we grow, process and waste food. Through TED Talks and conversations with chefs, scientists, activists and more, this film explores a recipe for change — and how shifting to plant-rich diets, embracing innovations like lab-grown meat and reimagining farming's regenerative future can help us feed the world without frying the planet. (Hosted by Manoush Zomorodi and featuring Jonathan Foley, Sam Kass, Pinky Cole, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Dana Gunders, Uma Valeti, Hiroki Koga, Helianti Hilman, Jonathan Foley, Peter Dawe, June Jo Lee, Gonzalo Muñoz, Agnes Kalibata, Marcelo Mena, Andy Jarvis and Anthony Myint)

Food is culture, food is life — it's part of who we are and the magic that binds us together. But here's the twist: the way we eat is pushing the climate to the brink, with a third of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from the way we grow, process and waste food. Through TED Talks and conversations with chefs, scientists, activists and more, this film explores a recipe for change — and how shifting to plant-rich diets, embracing innovations like lab-grown meat and reimagining farming's regenerative future can help us feed the world without frying the planet. (Hosted by Manoush Zomorodi and featuring Jonathan Foley, Sam Kass, Pinky Cole, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Dana Gunders, Uma Valeti, Hiroki Koga, Helianti Hilman, Jonathan Foley, Peter Dawe, June Jo Lee, Gonzalo Muñoz, Agnes Kalibata, Marcelo Mena, Andy Jarvis and Anthony Myint)

Africa's smallholder farmers feed millions of people and uplift economies, yet they often lack the basic resources needed to thrive, says agricultural scientist and policymaker Agnes Kalibata. She outlines how to empower these farmers with better tools, climate resilience strategies and market access — so they can continue to nourish humanity while caring for the planet. After the talk, Modupe paints a picture of what these ideas look like in action. 

Dr Agnes Kalibata is the President of AGRA. AGRA aims to improve nutrition, reduce hunger, and adapt to climate change across Africa through rapid, inclusive, and sustainable agricultural growth. Agnes has dedicated her life to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, sustainable agriculture, and food security as Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit and during her time as the Rwandan Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI). In this episode, Agnes discusses this week's Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda and her journey from a farmer's daughter to leading the charge in transforming Africa's food systems. She examines the critical innovations needed to tackle food insecurity and climate change and emphasises the importance of youth, policy, and global cooperation in advancing sustainable food systems.   Resources and links: Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 information AGRA website Dr Agnes Kalibata on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

Africa's smallholder farmers feed millions of people and uplift economies, yet they often lack the basic resources needed to thrive, says agricultural scientist and policymaker Agnes Kalibata. She outlines how to empower these farmers with better tools, climate resilience strategies and market access — so they can continue to nourish humanity while caring for the planet.

Africa's smallholder farmers feed millions of people and uplift economies, yet they often lack the basic resources needed to thrive, says agricultural scientist and policymaker Agnes Kalibata. She outlines how to empower these farmers with better tools, climate resilience strategies and market access — so they can continue to nourish humanity while caring for the planet.

Africa's smallholder farmers feed millions of people and uplift economies, yet they often lack the basic resources needed to thrive, says agricultural scientist and policymaker Agnes Kalibata. She outlines how to empower these farmers with better tools, climate resilience strategies and market access — so they can continue to nourish humanity while caring for the planet.

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, president of AGRA, explores with host, Brenda Barbour, the importance of resilient agrifood systems in promoting long-term food security, and how the World Bank Group and other actors can support countries in developing agrifood systems that are productive, resilient, and sustainable.   Related Resources   IEG Evaluation: Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms: An Evaluation of the World Bank Group's Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) Blog: Building inclusive, productive, and sustainable agrifood systems Blog: Complementary Interventions for Agrifood System Development – Insights and Lessons Blog: Sustainable Diversification of Agrifood Economies – Insights and Lessons

Farmers rely on fertiliser to ensure they get a good yield from their crops, particularly when soils are depleted, as is the case in parts of the African continent. But the cost of fertiliser has been soaring, especially due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and it is taking its toll on the price of food.In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we speak to Agnes Kalibata - the president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) - to find out what this means for consumers, and what countries can do to reduce their reliance on imported fertiliser.This piece was produced by SciDev.Net's Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.Do you have any comments, questions or feedback about our podcast episodes? Let us know at podcast@scidev.net

AGRF, Heifer International and Generation Africa today announced the launch of Pitch AgriHack 2022, marking the second year the organizations have come together to provide cash grants that accelerate entrepreneurial growth and job creation in Africa's agriculture sector. Pitch AgriHack identifies innovative youth-led businesses with technological solutions to food security challenges, awarding the most impactful businesses with cash grants, media visibility and investor exposure. “Pitch AgriHack is about promoting digital jobs and smart technologies that appeal to the youth. This competition calls on the innovative minds of Africa to empower themselves and their communities by harnessing and developing ground-breaking technologies in the agri-food sector,” said Dickson Naftali, Head of Generation Africa. “We see a bright future on the horizon for the youth of Africa. Generation Africa, with the help of its partners like Heifer International, is working tirelessly to smooth out the obstacles that have traditionally prevented young people from embracing opportunities in the agriculture and food value chain.” During Pitch AgriHack 2022, US$45,000 in prizes will be awarded to six winners in three open competition categories. Businesses can compete as Early-stage, Mature or Growth-stage, and Woman-led ventures. Farm equipment manufacturers, agricultural drone services for precision farming, data and analytics providers, mobile apps, online crowdfunding and finance platforms, e-commerce and logistics services, and more, have all featured strongly in previous Pitch AgriHack competitions. “At Heifer International, we believe agriculture can be a major driver of economic growth and employment across Africa,” said Adesuwa Ifedi, Senior Vice President for Africa Programs at Heifer International. “African youth hold the key to unlocking this potential. Their innovation will transform the food and farming sector, providing new jobs and increasing food security. We were impressed with the young agritech entrepreneurs who pitched their businesses as part of last year's competition, and we are excited to see the new innovations 2022 will bring.” “There is a hope – a very real hope – that the youth of Africa will throw out the legacy problems created in the food system over the last 100 years and come up with tech-enabled, nature-positive solutions that fast-track Africa's food production capacity to create jobs and make the continent self-sufficient,” said Dr Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA and Former Special Envoy to the UN Food Systems Summit “High-profile competitions that reach millions of young people, like Pitch AgriHack, is playing a big role in agriculture.” The Pitch AgriHack 2022 finals will see the Top 12 applicants face off in a business pitching contest at the African Green Revolution Forum Summit (AGRF) in September. Finalists will participate in the AGRF Agribusiness Deal Room, where over 800 companies, 15 government delegations and 150 public and private investors will convene to generate exciting new opportunities. A fourth invite-only category known as the AYuTe Africa Challenge (/), sponsored by Heifer International, will award up to US$1.5 million in grants to scalable ventures that are already generating measurable impact for Africa's smallholder farmers. Winners from the 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge will also be featured at the AGRF Summit. Applications for Pitch AgriHack are open from 20 June 2022 to 29 July 2022 at. African founders or co-founders, aged 18-40, of technology-based and digital services businesses in the agriculture sector, are eligible to enter the 2022 competition. The Top 12 applicants will be selected by an expert jury, followed by an award ceremony where three category winners and three runners-up will receive cash grants to grow their businesses. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds...

Em reunião com representantes das Nações Unidas e dos governos dos países americanos, a ministra Tereza Cristina defendeu nesta quarta-feira (16) que os fertilizantes sejam excluídos do regime de sanções, a exemplo do que ocorre com os alimentos. Segundo ela, reprimir o comércio desses insumos afeta a produtividade do campo, reduz a disponibilidade de alimentos, reforça a tendência inflacionária das principais commodities e, como consequência final, ameaça a segurança alimentar, especialmente dos países mais vulneráveis. A ministra, preside a Junta Interamericana de Agricultura (JIA) e deverá encaminhar o assunto para a Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), por meio da Organização das Nações Unidas Para Alimentação e Agricultura (FAO). A ministra apresentou outras ações para que, de forma coordenada, seja possível mitigar os impactos negativos da atual crise de preços dos insumos, em especial de fertilizantes. Além de intensificar a pesquisa científica em busca de inovações tecnológicas que permitam fortalecer a eficiência e a sustentabilidade da agropecuária, Tereza Cristina sugeriu aumentar o intercâmbio de informações sobre os mercados agrícolas globais, ampliando, por exemplo, o escopo do Sistema de Informação de Mercados Agrícolas do G-20 (o AMIS) e incluir dados sobre fertilizantes, o que representaria importante contribuição para a transparência e estabilidade dos mercados. Na reunião de hoje, o diretor-geral da FAO, Qu Dongyu comentou que a fome e a insegurança alimentar estão mais fortes do que nunca por causa da pandemia e disse que é preciso garantir a sustentabilidade dos sistemas alimentares, com o enfrentamento das restrições ao comércio por meio de um trabalho conjunto. A enviada Especial das Nações Unidas para a Cúpula dos Sistemas Alimentares, Agnes Kalibata, também reforçou a necessidade de iniciativas conjuntas. Já o secretário de Agricultura dos Estados Unidos da América, Tom Vilsack, comentou sobre a alta dos preços dos fertilizantes e defendeu esforços para a inovação, tecnologia e sustentabilidade para uma maior produção desse insumo. O encontro, realizado de forma virtual, também debateu as preocupações com a segurança alimentar diante do desafio de uma nova agenda global em agricultura. Tereza Cristina disse que, enquanto maior região exportadora líquida de alimentos, as Américas podem capitanear respostas coletivas e coordenadas a esses desafios. Também participaram da reunião outros ministros da Agricultura das Américas, além dos integrantes do Conselho Agropecuário do Sul (CAS)

This week we hear from Dr. Agnes Kalibata, a Rwandan agricultural scientist and policymaker. Dr. Kalibata draws on her personal history growing up in a refugee camp to shape her work as both UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy focusing on international food systems and the president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. This leader uniquely offers her deep personal understanding of how communities and individuals can flourish when two of their essential needs — nourishing food and quality education — are met. Learn more: Dr. Agnes Kalibata Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Value4Her   More about this episode Read the transcript of this episode Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube Comments, questions and suggestions info@storiesofimpact.org Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

Agnes Kalibata on Paradigm shifts in food systems. The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

People in Madagascar are facing what the UN's food aid agency says could be the world's first climate-induced famine. We talk to Tsina Endor, the deputy director of the NGO SEED Madagascar, about the dire situation. We also hear about how farmers across Africa are trying to adapt to a changing climate, from Anita Sutha, a Ghanaian farmer; and Agnes Kalibata, the president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.

We examine how climate change is driving migration, as people around the world face threats to their homes, livelihoods and food supplies. We start in Bangladesh, where efforts are well underway to support thousands displaced by climate change every year. Matt Galloway talks to Saleemul Huq, the director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Bangladesh; and Amiera Sawas, the director of programmes and research at Climate Outreach. Then, people in Madagascar are facing what the UN's food aid agency says could be the world's first climate-induced famine. We talk to Tsina Endor, the deputy director of the NGO SEED Madagascar, about the dire situation. We also hear about how farmers across Africa are trying to adapt to a changing climate, from Anita Sutha, a Ghanaian farmer; and Agnes Kalibata, the president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. Plus, we meet a farmer in Burkina Faso who raps about climate change. Art Melody sees its impact as he works his farm — and he hopes that making music about it will help create awareness and action. And Canada doesn't currently recognize climate change as a reason to apply for asylum, something some advocates say will have to change as climate change drives more migration and displacement. We talk to Blake Davis, the operations director at Global Response Management; Warda Shazadi Meighen, a partner at Landings Law and an adjunct professor of Refugee Law at the University of Toronto; and Amali Tower, the founder and executive director of Climate Refugees.

- "United Nations Food Systems Summit" maaliif qonnaan jiraattootaafi qorattoota warra isaan deeggaran ofirraa fageesse? -  Maaliif Qonnaan Jiraattonni Afrikaa gariin "Alliance  for  a  Green Revolution  in  Africa  (AGRA)" dura dhaabbatan? - AGRAn Qonnaan Jiraattoota Afrikaaf faaydaa moo miidha itti fide? - Warri tujaaraa maaf qaalitti Agnes Kalibata jadhamtu of dura qabaa? Maaf warri Afrikaa ammo ofirraa achi dhiibaan? -  Warri World Economic Forum ajandaa "great reset" fii "Stakeholder Capitalism" maaliif gaggeessuu? - UN Agenda 2030 Keessaa galiin beela balleessuu jadhu hagam milkaahaa jira? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilmaormaa/message

In this episode, Dr. Agnes Kalibata sits down with Kimberly Flowers, CSIS GFSP senior associate, to discuss the outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit. As the UN secretary general's special envoy, Dr. Kalibata provided key guidance and leadership at the summit, which was held on September 23. Dr. Kalibata explains the key issues affecting food systems that drove her to lead the summit and talks through the criticism the summit has received. She also evaluates President Biden's $10 billion commitment to food security and describes what food security leadership should look like in the future.

“Too much is not a good thing” Every time we go to the grocery store, we are surrounded by a seemingly infinite bounty of food. We may choose a yogurt thinking it is a healthy option only to realize it has as much sugar as a doughnut. Surrounded by choice, children in America and around the world are not getting the nutrition they need to grow healthy and strong.  In the second episode of Better Food. Better World., we talk about who is at the ‘top' of the food chain and uncover the growing nutrition crisis raging from food deserts in the US to parts of Africa living on the edge of food security. Host Elizabeth Nyamayaro is in New York for this episode surrounded by an abundance of food choices. But this episode's guests, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit; Stephen Grimaldi, Executive Director of New York Common Pantry; and Lauren Bush Lauren, Founder and CEO of FEED, reveal the truth about all of the choice: much of the food we eat lacks nutritional value. What's worse, children and our climate are paying the price. Finally, David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme challenges audience members at the UN Food Systems Summit with the question, “If we're so rich, how come hunger still exists?” From the top of the food chain to the bottom, hunger is an ‘all of us' issue.  Key Moments 3:35 - Elizabeth shares how an abundance of food choices shaped her childhood and her life in New York City. 6:57 - Dr. Agnes Kalibata alerts listeners to the growing nutritional crisis and food deserts. 10:55 - Elizabeth visits a leading New York food pantry and speaks with Stephen Grimaldi.  17:50 - Lauren Bush Lauren shares why she wanted to make a difference by giving children healthy food. 29:20 - Exec. Director David Beasley's urgent call to action at the UN Food Systems Summit. Selected Links: https://www.wfp.org/ Listeners can support New York Common Pantry by donating or volunteering. More information on ways to get involved can be found on the "How to Help" section of their website at http://www.nycommonpantry.org. Join the Conversation on Social Media: #BetterFoodBetterWorld Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme Twitter: https://twitter.com/WFP LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-food-programme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Worldfoodprogramme/ Connect with Elizabeth and Our Guests: Elizabeth Nyamayaro Humanitarian and author of ‘I am a Girl From Africa', Elizabeth Nyamayaro is the Special Advisor for the UN World Food Programme. Over the past two decades, she has worked at the forefront of global development and has held leadership roles at the World Bank, World Health Organization, UNAIDS, UN Women, and Merck. Her track record building and leading public-private partnerships is a key asset to WFP as it advocates for global solidarity to end world hunger. Twitter: https://twitter.com/enyamayaro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enyamayaro/ Dr. Agnes Kalibata Dr. Kalibata is the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit. With a distinguished track record as a policymaker, agricultural scientist, and intellectual, Dr. Kalibata is a past recipient of the Yara Prize, now the Africa Food Prize. Dr. Kalibata has served as the President of AGRA, working with public and private partners to ensure food security in Africa, since 2014.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Agnes_Kalibata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnes-kalibata-a38296122/ Stephen Grimaldi After witnessing poverty as a child and experiencing poverty and food insecurity as a teenager, native New Yorker Stephen Grimaldi has made it his life's work to create sustainable solutions to both poverty and food insecurity. Stephen is the Executive Director of New York Common Pantry, and was elected to the Food Bank for New York City's Strategy Council in 2014. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYCommonPantry Instagram: https://instagram.com/nycommonpantry Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYCommonPantry LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/new-york-common-pantry/ Lauren Bush Lauren Mother, acclaimed former fashion designer and model, Lauren Bush Lauren founded the charity FEED in 2007 after travelling with the World Food Programme. Established to fight global childhood hunger, FEED collaborates with artisans from India to Kenya to create fashion collections and coffee products. Proceeds made from sales feed children and create sustainable incomes for the artisans that FEED works with.  Facebook: https://facebook.com/laurenbushlauren Instagram: https://instagram.com/laurenblauren FEED Facebook: https://facebook.com/feedprojects Instagram: https://instagram.com/FEED Twitter: https://twitter.com/FEEDprojects David Beasley The recipient of a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in 2003, David Beasley is a former elected member of the great state of South Carolina's House of Representatives and one of the youngest people ever elected to the position of Governor in South Carolina history. In 2017, Mr. Beasley was appointed Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) at the Under-Secretary-General level. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gov.beasley Twitter: https://twitter.com/WFPChief LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-m-beasley-1319b3b

Following the success of UN Food Systems Summit, or as it's also known- “The People's Summit” we get a chance to speak to the driving force behind it, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Food Systems Summit, Agnes Kalibata. Formerly Rwanda's Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) from 2008 to 2014, she drove programs that moved her country to food security helping to lift more than a million Rwandans out of poverty. Now as Special Envoy, her efforts toward progress of the delivery of the SDGs, and to prioritise Food Systems in the global conversation around climate change are coming to a 2 year culmination. Besides this summit being the first time the UN has called a summit dedicated to food systems, it is engaging more than 100,000 people from 147 countries through 900 independent multi-stakeholder dialogues on food system transformation. UN Summits are often mostly prepared statements by member states. This move to put people and dialogue at the center was a radical return to destroying our siloed thinking when it comes to global issues. The Food Revolution begins with a Thought Revolution, and people are at the heart of systemic change.   —   Christiana + Tom's book ‘The Future We Choose' is available now! Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise   __   Mentioned links from the episode: Check out Friday For Future's #UprootTheSystem   __ Thank you to our guests this week:    Dr Agnes Kalibata UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy | 2021 Food Systems Summit Twitter | LinkedIn   UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Facebook | Twitter |  Website   —   Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter   Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn   Paul Dickinson: LinkedIn | Twitter   —   Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, talks about the aim of the Food Systems Summit, taking place during this year's General Assembly.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling. He discusses the growing tensions between the US, Israel and Iran in the Persian Gulf, official leaks versus unofficial ‘frowned upon' leaks, the weaponisation of the Espionage Act against himself and Daniel Hale, the man who revealed the shocking civilian casualties of the US drone program, the conditions Hale is likely to face in prison, and much more! Finally, we speak to Dr. Agnes Kalibata, the UN secretary general's special envoy for the 2021 Food Systems summit. She discusses how our current food systems are creating biodiversity loss and contributing to climate change, the effort to upgrade Africa's farming capacity and increase yields, the involvement and promotion of the private sector in building agricultural capacity for developing nations, the involvement of billionaires such as Bill Gates and giant multinational corporations in the monopolisation of the world's food supply, and much more!

a UN Food System Summit & Sourcing Matters project Together, the UN Food Systems Summit and Sourcing Matters launch their new and thought-provoking podcast series, Laying Down Tracks. This inspiring 8-part miniseries, led by Aaron Niederhelman, will feature world experts on issues related to world hunger, malnutrition, climate change, and much more. Focused on the real experiences of rolling out the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, each episode will bring forward solutions through motivating discussions. We are laying down tracks to head into a new world where our food systems mean prosperity for people and the planet.  Listen now to Laying Down Tracks (LDTs) to learn how you, too, can help save our planet.   EPISODE EIGHT: Join the Conversation Host: Aaron Niederhelman, Sourcing Matters podcast Guest: Dr. Agnes Kalibata, UN Special Envoy for Food System Summit _______ 'Laying Down Tracks' ep.8: What better way to finish off the UN FSS Pre-Summit than to listen to the last episode of the Laying Down Tracks series with guest and UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, Dr. Agnes Kalibata.  This episode touches on a lot of ground but focuses on the importance of the summit being a “people's summit” and on the significance of having all voices be part of the Summit process to achieve true food systems transformation and meet all 17 SDG's. Whatever problem a country or community is struggling with there is a solution to match. “The fact that too many people are going hungry does not mean that we aren't producing enough. The challenge is in the inequities that live in our food systems. Through the solution clusters we have been able to mobilize and identify game changing ideas that have been consolidated into 52 solutions,” says Dr. Kalibata as she describes how these innovative solutions can help solve specific challenges in Food Systems. Don't miss this last episode on the importance of all actors coming together for true food system transformation and learn more about Dr. Kalibata's journey on how she came to be so passionate about helping bring this change.    https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/laying-down-tracks www.SourcingMatters.show

Taking us through her nostalgic journey from her refugee camp days to being appointed as the Minister of Agriculture in Rwanda, Dr. Agnes Kalibata - Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit is one of the global leaders changing the food system landscape. Join us in an invigorating conversation, where we dive deeper into her dynamic journey and discover how she undertook one of the major responsibilities to Go-Beyond the test of times and emerge as a global food security champion.

The Global Landscape Forum Africa 2021 kicks off tomorrow, the 2nd June, for two days. The digital conference dubbed “Restoring Africa's Drylands - Accelerating Action on the Ground” will be 2021's only conference on drylands restoration. The conference will play an essential role in identifying knowledge gaps while seeking solutions to the challenging issues facing drylands and the people that live in them. Why is this conference critical for the African drylands now? What is being done on the ground to accelerate their protection and restoration? Africa climate conversations podcast posed this question to the Regreening Africa-CIFOR-ICRAF's program manager, Mieke Bourne, Dr. Mary Njenga, a bioenergy research scientist at World Agroforestry, Dr. Agnes Kalibata), the President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Fatou Jeng the Clean Earth Gambia founder and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), ecosystems principal researcher Chris Dickens. As you listen to today's episode, Click here to register incase you haven't registered for the GLF Africa 2021 Conference. The Restoration of the African Dryland series is a six-part series on the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Africa Digital Conference led by the Center for the International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). In collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. The GLF 2021 Conference will be happening online tomorrow the 2nd and 3rd of June this year.

Hannah MacInnes joins Dr. Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, on The Klosters Forum Feed & Flourish Podcast series, to discuss the topic of biodiversity and ways in which we can transform our food systems in order to positively preserve our planet. Dr. Kalibata has a distinguished track record as an agricultural scientist, policymaker and thought leader. She has been awarded the Yara Prize, now the Africa Food Prize; an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Liège; an Honorary Doctorate from McGill University; and the Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences for her work to drive Africa's agricultural transformation through modern sciences and effective policy thereby improving livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

Ndidi Nwuneli (NN): We have 10 years to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 2, zero hunger, yet it is 2020 and we have actually seen almost a doubling of food insecurity around the world. Instead of getting better, our indices are getting worse, not only around malnutrition, but obesity, and all the related diseases.Our focus is on the role of private sector as the engine of growth and change. We believe private sector has to take a lead in innovation, catalytic financing, and addressing zero hunger by leveraging innovation and technology. We've convened about 20 amazing speakers, like Dr Rajiv Shah of the Rockefeller Foundation; Dr Agnes Kalibata, the UN Special Envoy on the food system summit; Lawrence Haddad, the ED of GAIN, the global alliance to improve nutrition; and last, but definitely not least, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank. I'm looking forward to a very exciting and engaging summit, and we have over 2000 people registered, so it's going to be really interesting to see how private sector actors across Africa and across the world can collaborate to address zero hungerDriving Change (DC): The outside world has often looked at Africa both as a source of food and also as a place beset by a very inefficient, sometimes catastrophically so, food ecosystem. Give us a sense of how Africa is catching up, or could catch up, with the rest of the world in terms of its food system, particularly through that lens of ending hungerNN: So Africa is naturally endowed with agricultural abundance. There's no reason why we're a net importer of food or wine, or why one out of every three African children is stunted. And, like you said, it's really hinged on policies, fragmented ecosystems, histories of focus on primary production instead of processing, and a really disjointed ecosystem that is plagued with challenges around infrastructure, access to water, energy, and roads, which make our value chains very uncompetitive.Now what new technology and innovation allow us to do is to leapfrog. And as you know, Africa has embraced cell phones and digital ag in way that other regions have not. Over 600m Africans will have access to a cell phone by the end of 2025. And we can leverage cell phones, not only to get access to data for weather patterns, or access to markets, but also to train our farmers and provide ongoing support. So there is an opportunity to leapfrog and an opportunity for Africa to demonstrate how to do it the right wayThe rest of the world went through a very unhealthy pattern of agriculture, which contributed to the climate change crisis we currently face. There is a unique opportunity for African farmers, Africa's private secto, and policymakers to collaborate to ensure that we learn from the mistakes of other regions and embrace technology and innovation and collaborate across food ecosystem to build back better and also to leapfrogI spent the last year writing a book called “Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses”, learning from those entrepreneurs who have scaled on this continent. I really believe that we can address the food insecurities that currently face us and we can also ensure that we can feed ourselves and feed the world. I believe that in the next 10 years, we can transform this food ecosystem, working in our countries, working in our regions and then collaborating globally, to take on key challenges for our current food ecosystem and address them collaboratively.DC: So what are the two or three highest priorities, the things that need to be changed in order to make that possible?NN: There are two key interventions required. The first is that we need investment in catalytic financing. And we need a whole range of options when it comes to patient capital that comes in at every point of the value chain to address the huge ecosystem challenges, bottlenecks across the entire ecosystem. We need to mobilize that capital locally, from pension funds on the continent, from our private sector investors, from our philanthropists. But we also need to galvanize funding from the rest of the worldI really believe that you can make money on the African continent in the food ecosystem, I mean, we have currently 1.2bn people; by 2050 2.4bn people. Everybody needs to eat three times a day. And we can de-risk investment in agriculture and food by partnering with insurance providers, partnering with public sector officials who can provide them the risk  capital as well.The second intervention is policies. We need an enabling policy environment, we need an ecosystem approach when it comes to policy, and we need to stop working in silos. We need to design ecosystems that workWhen I think about these ecosystems, and the actors required to build back better and streamline policies, it is actors in food and agriculture, actors in health and nutrition, gender, climate, financing, innovation and technology infrastructure. Each of our countries, at the local state, federal and regional levels, needs to have these actors sit together to plan for the future.DC: How is catalytic capital different from traditional aid or traditional investment in AfricNN: There are a broad range of financing options available, but when you come with catalytic financing it is patient; it is tailor made to the particular investment opportunity; and it doesn't just look at financial returns, it looks at social returns. And to be catalytic, it picks investment opportunities that can serve as triggers for other actors in the ecosystem.DC: You mentioned the book you have been working on. Can you give us one inspiring example that gives readers a sense of what is now possible in Africa in terms of entrepreneurshipNN: here's There are so many examples, so many. If I have to pick just one, there's a company in Kenya called Twiga Foods. It actually started off as a company that was going to be exporting bananas to the Middle East, and quickly realized that we needed to set standards for the fruit industry in Kenya to be able to meet international demand. And what they then did was ask, “How can we leverage technology to connect our farmers to small retailers in the city of Nairobi?” They essentially figured we have cell phones, we're going to connect farmers directly. They built a whole supply chain of farmers, helping the farmers meet their standards. So now, within 14 hours, a small retailer can order fresh fruit and it will be delivered to the small retailerNow they are serving 14,000 retailers, and they're working with hundreds and hundreds of farmers. They've raised $16m and are expanding rapidly. Not only have they improved the lives of the farmers who are now earning more money, because you've cut out all the different glitches in the value chain, they're also ensuring that retailers have access to fresh produce. And the customer has fresher food and a healthier lifestyle. So the entire chain is more efficient, more transparent, they're getting lots of data. They are enabling the leapfrogging that we talked about. During this COVID-19 era, where we're all forced to embrace technology in ways that we never did before, this company was already ahead of the curveThat's just one example, but there are so many examples of companies, from seed systems, to commercializing great research, to improving, nutritious food. I'm so inspired by these entrepreneurs who are at the cutting edge of what is possible and inspire us to see what is possible in our own ecosystemDC: You have been working on an entrepreneurial project of your own, Nourish Africa. Tell us a bit about how that is goingNN: So we started Nourishing Africa because we felt this is a $1 trillion industry in Africa and that entrepreneurs should be growing their businesses, scaling up, yet many of them lack access to data, to financing capacity, support networks. So Nourishing Africa is a one stop shop for entrepreneurs who are going to transform the African agricultural landscape. We're providing all the support the data, the knowledge, the capacity support they require. Our vision is a million entrepreneurs on the platform. So I tell people, it's Facebook, LinkedIn, and WebEx, all wrapped together for African entrepreneurs in food and agricultureWhat we're so excited about is that it has taken on a life of its own. I meet people who say I'm part of Nourishing Africa, I've benefited from Nourishing Africa. Right now we have over 650 active entrepreneurs and agri businesses on the platform. We have been able to connect them to funding and networks, amplify their voices and change their narratives. And we are gradually growing. We have entrepreneurs from 34 countries, which is so exciting, and partners across the board. It shows you what ecosystem solutions can do. When you gather people together, you amplify their voice: they can shape policy, they can learn, they can grow. And they can trade with each other and network with each other to create more wealth, work together to solve problems that affect them and affect others in their communities.DC: Let's turn to COVID. How is Africa coming through this crisis?NN: A lot of people expected Africa to really be hit by this health crisis. In the beginning, there was a lot of fear. But Africa has not been hit by the health crisis in the magnitude the West has. What we have been hit by is the economic crisis, which has set back some of our countries 30 years. Nigeria is experiencing a recession. I don't think we've had one this deep in about 20 years. Many other countries are facing that negative GDP growth wave.There's a sense of urgency for all of us to figure out how to work collaboratively to grow the economy to create jobs. We have also been hit by declines in remittances. As you know, many in the African diaspora, who used to send money home. are affected by COVID, especially the job losses in the countries they are living.You see statistics like 57% of household income spent on food, when we've experienced an inflation rate of 17% in the last four months. That means that the average family cannot have access to nutritious food, and definitely cannot enjoy three meals a day.So what does that mean for us? As actors in the food ecosystem, we have to not only push for innovation and technology, we have to lead the way on what is possible.I spent the last few months as the coordinator of a visioning exercise for Nigeria, for 2021- 26, 26-30 and then to 2050. This has been an exciting opportunity to say how can we build back better. Agriculture will serve as a great, great opportunity for building back better because, as I mentioned, we are naturally endowed with agricultural abundance. It's going to take bold action, decisive action. It's also going to take leaders who can see a better future and a new way of doing things. For this visioning exercise I'm working with a group of 25 people appointed by the government to change the narrative. We are already coming up with very tangible and implementable actions at the national level and at a regional levelDC: One of the inspirations for Driving Change is our desire to inspire many more talented people to go into public policy, into public service – to be a new generation of inspired, servant leaders. Leadership in Africa is a big passion of yours – you founded LEAP Africa nearly 20 years ago, to encourage better leadership. How do you see the leadership challenge in Africa today?NN: I share your conviction that leadership is critical for any transformation to occur. What we've been doing, at least over the last 18-19 years, is about creating the next generation of principled, dynamic, credible leaders in Africa. LEAP itself stands for leadership, effectiveness, accountability, and professionalism. Africa desperately needs these four attributes, and so does the rest of the worldOne of the things we do at LEAP is work on changing mindsets – which is what is needed all over the world right now. The concept of leadership has been distorted. At LEAP we teach that a leader is an individual who has a vision for positive change and galvanizes others to affect that vision, to impact the lives of peopleSo from when I started LEAP to this day, it has become ever clearer that we need a concept of integrity, that character has currency, and that authenticity is critical to effective leadership. That mindset shift is where we start. What we teach young people and what we teach entrepreneurs is that leadership is an act, not a position. It is what you do that defines your leadership, not the positions you have.We also distinguish between leaders and rulers. And there is a difference between those right now in Africa and across the world. We must not confuse the two. There's a leader, there's a ruler. And just because you have a title that does not make you a leader. So what we try to do with that program is help young people actually start initiatives to affect positive change in society. Through these initiatives they build their leadership muscles. They have started social change project in their communities, in their country. And I'm proud to say that many of our alums are leading today in the public and private sector, and they have a tangible impact on the lives of people.Now we work in six African countries. What gives me hope is that you can start with a group of people and create an army of change agents. We need enough people who believe this, who live it, and who can effect change one person at a time, one community at a timeThere's a quote from JFK, which I used to post on our walls when we started LEAP. It is about a pebble, a pebble that creates a ripple, which creates a wave, which can pull down the mightiest walls of oppression.I'm still an optimist that we can create those waves of social change in our community, in the health sector, in the food sector, in the governance sector across the board, creating those waves that will push down some of the mightiest walls of oppression that we continue to face. That's what gives me hope. That's what gets me excited every day as I embark on fighting some of the causes that I've taken on in my lifetimeDC: What a fantastically optimistic note to end on. Thank you, Ndidi, for talking with Driving Change. 

The 2020 Africa Food Prize award ceremony is presided over by His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria and Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee. Also presenting are AGRA President Dr. Agnes Kalibata and Mr. Svein Tore Holsether, the President and CEO of Yara. The session includes a panel discussion with Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg from the Africa Food Prize Committee and His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, the former Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Chairman of the AGRF.    

More than one third of Africa's population lives in urban areas, with this expected to double in the next 25 years. How can this growing demand for locally-grown agricultural produce be used to benefit the continent's farmers, while creating jobs and enhancing food security? AGRA's President Dr. Agnes Kalibata is joined by the Republic of Rwanda's Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Édouard Ngirente, the Hon. Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana, Rwanda's Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources, and His Excellency Hailemariam Dessalegn, the Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia and the current Chairman of the AGRF Partners Group.

The Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) has been published annually since 2013 by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). It has grown to be an important handbook for Africa's decisions in plans to transform the continent's agricultural sector. This year's publication assesses the opportunity for Africa's 60 million farms to drive food security and economic growth by serving the rapidly growing urban food markets. On this episode, recorded live at AGRF Virtual Summit 2020, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, president of AGRA and the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Food System's Summit, is joined by a fantastic panel of experts. 

1- Il coronavirus prima della diffusione in Cina. Grazie allo studio del genoma del Covid 19 uno studio italiano è riuscito a identificare l'inizio dell'epidemia prima di dicembre scorso. ..( Gianguglielmo Zhender Ospedale sacco) ..2-L'Iran di fronte all'epidemia tra bugie di stato e sanzioni economiche. ( Veronica Tettamanti) ..3-Egitto, è morto l'ex presidente Hosni Mubarak. ..Lascia in eredità di torture e detenzioni arbitrarie di massa...( Laura Cappon) ..4-Grecia. Scontri e tensioni a lesbo. La popolazione tenta di bloccare la costruzione di un Hotspot per i migranti. Il governo di destra manda la polizia per reprimere la protesta e proteggere i cantieri. ( Silvia Marastoni) ..5-Primarie del partito democratico. Bernie Sanders e la questione cubana. ( Roberto Festa) ..6-Terre agricole. 170 Ong contro la nomina di Agnes Kalibata inviata speciale del Food System Summit 2021.