#NowReading “Fruit basket upset”: spatially explicit crop mixture responses to climatic and economic pressures.

🖊️By Richard Robertson, Athanasios Petsakos, Chun Song, Nicola Cenacchi, and Elisabetta Gotor.

#OpenAccess 🔗doi.org/10.1108/CAER-0…

CGIAR Nicola Cenacchi

The current #cocoabean price spike was triggered by intertwined effects of #climatechange and #ElNiño , which led to erratic rainfall and higher temperatures in cocoa-growing regions, encouraging the proliferation of cocoa tree pests and diseases: ow.ly/GVNM50RzN39
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Gender inequality is deeply embedded in soil health and plant nutrient management.

A May 8 side event at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit #AFSH focused on empowering women farmers: ow.ly/rQVB50RxEjL
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🏆We congratulate  Drs. @Geoff Hawtin and @Cary Fowler, winners of the 2024 @worldfoodprize! Their remarkable leadership has united nations, scientists, farmers and communities to harness crop biodiversity for global food security. #FoodPrize24 #GlobalFoodSecurity

🆕🗞️Determinants of changes in harvested area and yields of major crops in #China .

🖋️By Fang Yin, Zhanli Sun, Liangzhi You, and Daniel Müller.

🖱️doi.org/10.1007/s12571…
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Save the date! 📆 May 30, 2:30 PM EDT

📌 Understanding the New Dynamics of Agrifood #Trade , Perspectives by Pascal Lamy

🤝 IFPRI Peterson Institute

💬Johan Swinnen Pascal Lamy Mary Lovely 🇺🇦 JoeGlauber--IFPRI | @jwglauber.bsky.social Anabel Gonzalez

📍In-person & online

🎟️Register here: bit.ly/Agri-food-

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🔊 Join our #webinar on May 15!

🌍 What does #climatechange mean for the future of #agriculture ? Insights from the IMPACT modeling system.

Learn more & register 👉 ow.ly/7bqH50RC60N

🤝CGIAR #ForesightInitiative Dr. Aditi Mukherji Inga Jacobs-Mata Timothy S. Thomas Faaiqa Hartley

How can men and women #coffee producers can participate in and benefit from their participation in coffee cooperatives?

This blog shares results from a qualitative study on the operation of two coffee cooperatives in the state of Chiapas, #Mexico : ow.ly/ah0p50RrkNL
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🌍Zinc deficiency, a global #malnutrition issue, affects 17% of people worldwide and causes stunting, compromised immunity, and chronic diseases. Addressing this can transform health outcomes.

Learn more: on.cgiar.org/3UviCcz

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IFPRI’s Spatial Allocation Model (SPAM) has provided a key tool for assessing croplands since its introduction in 2000. A new version of the model—SPAM2020—was launched at an April 29 webinar: ow.ly/7Io450RASiN

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IFPRI research shows that processing renders miniket #rice significantly less nutritious than other common rice types in Bangladesh. These issues led the government to ban the sale of miniket in 2023.

Learn more: ow.ly/JJqH50RuaOK
#CGIAR IFPRI-Bangladesh

The #AFSH24 side event “Improving Soil Health and Optimizing Plant Nutrition through Empowering Women Farmers” took place yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya. The event focused on how to ensure good integration of gender into the AFSH action plan:
ow.ly/FvMa50RAjt7

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In this blog, we look at the rising cocoa prices and their diverse implications for smallholders in Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria. We also explore gov't response and offer some thoughts on the way out....

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ifpri.org/blog/soaring-c…

We had a great time at 'Improving Soil Health and Optimizing Plant Nutrition through Empowering Women Farmers' side event #AFSH24
Our grassroots champion, Salome shared her experience, on accessing fertilizers and enhancing the fertility of her plots and crops 1/3
#GenderinAg

Happy to participate in the launch of this important report on improving diets and food systems globally. Can’t think of a more crucial topic, in the context of climate change & conflicts. CGIAR Kofi Annan Foundation Food and Agriculture Organization Indian Council of Agricultural Research. ICMR Johan Swinnen Mark Suzman John-Arne Røttingen

President of #Kenya stresses Africa's continued need for soil health interventions, partucularly fertilizers CGIAR IFPRI supports Kenya's fertilizer policy, to increase equity in access

#Cocoa bean prices have been rising since the last quarter of 2023, hitting a record high of $10.97 per kilogram on April 19.

The current price spike was triggered by intertwined effects of #climatechange and #ElNiño : ow.ly/GVNM50RzN39

CGIAR Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong JoeGlauber--IFPRI | @jwglauber.bsky.social

📣Save the date! Global Launch Event:

📌2024 Global Food Policy Report: Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take?

🗓️May 29, 2024, 9:30-11:00AM EDT

📍In-person or online

🎫Register: bit.ly/GFPR2024

CGIAR #GFPR2024

🌱 Addressing soil health is key to sustainable agriculture. Great to see so much CGIAR participation at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit, Nairobi! on.cgiar.org/3UmRLiJ

CIMMYT, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI.org, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, CGIARAfrica CIFOR-ICRAF

🌱At the #AFSH24 summit, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, CGIAR System Board Chair, highlighted the need to focus on soil health for sustainable food systems. CGIAR is dedicated to partnering with African partners to tackle soil health challenges.

🔗 on.cgiar.org/3UmRLiJ

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