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E-NEWS
December 2021

Agriculture is crucial to making inroads in reducing poverty and advancing livelihoods. It also plays a central role in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – from ending hunger and improving nutrition, to promoting sustainable agriculture and tackling climate change.

Yet, agriculture faces challenges, including to safeguard natural resources and respond to shifting demographics or to supply chain shocks like COVID-19, to name a few. The recent State of Food and Agriculture 2021 report acknowledges these challenges and calls for action to make agri-food systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive.

Farming First has recently heard from experts on some of these transformations taking place, such as market-focussed agricultural opportunities in South Africa, and the importance of technology to bring youth into agriculture.
 

 
​​Repurposing Mine Sites for Agricultural Opportunities
South Africa is a nation highly dependent on coal. But like many countries, it is looking to reduce its carbon footprint. As the world transitions towards a low-carbon future, Meg Kauthen, Sustainability Designer at Business for Development, explores how this movement can lead to improved food diversity and security, farm-based employment, and new skills.
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How Technology is Bridging the “Yield Gap” and Bringing Youth into Agriculture

Bangladesh has made tremendous progress in agricultural productivity over the last three decades, going from a food deficit nation to being almost self-sufficient. Deepak Dhoj Khadka, Country Director of iDE Bangladesh, explores how access to agricultural technology can attract young people to agriculture and transform rural economies.
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Helping Food Systems Recover from COVID-19: Where Do We Go from Here?
As markets slowly return to normal after COVID-19, it is important that the most vulnerable actors in the food system need support to increase their incomes with access to markets, skills, and knowledge. Kindra Halvorson, Chief Transformation Officer of TechnoServe reflects on the previous year to identify key learnings to help food systems recover. 
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2021 State of Food and Agriculture Report Released
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agri-food systems to shocks and stresses, and led to increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Now, countries need to make agri-food systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable and inclusive, according to the 2021 State of Food and Agriculture report by FAO. Get the takeaways in our summary blog post!
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With COP26 in the rearview mirror and the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit coming up, check out some of Farming First’s videos on climate change and nutrition!
Farmers Taking Action on Climate Change
with Dr Theo de Jager
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Climate Change and Agriculture - A Complex and Unique Relationship
with Alice Kachere and others
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Biofortifying Crops to Improve Nutrition
with Dr Howarth Bouis
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Photo credits: Glencore, iDE, TechnoServe, FAO

 
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