🕊 The goal of the SASAS project is to address immediate food security needs and lay the groundwork for long-term agricultural development and economic growth in Sudan. tinyurl.com/46mtnw4k

New market research study on consumer preferences for beans in Uganda. A result of the Demand-Led Breeding (DLB) program, which empowers plant breeders to create varieties that meet the requirements of both farmers and markets. tinyurl.com/bdhyfzfd

Researchers tend to sleep at night. But what does wheat do then? What will warmer nights mean? That could be important f improving yield in changing climates. Nocturnal physiology plays a big role in plant growth. @IWYP shines a light on some dark R&D: iwyp.org/iwyp-science-b…

Scientists @IWYP developed Wiring Diagrams to help understand traits & sub-traits affecting yield. Our expert already calls them a significant contribution to science. Now it’s refinement time. Recent publications are helping. Look out for the June iwyp.org/iwyp-science-b…

Interested in multi-sectoral resilience frameworks? World Vision host a webinar this Thursday. They'll launch publications exploring the topic from 5 angles. Our Simon Winter is a keynote speaker alongside USAID & Food and Agriculture Organization. Here's where to register: lnkd.in/eWWbArvq

Climate-smart ag? How does theory turn into practice? A flexible decision-making tool helps. Authors NRI & our Foundation + Dominik Klauser SAI Platform explain in Agricultural Systems Elsevier: syngentafoundation.org/books-papers. Big thanks M Renn!

Interested in seed commercialization? Especially soybeans? This is your webinar: lnkd.in/dwY3pXxi. July 24, 8-10 a.m. CDT Soybean Innovation Lab Feed the Future USAID in Africa. Our Tony Gathungu is a speaker. He'll highlight seed access - and how soybeans drive national economies.

Keen to fight hunger? @canratmsu MSU wants to train more people like you. Its new online MSc in Global Plant Breeding brings pro's up to date on laws, regulations & seed systems: online.msu.edu/programs/globa… (We've teamed up with MSU several times).

Looking for pointers to better seed delivery? Our team's seeds2btoolkit.com helps new varieties get faster from breeder to feeder - i.e. into smallholders' hands. Tony Gathungu nathalie vignaux & colleagues developed the free toolkit for stakeholders across the seed value chain.

Our scientists in Kenya found that traits like earliness, dryness, and yield in potatoes 🥔 can increase women’s workload. Discover their recommendations for reducing gender inequities. 👉🏽 bit.ly/PB-CropTraits 🔸 Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture 🔸 University of Nairobi 🔸 Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development

What's coming up in Kigali? AFSF AFS Forum - & we'll be there! Tony Gathungu, Ndeye Diop Niang, Lucy Kioko & Simon Winter have several speaking & other roles. Simon's posted whom he's specially wants to meet: linkedin.com/in/simon-winte…

Like to plow thru the topic of mechanizing small farms? Our Lucy Kioko is moderating a #AFSForum24 panel on 'Mechanization at the Last Mile'. It's TODAY, 5–6.30 pm CAT. Not in Kigali? Join online! us02web.zoom.us/j/81610997829?…. ID 816 1099 7829, Passcode 743552.

Who's going to win? Final judging GoGettaz Africa is this Tuesday lunchtime in Kigali. Our Simon Winter has several public roles AFS Forum . He kicks off a busy week with closing remarks after the judging.

Busy times continue in Kigali! Y'day, we said how Lucy Kioko & Simon Winter are starting AFS Forum. What abt tmrw? On Wed evening, Simon is TNC Agriculture / TNC. The topic? "Closing the Conservation Loop: Accelerating Agri-Food Systems Transition."

Time for a new chapter in Mali? We’ve been listening to farmers there for > 40 years. Now a new organization is taking our work forward: ACAD-MALI. [email protected] will be delighted to tell you more!

Un moment-clé ? L’histoire continue : Au Mali, nous sommes à l’écoute des paysan/nes depuis > 40 ans. Maintenant, c’est l’heure d’une nouvelle organisation : ACAD-MALI. [email protected] sera ravi de vous en raconter plus !

What's next AFS Forum in Kigali? For our Simon Winter, Thurs will be extra-busy. At 11.15 it's Innov. financing to Accelerate Food Sys Transformation. He'll discuss what's working/not & philanthropy's role. At 2, the Young-at-heart Circle talks youth tech access & biz success.

What’s Biosciences for Africa (B4A) Hub? And Demand-Led Breeding? They stand for our early days & more recent ones. So do (e.g.) ILRI.org, ACIAR & The Crawford Fund . Gabrielle Persley knew us all the way. Here's her take on 23 years: syngentafoundation.org/two-key-featur…. Look out for our book!

Fancy some Aegilops tauschii? Like wild emmer, A.t. is an ancestor of wheat. Its genetic variation could help raise wheat yield under stress. @IWYP is investigating. Here's more on "ecogeographic genetics": iwyp.org/iwyp-science-b…. Sometimes, a big, wild family can be good news!

How can one Be That Girl? What makes one go the Second Mile? kurt aeschbacher turned the spotlight on family philanthropy with Cornelia Gantner & daughter at ydy's SwissFoundations symposium. Und wir? Wir verabschieden uns & sagen dem wunderbaren SF-Team danke für alles!