Women’s contributions are prominent in all agricultural subsectors. Investing in women & girls can be a catalyst to accelerating progress in: ✔️ Agriculture ✔️ Rural development ✔️ Nutrition ✔️ #FoodSecurity ✔️the achievement of the #SDGs ✔️ & so much more! #WomensDay

Closing out the Milk, Vector of Development conference today! Congrats to Asaah Ndambi for his award-winning presentation on milk ATMs in East Africa. Huge thanks to the organizers for fostering meaningful exchanges among dairy practitioners. #Milk4Development 🥛💪

#DiesNatalis 🎓 | Today we celebrate the 105th Dies Natalis of Wageningen U&R. The theme is: Blue Transitions. Shaping #Sustainable Marine Futures. Aquaculture contributes to #foodsecurity. Learn how to #develop the aquaculture sector responsibly in our course. 👇 wur.nl/en/research-re…

#FoodSystems 🌽 | Are breeders’ rights and farmers’ rights to seed in conflict or complementary in African countries? The EU programme DeSIRA-LIFT provides key elements to answer this question in a recent publication. Read more👇 wur.nl/en/research-re…

#Successstory 💪 | Read stories of people HortInvest engaged with in the horticulture sector in #Rwanda for a more #sustainable, #food secure and #resilient sector. In the project Wageningen U&R worked with IDH, Agriterra and Holland Greentech Rwanda, led by SNV World. hortinvest.org/successful-sto…

#Review 🔎 | The RAISE-FS Ethiopia and ENSP Ethiopia projects at Stichting Wageningen Research Ethiopia, opened a call for expressions of interest for a combined team of consultants to conduct a mid-term review. Deadline: 11 April 2023. Read more. 👇 ethiojobs.net/display-job/46…

#WorldHealthDay! A healthy diet is a balance of nutrients such as proteins, fats, minerals and fibre. Unbalanced diets are the cause of illness in more than 3 billion people. How do we ensure that our food and lifestyle habits lead to good health outcomes? wur.nl/en/themes/from…

#Vacancy 🤝| We are looking for a #FoodSystems expert who is able to operate at the #landscape or watershed level, which is the level where multiple systems intersect. Read more and apply below 👇 wur.nl/en/vacancy/sen…

Happy to finally share our new article on the role of social constructs of knowledge in interaction space for #sustainableagriculture innovation! Not only technology matters but especially social processes in #innovation 🌱🌾👩‍🌾. Collab w/CIMMYT ILRI.org SRI Leeds Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation & more

#Vacancy 💼 | Are you an all-round secretary with hands-on experience? Come join our team! ✔ Are you an administrative, organisational and digital talent?  ✔ Do you like to work in an international environment? Apply here (in Dutch)👇 wur.nl/nl/vacature/se…

Opening message at our Annual Project Meeting from Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation management team Marianne van Dorp: “We need more effective agriculture knowledge and innovations systems. And we need partnerships to do that.”

#Agriculture 🌾 | This week Land Soil Crop Hubs partners from East Africa and the Netherlands come together in Wageningen for the annual project meeting. To share progress and prepare for the coming year of work on land, soil and crop information services for #climate-smart agriculture

#Vacancy 🤝 | Are you the resourceful Project Management Officer we are looking for? Do you know how to perform and monitor project management tasks? Are you customer- and team-oriented, and level-headed when approaching a deadline? Apply by May 29! 👇 wur.nl/nl/vacature/pr…

Happy Monday! Our latest blog is by our deputy director Alex Rees. It is a story not just of our origins, but also an exploration of the true nature of #foodsystems transformation, answering the question: how can we make change happen? Read here👇🏾 africanfoodfellowship.org/faster-food-sy…

Presenting the #Dhaka Food Agenda 2041 today, a visionary roadmap of how to shape the future urban #foodsystem in Dhaka. A great result of a multi-stakeholder participatory process with Food and Agriculture Organization, Wageningen U&R and the Government of Bangladesh. youtube.com/watch?v=m8JCsg…

#Vacancy 🤝 Are you keen to contribute to Food Systems Transformation, leading to improved food and nutrition security for people living in conflict and protracted crises, eg in the Horn of Africa? Check our position for Food Systems Resilience Advisor 👇 wur.nl/.../food-syste…

#Foodsystems 📅 |  Join the online #webinar ‘Overweight and obesity and its linkages to food systems in LIMC’s’! On June 22 keynote speaker Prof Boyd Swinburn will be sharing his insights on the topic. Wageningen U&R International Fund for Agricultural Development 👇 ifad.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

An inspiring day for emerging leaders, innovators and practitioners across #Rwanda food system. Coming together today at the #RwFoodFestival to discuss transformation. Collaboration and partnership is critical for progress.

Addressing the challenges facing #FoodSystems requires transformation at system level. Learn about the role and impact politics has on our food system and how to change it from our colleague, professor Jessica Duncan: Jessica Duncan. 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=JsS1af…