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We conduct research & innovations development on agriculture/food systems for sustainable income, food security & environmental safety for farmers in Africa

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Africa Innovations Institute (AfrII)
1 year
Earlier today Internal planning meeting for the Catalysing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience Project (CASCADE). The team led by the Project Coordinator Dr. Muniirah Mbabazi, met to strategize on how to complete pending lined project activities for 2023
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Africa Innovations Institute (AfrII)
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Remember, no water, no food! Let us all be responsible and always ensure to conserve water so as to eat tomorrow. Happy #WorldFoodDay2023
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Underway at the Municipal Hall, Kotido District The AfrII #CASCADE Community-Based Facilitators (CBFs) Training on the Farmer Filed Business School Model. 34 CBFs during this 4-day training, will gain vital knowledge and skills in agriculture to efficiently serve the communities
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We celebrate you for empowering the scientists, leaders, and all those incredible change-makers, the world over. Happy World Teachers' Day!
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Ongoing via Google Meet: The Catalysing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience Project (CASCADE) internal catch-up & planning meeting with the focus on re-strategizing and refocusing lined project implementation activities to meet deadlines by December 2023.
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The Assistant Commissioner of Climate Change, @min_waterUg Mr. Bob Natifu, urged the stakeholders to shape the CBIT II Project document and proudly own it to take Uganda to where it wants to go in regard to reporting on GHG emissions.
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On behalf of @ConservationOrg @theGEF, Ms. Laureen Cheruiyot assured participants that the agency is readily committed to further supporting Uganda’s efforts to meet her national commitments on tracking and reporting on GHG emissions in contribution to global #climateaction.#CBIT
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“We are here today to deliberate on what we believe is a good CBIT II proposal to lead us to quality reporting in fulfillment of our country's commitments towards #ClimateAction," AfrII CEO Prof. Otim-Nape to participants
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Africa Innovations Institute (AfrII)
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Happening now at the Royal Suites Hotel, Bugolobi The CBIT II Project validation workshop. Prior, a series of engagements were held with key emitting sectors, CSOs, and Academia to contribute to the development of the CBIT II Project document. #ClimateAction
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Africa Innovations Institute (AfrII)
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DAY 3 of the #CASCADE #FFBS training workshop kicks off with an interesting activity. The participants are grouped according to gender to go through the gender tool- The Daily Clock. Each group is to take into account the different activities they do in a 24-hour period.
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#CASCADE #FFBS training workshop participants tour a farmer learning site at Paicho sub-county in Gulu. #CASCADE is implemented through existing government structures i.e. agricultural and community structures that bring women smallholder farmer groups together.
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Day 2 of the #CASCADE #FFBS Training of extension workers and district staff to equip them with knowledge and practical skills on using the FFBs model to deliver modern agricultural approaches and community engagement strategies to women farmer groups in the #CASCADE target areas
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RT @DrEricDing: Carl Sagan’s incredibly eloquent 4 min speech to Congress in 1985 about precisely how CO2 and other greenhouse gases caused…
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RT @theGEF: What are 3️⃣ key takeaways from #GEFassembly2023? 🧐 ⚡️@theGEF CEO @cmrodrigueze provides insights on the main messages from th…
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The #CASCADE FFBS Training facilitator, @narouganda's Dr. Samuel Kayongo introduced the farmer field school concept to the participants and noted that "the FFS is an approach based on people-centered learning". The CASCADE Project is funded by the @DutchMFA
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Africa Innovations Institute (AfrII)
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Underway at The Dove’s Nest Hotel-Gulu: The Training Workshop on the #CASCADE Farmer Field and Business School (FFBS) model for Extension Workers and District Staff to create a pool of Trainers of Trainees (ToTs) on the FFBS, to efficiently roll it out to the women farmers #FFBS
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RT @UNEP: When properly managed, wastewater can turn into clean water, energy, and resources, providing benefits #ForNature & people. UNEP…
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RT @theGEF: The GEF Partnership Forum invited #IndigenousPeoples, rightsholders, #youth, #women and civil society constituency representati…
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RT @theGEF: “The crisis is here, just look out the window at the haze from the forest fires," said the GEF CEO and Chairperson @cmrodriguez
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RT @theGEF: #HappeningNow: The GEF Partnership Forum has started at #GEFassembly2023!
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