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We hosted a breakout session in partnership with Intertribal Agriculture Council at this week’s Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis. Titled,?Building Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture Practices for Native Producers, it was an insightful conversation that included the importance of trusting and relying on those already working in Indian Country, the challenges Native producers face, and how our Climate-Smart Commodities project can catalyze new opportunities for Tribal beef producers.?Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/d2HSpk2Z

It was a successful week at #COP29 in Baku, participating in several impactful events featuring expert panelists. Farm Journal Foundation is grateful for another year of attendance and extends a special thank you to our partners: Brad Doyle, A.G. Kawamura, CGIAR, USDA, One Acre Fund, Bayer | Crop Science, Business Sweden, SOLUTIONS FROM THE LAND, Biotechnology Innovation Organization Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), AGRA, Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) and Lindsey Doyle USAID - Director of President's Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience. Looking forward to continuing the conversation and seeing you all next year at #COP30!

A huge thank you to CGIAR, Brad Doyle, USDA, One Acre Fund, and Bayer | Crop Science for participating in our event at #COP29 titled Climate-Smart Solutions for Smallholders: Taking Stock of Progress and Future Opportunities in Agriculture. ???? It was a great conversation with an incredible panel. If you missed it, you can watch the full event here: https://lnkd.in/gawtSyFy. #COP29

Farm Journal Foundation is glad to see that Senate Ag Chair Stabenow’s Farm Bill text includes substantial funding for agricultural research and development, including the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). ?We continue to support passage of a new, bipartisan Farm Bill that will provide long-term investments to support farmers and ranchers. ?? https://lnkd.in/g5c-FjSi

Grateful for an insightful and engaging panel at #COP29 made possible by Biotechnology Innovation Organization and Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)! Farm Journal Foundation's Senior Policy Adviser Rose Barbuto moderated the discussion, “Leveraging Biotech Value Chains to Advance Food Security and Sustainability”.? #COP29

Farm Journal Foundation’s Rose Barbuto is moderating BIO Business Solutions? #COP29 event, happening Saturday, 11/16, at 12:30 p.m. local time. Titled “Leveraging Biotech Value Chains to Advance Food Security and Sustainability,” the panel will feature ?? Eduardo Le?o, CEO of CropLife Brazil ??Tamara Muruetagoiena, Vice President, Sustainability, International Fresh Produce Association ??Jamaica Gayle, Senior Director, Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Corn Refiners Association The event will focus on how?biotechnology innovations can leverage synergies across value chains to advance global food security.

We hosted a great discussion yesterday at #COP29 with Senate staff to talk about the impact of U.S. government investments in global climate-smart agriculture. Thanks to everyone who joined, including CGIAR's Ismahane Elouafi, the President's Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) Director Lindsey Doyle, and FJF's California Farmer Ambassador A.G. Kawamura, SOLUTIONS FROM THE LAND. Overall, it was an important discussion covering ways for improving the productivity, livelihoods, and nutrition of smallholder producers in the face of increasing challenges. We look forward to continuing these conversations at #COP29 – if you're in Baku and would like to connect, please let us know!

Farm Journal Foundation is officially on-the-ground at #COP29. ?? First stop is the Aim for Scale: Global Partnership to Scale-Up Weather Services for Farmers event. FJF Senior Policy Adviser, Rose Linda Barbuto will be in Baku for the duration. We’ll keep you posted on her speaking engagements and all the action! #COP29 #ClimateAction

In an op-ed for The Daily Yonder, Roger Thurow draws insights from his latest book, Against the Grain, on the urgent need to invest in global agricultural R&D to address pressing challenges like climate change, food security, and soil health. Roger also spoke to this topic at our recent event at the World Food Prize. "With agriculture facing a great collision, more farmers seek to nourish and heal,” says Roger. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g27rP6uQ

A successful event on the sidelines of the World Food Prize Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. Thank you to author and journalist, Roger Thurow, for talking with Farm Journal Foundation CEO, Tricia Beal, during our fireside chat and signing copies of his book for attendees, and to Dina Esposito with USAID, Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda with CGIAR, and Dr. Lawrence Haddad CMG with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), for participating in our panel discussion, moderated by Farm Journal Foundation’s Rose Linda Barbuto. In case you missed it, watch here: https://lnkd.in/dKQYTyKd