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Solutions to agricultural methane emissions are gaining momentum — but why are they important? Methane is 84 times stronger than carbon dioxide over 20 years - meaning cuts to methane emissions now can have a fast and significant impact on slowing climate change. Key approaches include: ???Changes in livestock feed — Innovations like seaweed-based additives can curb methane from cattle digestion. ???Alternate wetting and drying in rice paddies — This method preserves yields while cutting emissions. ???Manure management technologies — Anaerobic digesters and composting help capture methane and turn waste into energy. ???Reducing crop burning — Alternative farming practices can improve soil health while reducing emissions from burning. A new?World Resources Institute?report details?25+ methane mitigation solutions, their economic feasibility, and how they’re advancing. ?? Read more: https://go.wri.org/NB3m8B

Significant levels of food loss and waste continue to have negative impacts on food security and the environment, and Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve food loss and waste worldwide by 2030, remains out of reach. Join us on “12.3 Day” 2025 to take stock of efforts and opportunities to make progress toward this important goal.? On March 12, IFPRI, World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C.?will host an online seminar to?examine commitments and best practices implemented around the world; and most importantly, explore how to go from big promises to real, tangible actions to reduce food loss and waste.???? ?? Register here: https://bit.ly/FoodWaste- CGIAR? #IFPRIPolicySeminar ?

Tune in this morning to hear from Brian Lipinski and Anne Bordier Yntema on how to turn commitments into action on food loss and waste!

Actions speak louder than words. Tune in tomorrow morning to hear how we can turn commitments to reduce food loss and waste into reality ?? Join us for a policy seminar with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), World Resources Institute (WRI), and Denmark in USA to learn more about the global effort to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030 - and what it will take to make it happen. ?? March 12 at 9:30AM EDT Speakers include Brian Lipinski (WRI), Johan Swinnen (IFPRI), Anne Bordier Yntema (WRI), Lea Stoustrup Brandt (ONE\THIRD), and Carolyne Maina (TechnoServe). ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/e3UErJ7N #FoodLoss #FoodWaste #FoodPolicy CGIAR

?? Indigenous women have long been the unsung heroes of sustainable land management. From seed selection to soil management, their deep understanding is crucial for ensuring food security and biodiversity. "Our grandmothers taught us which plants heal the soil. Now we're teaching scientists,” says Naiyan Kiplagat, co-founder and director of Paran Women Group, a network of 64 Indigenous women's groups leading land restoration efforts in Kenya's Greater Rift Valley. Ahead of #IWD2025, learn how accessible, long-term funding can empower women to share their knowledge: https://lnkd.in/exRyTBpT #WomensDay #IWD #SustainableFood #WomenLeaders #InternationalWomensDay WRI Africa World Resources Institute

How can we turn commitments into action on food loss & waste? ???? Join International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), World Resources Institute (WRI), and Denmark in USA in Washington D.C. to learn about the global effort to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030. ?? Join us on March 12 at 9:30AM EDT Speakers include Brian Lipinski (WRI), Johan Swinnen (IFPRI), Anne Bordier Yntema Bordier (WRI), Lea Stoustrup Brandt (ONE\THIRD), and Carolyne Maina (TechnoServe). ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/e3UErJ7N CGIAR #IFPRIPolicySeminar #FoodWaste #FoodLoss #SustainableFood

Nearly HALF of global methane emissions come from agricultural activities. Key contributors include: ??Livestock production ??Rice cultivation ??Burning crop waste A new World Resources Institute report provides the latest scientific updates and economic considerations for over 25 methane mitigation solutions. With global food demand rising, these emissions are projected to grow - but solutions are also gaining traction. ?? Greater investment will be key to help scale their impact. Read on at: https://go.wri.org/NB3m8B

?? Big change starts local - but the right support helps it go even further. #RestoreLocal is helping empower local restoration leaders across Africa and help them scale their efforts. To date, 21.6 million trees have been planted, 50,000 hectares?of degraded land restored, and more than 62,000 jobs created. As Africa faces increasing climate challenges, #RestoreLocal is turning grassroots action into large-scale impact across three of Africa's vital landscapes: Kenya's Greater Rift Valley, the Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin (Burundi, DRC, and Rwanda), and the Ghana Cocoa Belt. Learn more in at ?? https://bit.ly/3QFgPQp

?? New tariffs on Mexico went into effect today, which supplies more than half of the U.S.'s fresh fruit and vegetable imports. ?? Healthy staple foods like avocados, tomatoes, strawberries, and lettuce could see significant price hikes, hitting low-income families the hardest. Not everyone has the option to shop local, especially in places where growing seasons are short or farmers markets are expensive. But everyone can make the most of what they buy. ?? What fresh foods do you find yourself tossing the most? Share your tips on how you make the most of your groceries in the comments below. Read more about the potential price impacts: https://lnkd.in/ezASDQDG #FoodWaste #Tariffs #FoodPolicy #GroceryPrices #SustainableFood

Agriculture has already consumed 40% of Earth’s land surface?? Now, rising demand for food, fuel, and fiber directly competes with biodiversity and climate imperatives to protect 30% of land and waters and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. As competition over land intensifies, historical inequities deepen. The largest 1% of farms now controls 70% of global farmland. There are solutions, but we need to ensure that these solutions are not siloed, or they can create unintended consequences. Crystal Davis, Global Director of the Food, Land & Water Program at World Resources Institute explains further in Alliance magazine?? https://bit.ly/3EMYNZV #LandUse #Agriculture #FarmLand Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) #Environment #Climate #LandSqueeze