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Right before the French Days of #Agriculture 2023, let’s dive in the One Planet Fellowship’s #Science Week!

💚 Follow me for 2 days amongst the inspirational programme’s Laureates!
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#OnePlanetFellowship #JNAgri #research #climate Image
🚀 First, a global overview of the #OPF programme - @FondationBNPP has been supporting for 5 years! - by François Pierrot, Acting Director & Ly Ann Kauv Project Officer, from @Agrofondation, Olivier Dangles (@ird_fr) & Michèle Mbo’o-Tchouawou, Deputy Director @AWARDFellowship ImageImageImageImage
🌟 Key notions, challenges and issues reminded:
- New generation of researchers
- Gender equality in science & agriculture
- EU 🔁 Africa
- From local to global
- Capacity building
- Network
- Collaboration (North-South, AND South-South!) Image
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#Grüne #Energie, (#Agri-)#PV (#Photovoltaik): Tolles Schwerpunktthema in der aktuellen "Ökologie & Landbau" (@oekomverlag).

Wohltuende Lektüre v.a. nach der eher oberflächlichen und peinlichen Stimmenfang-Polemik zur Thematik hier bei Twitter in der letzten Woche... (1/3)
In der Ausgabe übrigens auch ein feiner Artikel u.a. meiner @germanwatch-Kollegin Katharina Brandt zu #Entwaldung und der #EU-Verordnung zu entwaldungsfreien #Lieferketten. (2/3)
Und wenn ich schon dabei bin: "#Kälber, die während ihrer Aufzucht auf dem Milchviehbetrieb verbleiben, sind deutlich seltener mit #antibiotika-resistenten Keimen belastet als jene, die in Mastbetrieben aufgezogen werden." (3/3)
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Bazı sorulara cevaplar:
1-3 veya 4 büyüklüğünde #deprem oldu, bu bir #öncüdeprem midir? = Öncü depremin kendine has bir özelliği, bir işareti yoktur. Arkasından büyük deprem gelirse onun öncü deprem olduğu anlaşılır, ancak iş işten geçmiştir
2-Bu #fay henüz kırılmadı diyorlar siz ne diyorsunuz?= Hiçbirşey. Hangi fayın kırıldığı üniversitelerin, MTA nın raporlarında var oralara bakın uzman olmayan, fayı sahada görse tanıyamayacak kişiler fay kırığı ile diğer yüzey deformasyonlarını ayırt edemezler, yanılırsınız.
Bir başka yöntem artçı dağılımıdır, nerede yoğun iseler orası kırılmıştır. MTA Haritasında #Göksun’dan #Doğanşehir ve #Malatya’ya kadar uzanan hat ile #Pütürge’den #Pazarcık, #Türkoğlu, #Hassa, #Kırıkhan ve #Samandağ’a kadar olan alanda artçıları görüyorsunuz. Neresi kırılmış mta.gov.tr
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26 Finalist cohort of startups & innovators pitch to Grand Jury at CCAMP @BIRAC_2012 National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition #NBEC2022 Grand Finale!

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#Agri #Diagnostics #AMR #Maternal #ChildNutrition #AnimalHealth #Digitalhealth #Medtech #Therapeutics #Cleantech #WATSAN
Meet the Finalist startup & innovator cohort who pitched today at the Grand Finale of CCAMP @BIRAC_2012 #BREC National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition #NBEC2022!

NBEC, a place where #InnovationsMakeImpact

@DBTIndia @DrManishDiwan @Taslimarif @vijaychandru
Meet our remarkable jury panel comprising experts from their respective fields to review the pitches at Grand Finale of CCAMP @BIRAC_2012 #BREC #NBEC2022!

Our Jury members make NBEC what it truly is!

@DBTIndia @DrManishDiwan @Taslimarif @vijaychandru
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2 years ago, today farmers started towards Delhi !

The complete Story behind #FarmersProtest, from 25 Feb 2020 to 11 January 2022 !

Did you know #FarmersProtest was going to start on 20’th March, which got delayed to 25/26’th Nov !

What happened in #FarmersProtest
In it's, 2020 report CACP recommended restricting MSP procurement from #Punjab & #Haryana. This was taken seriously by many; Balbir Singh Rajewal was amongst them; in Feb 2020, we invited MLA's from all Punjab political parties to Kisan Bhawan in Chandigarh, & shared our concerns Image
.@sunilkjakhar, then president of Congress; @Sandhwan, current Punjab Assembly Speaker, & many MLA's of Congress, AAP & SAD assured us that they are with the farmers, & will fight tooth & nail against any move by the Center Govt, to curtail MSP procurement from Punjab & Haryana ! Image
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How, over the past 40 years, U.S food supply chain has become concentrated in hands of a few large multinationals, which serve as middlemen in everything from seed genetics to hog processing to supermarkets. Do we want such a business model in India; think hard, do we ?
~From 1975 to 2015, Market share of 4 largest beef packing firms increased from 25% to 85%.

~From 1988 to 2016, Market share of 4 largest soybean seed firms increased from 42% to 76%.

~From 1976 to 2015, Market share of 4 largest hog processing firms increased from 33% to 66% !
~From 1997 to 2018, Market share of 4 "top grocers" increased from 25% to 44%.

~~From 1988 to 2016, Market share of 4 largest corn seed firms increased from 59% to 85%.

~6 brands acct for half the global chocolate market, an asymmetrical market that favors only buyers & traders
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How, over the past 40 years, U.S food supply chain has become concentrated in hands of a few large multinationals, which serve as middlemen in everything from seed genetics to hog processing to supermarkets. Do we want such a business model in India; think hard, do we ?
~From 1975 to 2015, Market share of 4 largest beef packing firms increased from 25% to 85%.

~From 1988 to 2016, Market share of 4 largest soybean seed firms increased from 42% to 76%.

~From 1976 to 2015, Market share of 4 largest hog processing firms increased from 33% to 66% !
~From 1997 to 2018, Market share of 4 "top grocers" increased from 25% to 44%.

~~From 1988 to 2016, Market share of 4 largest corn seed firms increased from 59% to 85%.

~6 brands acct for half the global chocolate market, an asymmetrical market that favors only buyers & traders
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Heat stress already poses an "extreme risk" to agriculture in 20 countries, including agricultural giant India

But by 2045, 64 nations representing 71% of current global food production will be impacted

Including China, India, Brazil & the U.S.

#food
france24.com/en/live-news/2…
"I think what it reinforces is that, even though a lot of us are sort of sitting in sort of Western countries, where we might think we're a bit more insulated from some of these threats, actually we are not necessarily" 

#ClimateCrisis #food #farming
france24.com/en/live-news/2…
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China-

"We should be harvesting fruits right now, but it's all gone, dead from the scorching sun."

"It's impossible to work out in the orchard, because the ground temperature is around 60° celsius" [140°F]

"It's too miserable to bear witness to."

#food
ndtv.com/world-news/chi…
'China is facing severe shortfalls in the autumn harvest of rice & wheat in the Yangtze basin...

In Sichuan province alone, 47,000 hectares have reportedly been lost, and another 433,000 hectares seared.

The problem, however, extends far beyond Sichuan'
nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-…
'Parts of the European Union could face 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 of warmer and drier conditions as Europe weathers a major drought that has fueled forest fires, dried up rivers and devastated crops'

#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #health #nutrition
arkansasonline.com/news/2022/aug/…
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This seems timely.

Some context for anyone reporting on or concerned about droughts in #Europe, the #USA or elsewhere.

#media #ClimateCrisis
'Corn isn’t the only US crop suffering under hot and dry conditions in the Great Plains. Sorghum and millet, which are grown in areas currently hit by drought, look set to be hurt as well.'

#ClimateCrisis #foodporn #yum #yummy #tasty #food #eating
gro-intelligence.com/insights/not-j…
'The drought pressing Texas’ agriculture industry ...is pushing farmers and ranchers to the brink. The state’s 247,000 farms & ranches covering 127 million acres haven’t had a whole year of rain since 2017'

#Texas #water #food #farming
thetexan.news/dead-crops-cul…
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#AfricaTech #Reflections and the importance (plus issues) with how some think about #TAM (Total Addressable Market) in our ecosystem. Here we go 👇🧵:
1/ We(#VCs) care a lot about TAM. If it’s not big enough, it makes our ability to imagine a large enough exit problematic. What is large enough exit? One where our share at exit (say 5-12% post dilution in future rounds) is a fund returner. On $150m fund – you can do the math.
2/ Africa has many ‘large problem’ or ‘large verticals’. #Agri, #Health, #Education, #Logistics, #Agri and many more. There are also horizontal ones such as access to payments, and B2B ones. While data is thin, many get the part of how big is the overall market somewhat right.
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And the hits keep coming-

"Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend... while their counterparts in Italy warned of the impact of drought on crop yields."

Dark times ahead.

#ClimateCrisis #food #France #Italy #Europe
reuters.com/markets/commod…
In France, the world's 4th largest wheat exporter- 'Hail, strong winds & torrential rain caused damage... affecting wheat as well as fruit crops & vineyards'

"The damage is very significant, with some farms seeing 100% of their crop affected"

#food #farm
reuters.com/markets/commod…
Italy-

'Italy has received only half the usual rainfall levels so far in 2022, according to agricultural lobby Coldiretti, which estimates the cost of lost production at close to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion)'

#ClimateCrisis #food #water #Italy
reuters.com/markets/commod…
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It's #10YearsOfBIG @BIRAC_2012 #BiotechIgnitionGrant!

And we are celebrating a decade of being BIG partner with #10BIGSucessStories from CCAMP- 10 startups with world-class innovations in #Health #Agri #Environment

For call 20, #DreamBIG with CCAMP
Apply📧ccamp_big@ccamp.res.in Image
#10BIGSuccessStories from CCAMP-

@zumutor, a BIG cohort #2 startup has developed an antibody engineering platform to advance mAB based immunotherapeutics for cancer. Phase I Clinical Trials in 2022

For #BIG 20, partner with CCAMP
@BIRAC_2012 @Taslimarif @IyerRodrigues @DBTIndia Image
CCAMP #10BIGSuccessStories #2

@Sea6Energy BIG cohort 1 startup that pioneers ocean cultivation of seaweed to develop sustainable agri inputs for boosting crop health & productivity.
Multiple products in market in India & USA

Partner CCAMP for BIG call 20
@BIRAC_2012 @Taslimarif Image
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How, over the past 40 years, U.S food supply chain has become concentrated in hands of a few large multinationals, which serve as middlemen in everything from seed genetics to hog processing to supermarkets. Do we want such a business model in India; think hard, do we ?
~From 1975 to 2015, Market share of 4 largest beef packing firms increased from 25% to 85%.

~From 1988 to 2016, Market share of 4 largest soybean seed firms increased from 42% to 76%.

~From 1976 to 2015, Market share of 4 largest hog processing firms increased from 33% to 66% !
~From 1997 to 2018, Market share of 4 "top grocers" increased from 25% to 44%.

~~From 1988 to 2016, Market share of 4 largest corn seed firms increased from 59% to 85%.

~6 brands acct for half the global chocolate market, an asymmetrical market that favors only buyers & traders
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52/ru My view: "All farm subsidies must eventually be #integrated into a direct cash transfer (#DCT) system, which delivers subsidy directly into the mobile wallet of every farmer, farm laborer & farm household!"
indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
54/ru #Rural #Agricultural: Does Rule of law matter to #LIMPs? Regulatory framework for land: esamskriti.com/e/National-Aff…
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Excellent #Budget2021 by @narendramodi govt

16.5 lakh Cr Agri Credit allocation&Rs 1.18 lakh Cr for roads

Massive 34.5% rise Capital Spending at 5.54 lakh Cr

137% rise in Health budget

Income Tax scrutiny reduced from 6 to 3 yrs;No Double taxation of NRIs

#Growth,the focus
Hike in Insurance #FDI from 49% to 74%,pro #Reforms💪

#Dividend income invested In InvITs &REITs,tax free

No advance tax liability on Dividend income

#LIC IPO--BIG

#Disinvestment of BPCL,Pawan Hans,Air India,Concor,IDBI,Beml, Shipping Corp--BIG

64180Cr #Healthcare budget-BIG
5 Mega #Fishing harbours

7 Mega #Textile Parks

Agri Infra Fund to be available to #APMCs

Voluntary #VehicleScrapping policy

20000Cr #Recapitalisation of PSBs

#ARC to take over stressed assets

7 Port projects to be developed via PPP

18000Cr for Bus Transport
#Modinomics💪
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4/ag Here's a solution for "experts on everything" looking for political solutions: Central Govt should #abolish the #APMC Act and the #ECA, along with the 3 new agri laws, and leave every State to make own Agricultural laws. Then they'll be responsible/ accountable to voters!
5/ag Subject to proviso, that States cannot stop inter-state trade in agricultural goods, which framers of the constitution, correctly put under Union Govt's purview. Nor can States force CG to take any action which is responsibility of State, nor obstruct anything in Union list!
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Why #farmers came on road today

This started with Modi Govt setting up Shanta Kumar Committee which gave its report in Jan 2015, recommending scrapping of Bonus given to farmers over MSP, & recommending "direct cash transfers" for PDS i.e. scrapping MSP procurement & FCI
Modi Govt accepted the recommendations, & curtailed states’ power to declare bonuses for wheat & paddy over & above the Min Support Prices fixed by the Centre. So, States could not give bonus to their farmers, Punjab, Haryana, M.P farmers & others used to get bonus, which stopped
Then from 2015 to 2019, Modi Govt's institutions like @NITIAayog kept on saying in public that Min Support Procurement is unviable Mechanism, then in 2019~20 reports Commission of Agriculture Costs & Pricing started recommending restricting MSP procurement from #Punjab & #Haryana
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Historic decisions for the #agri sector with the ordinances announced by the Union Govt, creating a progressive path forward for India's farmers, intermediaries & agri-entrepreneurs. My take on the impact in simple terms, from a farmer/ agri-entrepreneur lens...

#Thread
#KhetSe
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Previously, farmers with marketable surplus could only sell to Licensed buyers such as State & private mandis, APMC licenced cold storages/ warehouses/ Companies. But these buyers could sell to anyone! A very skewed market, right!? Farmer lost earning, Trader gained margins!
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Further, with the Essential Commodities Act (ECA) Govt had the right to impose price or stock control on commodities or ban exports at any time. This created intense volatility & trust deficit. No entrepreneur small or large wanted to venture into this unpredictable quagmire.
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New, organised & tech driven procurement/#marketing systems will only work as actual options for farmers if they manage to address the real constraints that #farmers face on ground, especially access to credit, inputs, storage, transport, & timely payments.
Farmers will not benefit from the newly announced reforms if they cannot overcome these constraints. While increasing competition for intermediaries is desirable, their elimination is a misguided/dangerous objective if one does not respect or replace the roles & risks they cover.
Even today the majority of farmers, especially small & marginal cultivators, sell their produce to largely unlicensed traders/intermediaries in Vill/local sites of exchange outside APMC. But, if farmers r bound by law to sell in APMC mandis, why r so many of them selling outside?
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Envie d’en savoir plus sur l’agriculture en #Vendée ? Arrêtons-nous sur les #agri #twittos #vendéens, contemplons la diversité des productions de notre territoire. Vous y trouverez des amoureux de la terre, des passionnés d’élevage, des ventres à choux au cœur tendre 🔽
Commençons par @AgnesTEXIER, agricultrice lumineuse, ambassadrice @JusteEtVendeen, toujours prête à parler de sa production laitière et des poulets label rouge.
Poursuivons avec @GautreauMaxime, agriculteur « tout neuf » dit-il (pourtant doué d’une expertise !) qui explique volontiers ses productions de semences et productions spécialisées.
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What did #famers get in #Budget, where @nsitharaman claimed, "Our Govt is committed to the goal of doubling farmers income by 2022"

P.S-Acc to Dalwai committee,"real income of farmer, should increase by 10.4%/year,which has been increasing less than 2.5% in last 5 years
@nsitharaman @_YogendraYadav @aviksahaindia @sayantanbera @seemay @Ghair_Kanooni @Subytweets @sritara @srinivasanravi @DrSarvapriya @RURALINDIA Govt allocates 9.3% of the budget to #Agri, allied,irrigation & #rural development, which was 9.8% last year. Factoring Inflation, Real Increase in allocation is actually negative.

Is this enough ?
Will this increase #farm income, prop up #rural demand ?

@mkvenu1 @PreetiSMenon
@nsitharaman @_YogendraYadav @aviksahaindia @sayantanbera @seemay @Ghair_Kanooni @Subytweets @sritara @srinivasanravi @DrSarvapriya @RURALINDIA @mkvenu1 @PreetiSMenon Govt allocated 1.58 lakh crore to #agri, allied sectors & irrigation i.e. 5.2% of the total budget. Last years budget had allocated 1.52 lakh crore, which was 5.45% of the budget i.e. reduced spending !

👉Will this double #farm income by 2022 ?🙄
@rssurjewala @MonaAmbegaonkar
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