Principal Scientist and Strategic Leader involved in adapting conservation agriculture systems to the needs of smallholder farmers in Africa @CIMMYT
Harare, Zimbabwe
Joined February 2016
- Tweets2.4K
- Following284
- Followers2K
- Likes1.5K
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
As we continue celebrating #WorldFoodDay this month, On #BitesOfChange, @WFP Country Director @BarbaraTClemens speaks with @CIMMYT and @SAZstandards on the power of integration, strong partnerships and connected food systems.
🔗 Watch the premiere: youtu.be/3k8sgkBa2rA
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
The realities in the field should be a wake up call for all!
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
Proud to join @CFR_org discussion on support in fragile states: manage risk, build local partnerships, design systems for instability.
With @GermanyDiplo, Crops to End Hunger advances breeding: drought-tolerant maize, pest-resistant hybrids and faster breeding cycles in Kenya.
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
@CIMMYT scientists @BusyBeeChris,@BMhlanga4 & @isaiah_nyagumbo presenting 3 candidate technologies for official release for scaling in 🇿🇲. These were evaluated using #SIAF under the @eu4mulimi funded #SIFAZ project. @FAOZambia, #MoA
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
Explore @CIMMYT's 20-year commitment to collaborating with #Zambia's Ministry of Agriculture on key long-term #ConservationAgriculture experiments.
It's all about securing smallholders' future, helping them navigate a more uncertain climate future.
bit.ly/4kWAn05
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
With @CIMMYT's leadership & support the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute is emerging as a model for agricultural innovation & climate resilience. It showcases the effectiveness of science-driven collaboration to strengthen #NARES in #SubSaharanAfrica bit.ly/3YsPYLL
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
"Production always responds to #market, " Louis Chikopela, Principal Agric. Officer (M&E) for Min of Agriculture highlighted.
#AgriSymposium2025 #Zambia #climatesmart #agriculture #farming #foodsecurity
"In God we trust - all others bring the data" says Dr Hambulo Ngoma!
Amazing presentations by our colleagues from #Sifaz at the #nationaltechnicalsymposium run by @FAOZambia @cimmyt @HambuloN @Sieg_SAS @EUinZambia @MtendereMphatso – at Zambia
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
Working together entails pooling resources together among other things. Hence partnerships help fill in the gaps including financial ones – at Zambia
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
What does translating agronomic achievements into sustainable agribusiness opportunities for a/holder #farmers in #Zambia look like to you? Share your thoughts and be part of this panel discussion
#AgriSymposium2025 #SIFAZ
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
'Silos are only good for grain storage. In the #agriculture sector, we must work together,' Mainza Chibomba from @FAOZambia during a break out session at the SIFAZ #AgriSymposium2025
@NMunalula @MtendereMphatso @percy_suze @faosfsafrica – at Zambia
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
Totally agreed. Glad to participate in very timely conversations on how to actualize sustainable smallholder mechanization in 🇿🇲. @CIMMYT, @CGIAR & @FAOZambia in partnership with the 🇿🇲 government are all hands on deck to support smallholder farmers
I cannot say it better! Let's grow the mechanization ecosystem in #Zambia @FAOZambia @ACTillage @bramaccimmyt @HambuloN @Sieg_SAS @BMhlanga4 @panasheila @KudzieChimzy @EUinZambia
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
Let us establish an agriculture bank to enhance smallholder #farmers access to #Finance - Dr. Frank Kayula (2nd from Left) Exec Director, National Assoc.of Smallscale Farmers (NAFSA) during the #AgriSymposium2025 underway in #Lusaka
@FAOZambia @HambuloN – at Zambia
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
👂from the host’s mouth; Mr Jackson Banda shares experiences from implementing #SIPs under the @eu4mulimi funded #SIFAZ project in Zambia.
@FAOZambia @CIMMYT @BusyBeeChris @MtendereMphatso @isaiah_nyagumbo
#TakeItToTheFarmer
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
Feeling great from the interesting discussions at the #NationalTechnicalSymposium on #SustainableIntensification under #smallholder systems.
Christian Thierfelder retweeted
Sunday Silungwe is the founder of Good Nature Agro #Zambia - an enterprise whose objective is to support s/holder #farmers by providing them with a market for their seed & commodities
#farming is a business
#AgriSymposium2025
goodnatureagro.com/ – at Zambia
