Native prairies and savannas once supported hundreds of plant and animal species per hectare 🌾 Isik Ozturk (@ShambaCentre) on why a more diverse farm is a resilient one, and how national biodiversity plans can help farms get there: bit.ly/3E4Ujxs

Less reliable rain calls for smarter water use. As El Niño tests farmers, field trials in India are sowing direct seeded rice, cutting irrigation water use by up to 35%. This @CropLife case study explores how farmers can grow more with less 💧 bit.ly/4fXCdg2

As digital tools and mechanisation make farming more rewarding, young people in Africa are finding opportunities across the value chain. @WFPF's Alyssa Brown explores how Africa could achieve its food security goals despite climate and economic shocks: bit.ly/4dDFe4Z

Smallholder-friendly systems go beyond new technology. @TechnoServe experts point to new loans and farmer-buyer collaboration, with inclusion at the centre. Start-ups in their programme trained 3,000+ farmers: bit.ly/4iaOPTi

Ethiopia and Malawi have consistently met the 10% target for public spending on agriculture. What would help more countries follow? Dr Hamady Diop of the @_AfricanUnion outlines the blended finance approaches that could: bit.ly/3YfxpKT

How can safer pest management help Indonesia reach staple-crop self-sufficiency by 2027? Learn from @CropLifeIntl experts about the 3-part framework already supporting farmers to achieve safer, more productive harvests: bit.ly/3ZvHa87 📸 @IFPRI

"If we want more young women to build farms, research programmes or agricultural businesses, encouragement is not enough." — Rainbow Crops' Hilde Nelissen on what the International Year of the Woman Farmer must deliver for women in agriculture: bit.ly/4AQrAVV #IYWF

Four years was all it took to transform Santa Brígida Farm in Goiás, Brazil from a liability to an income stream in the latest. Learn from @CropLifeIntl how new systems of crop rotation can dramatically change landscapes and livelihoods: bit.ly/4jEt9jI

A business starter kit helped Lilian Mwanga pay for equipment as she earned, not upfront. She now owns more land and mentors other women farmers in Kenya. Learn from @IFDC experts how micro-finance is supporting women across Africa: bit.ly/4pmgGQM

Africa holds nearly two-thirds of the world's uncultivated arable land, yet its food import bill continues to rise. @AKADEMIYA2063's Dr Debisi Araba unpacks the technology coordination that could close that gap: bit.ly/46MTPr5

A $278 billion finance gap stands between rangeland restoration and the two billion people who depend on rangelands for their livelihoods. A new investment hub, launched at @Cop17Mongolia and led by @ILRI, aims to close it: bit.ly/4ryn3U6