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Post-Harvest Loss in Nigeria; the Effect of Climatic Change.

Post-Harvest Loss in Nigeria; the Effect of Climatic Change.

Post-harvest loss, which is exacerbated by climate change, contributes to food insecurity and reduces the income of smallholder farmers and processors. We talked to Olorunfemi Oloruntoyin, YieldWise senior program manager in Nigeria, to hear about the challenges these farmers are facing as they adapt to a changing climate.

Global food loss and waste cause more greenhouse gas emissions than any…

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How Instagram Convinces Us To Eat Terrible

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PYXERA Global Chief Program Officer Amanda MacArthur to Speak Alongside The Rockefeller Foundation at Responsible Business Summit Europe

80+ CEOs, governmental and business leaders meet at RBSEU to drive the debate on qualifying social impact

Press Release

Washington, D.C., May 8, 2017 /3BL Media/ - Amanda MacArthur, Chief Program Officer at PYXERA Global, will present alongside The Rockefeller Foundation on the YieldWise initiative at Ethical Corporation’s 16th Responsible Business Summit Europe taking place in London on June 7-8.

source: http://www.justmeans.com/press-release/pyxera-global-chief-program-officer-amanda-macarthur-to-speak-alongside-the

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Christopher and Jane Makana switched from farming sugar cane to maize because they could get two harvests in 12 months and not one in 22 months. The steady source of income has helped them educate their children, improve their home and help their son start a boda boda business. Shot for @aretestories and @AGRAAlliance reducing #postharvestloss, ending #foodwaste, building #resilience. @RockefellerFdn #yieldwise #agriculture #(country here) #Africa #Africafarmers http://bit.ly/23vSw8M (at Shianda, Mumias)

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New Research Highlights Potential Vulnerabilities of Urban Food Systems to Natural Disasters

The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) today released new research in a report titled, The Resilience of America’s Food Systems: Evidence from Five Cities. Supported by a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, the study finds that natural disasters could create extended food supply disruptions in U.S. cities, especially in neighborhoods with limited food retail options and food insecure populations.

The main findings of the report are informed by a comprehensive analysis of food systems in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and New York City using a seminal framework developed by ICIC. The report also highlights Madison, Wisconsin as a city that should be recognized for the resilience of its food system, and Portland, Maine is presented as a case study for the economic resilience of food-based economies.

The report also finds that by diverting edible food from landfills to food banks, food waste reduction initiatives may play an important role in food system resilience planning by increasing the availability of meals for the food insecure. The Rockefeller Foundation is already working globally through its YieldWise initiative to demonstrate how food waste and loss can be cut in half over the next five years.

“We hope ICIC’s groundbreaking research on urban food systems will compel city leaders to prioritize food systems in discussions and planning around urban resilience,” said Ryan Whalen, Director, Initiatives and Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation. The Rockefeller Foundation pioneered 100 Resilient Cities (100RC), which helps cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. 100RC views resilience not just as shocks—earthquakes, fires, floods, etc.—but also as stresses that weaken the fabric of a city on a day-to-day or cyclical basis.

“In response to recent natural disasters, cities are increasingly prioritizing resilience planning, but food systems have been largely overlooked,” said Kimberly Zeuli, ICIC’s Director of Research and lead author of the report. To aid city leaders in the strengthening of urban food system resilience, the report concludes by offering five recommendations that serve as a playbook. “A food system perspective in resilience planning and the strategies we have identified can ensure that food systems return to normal operations as quickly as possible after a disaster,” Zeuli said. The full report can be downloaded on ICIC's website.

source: http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/39640-New-Research-Highlights-Potential-Vulnerabilities-of-Urban-Food-Systems-to-Natural-Disasters?tracking_source=rss

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Major Stakeholders Co-Create Unifying Strategy to Address Post-Harvest Loss in Nigeria

Major stakeholders in the Nigerian tomato value chain came together from across the globe for the first-ever YieldWise Partner Planning Session last month. YieldWise, a $130 million dollar initiative launched in 2016 by The Rockefeller Foundation, seeks to demonstrate how the world can halve food loss by 2030, one of the UN’s Global Goals.

The 22 partners in attendance included international and Nigerian non-government organizations, government representatives from Kano and neighboring states, input providers, agro-technology manufacturers, domestic processors and other large-scale tomato buyers. PYXERA Global, implementing partner of the $6 million dollar YieldWise initiative in Kano, Nigeria facilitated this convening so that all of the major players in the tomato value chain could discuss and align individual program and business plans to develop a single overarching strategy to address post-harvest loss in northern Nigeria.

“Collectively, these organizations are investing millions of dollars each year in the tomato value chain in Nigeria, and this session provided a platform for them to align those resources to maximize impact,” said Maggie DeLorme, Senior Program Manager at PYXERA Global who led the session. “This is the first time all of these stakeholders have been around the same table at the same time. The fact that 22 different organizations and companies from across sectors attended this session is a testament to how serious of an issue post-harvest loss for tomatoes is in this region, and to the tangibility of the solutions at-hand.”

There are three YieldWise post-harvest loss pilots in Sub-Saharan Africa, and PYXERA Global implements the initiative in Nigeria focusing specifically on loss along the tomato value chain. The initiative targets major contributors to loss in the areas of farmer aggregation and training, market linkages, access to finance, access to post-harvest loss mitigating technologies, and the enabling environment.

“We also encouraged attendees to put aside competitive differences and aim for collaboration and sustained conversation in order to continue to get the most impact from collective efforts,” said Adam Suleiman, Project Director for PYXERA Global in Kano. “The session focused on ensuring efforts were not being duplicated or undermined by organizations working within the tomato value chain, while supporting the achievement of individual organizational targets and objectives.”

The session enabled attendees to share work plans, specific activity targets and approaches, and discuss opportunities and challenges associated with implementation in an open and collaborative way. While not all attendees are direct partners of the YieldWise initiative, they are all engaged in activities aimed at reducing post-harvest loss in the region and with the goal of strengthening and diversifying the tomato value chain. Following this first session, attendees will be participating in quarterly working group meetings to continue the spirit of collaboration and collective impact.

PYXERA Global is continuing the post-harvest loss discussion at its Global Engagement Forum: Live on April 4 and 5 in Washington, D.C. This interactive forum will bring together leaders, innovators, and resources to collaborate on three solvable problems: post-harvest loss, preventable diseases, and youth employability.

Click here to request your invitation to this invite-only event.

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About PYXERA Global @PYXERAGlobal

Join Solving the Solvable: PYXERA Global Engagement Forum Live on April 4-5, 2017 in Washington, D.C. to connect with leaders focusing on key solvable problems within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals).

For more than 25 years, PYXERA Global has leveraged the unique strengths of corporations, governments, social sector organizations, educational institutions, and individuals to enhance the abilities of people and communities to solve complex problems and attain mutually beneficial goals.

The PYXERA Global team is passionate and dedicated to navigating challenges and pinpointing purposeful global engagement opportunities for its clients and partners. Initiatives include a wide range of services from local content development to global pro bono programs and integrated community development efforts that transform lives and livelihoods.

source: http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/39617-Major-Stakeholders-Co-Create-Unifying-Strategy-to-Address-Post-Harvest-Loss-in-Nigeria?tracking_source=rss

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Major Stakeholders Co-Create Unifying Strategy to Address Post-Harvest Loss in Nigeria

PYXERA Global Convenes 22 Local and International Stakeholders in the Nigerian Tomato Value Chain

Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C., January 13, 2017 /3BL Media/ - Major stakeholders in the Nigerian tomato value chain came together from across the globe for the first-ever YieldWise Partner Planning Session last month. YieldWise, a $130 million dollar initiative launched in 2016 by The Rockefeller Foundation, seeks to demonstrate how the world can halve food loss by 2030, one of the UN’s Global Goals.

source: http://www.justmeans.com/press-release/major-stakeholders-co-create-unifying-strategy-to-address-post-harvest-loss-in-nigeria