Today, Food and Agriculture Organization presented the #WorldFoodForum 2024, including this year’s theme: “Good food for all, for today and tomorrow”.

In 2024, the World Food Forum’s year-long activities will culminate in a flagship event to be held on 14– 18 October.
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Today, final step (7) of the 60+ Climate Work Out Program. Excitement! Participants shared actions done to lower carbon footprints, incl starting insulating ceilings, walls, replacing doors, reducing household consumption, room temp, airmiles and palm oil use. 60+ taking action!

Happy to share that our work engineering cellulose-producing bacteria to grow light-induced patterns and make melanin to grow black leather-like materials is now published OA in Nature Biotechnology > Study led by the amazing Marcus Walker Marcus Walker nature.com/articles/s4158…

Article: Canada’s Food Guide recommends greater consumption of plant protein. Based on actual food intake values, this study assesses the impacts of partial replacement (25% and 50%) on nutrient inadequacy, health outcomes and GHG emissions.
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Ireland to increase World Food Programme funding by 40% rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

☮️ On International Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness Day, we advocate for peace, cooperation, and a future free from the threat of weapons. Join the conversation, spread awareness, and work towards a world without fear. #DisarmamentDay

Great presentation by Kazuki Kitaoka on #Global #Youth #Action in #AgriFoodSystems enabled by World Food Forum at todays IFIAD Ireland & Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine co-hosted Launch of Ireland's National #Youth #Food #Forum (NYFF)!

Food and Agriculture Organization #BetterFoodFuture #GoodFood4All #SDG2 #Global Goals

Tomorrow Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine & IFIAD Ireland will launch the National #Youth #Food #Forum (NYFF) in #Ireland

We will have a keynote by Kazuki Kitaoka from World Food Forum, with inputs by youth delegates & others.

13:00 (Irish Time). All welcome!

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#SDG2

We visited Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway to meet with President Ciarán Ó hOgartaigh, Prof Becky Whay, VP International, Prof Jim Livesey, VP Research & Innovation, Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh & Prof CharlesSpillane to discuss the impact of the new research Co-centres funded by British, Irish & NI govts

Why don't humans have tails?

A genetics study finds that a mobile genetic sequence inserted into a gene for tail development contributed to tail loss as early apes evolved. go.nature.com/3Te8t4C

We are recruiting for four operations posts supporting the NI Hub of the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water including a Co-Centre Manager, Business Development Manager, Communications and Outreach Officer, and Clerical Officer Closing dates for all posts 11/03/24 Science Foundation Ireland DAERA UK Research and Innovation

Our review with partners in Sweden, China, India & USA, on harnessing #CircadianClock #genes for more #resilient & #productive #crops online today in Planta_Journal

Open access👉 tinyurl.com/ypxb4zcx

Ryan Institute @ University of Galway @UniofGalway SLU Agricultural Research Service

#SDG2 #Adaptation #Heterosis

New paper by Tamirat Jimma et al on impacts of soil #acidification & #climatechange on future crop suitability in #Ethiopia out in Sustainability.

Research co-funded by our EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 funded Leg4Dev project (@ILRI & Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway)

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#SDG2 #SDG13

On #WorldPulsesDay President of Ireland endorses the EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 LEG4DEV project led by Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway with CGIAR, university & partners in Eastern & Southern Africa

Calls for increased investment in scaling of #pulses for #SustainableDevelopment

Read more: tinyurl.com/49j7jd99

Great talk on #education for #SustainableDevelopment by UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳's Mark Manns at todays Grand Challenges University Alliance 2030 meeting in Sweden

How are universities contributing to #SDG target 4.7?

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Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway works with #GCUA2030 advancing #SDG s

The global distribution of angiosperm genome size is shaped by climate

Bureš et al. BotZool MUNI Biological Sci UCT Kew Gardens UNEP-WCMC

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Keeping global warming below 2 °C above preindustrial levels could prevent approximately 2.4 million deaths per year by 2050 via improved air quality and reduced heat exposure. In PNAS: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

One crucial difference between #genebanks and other banks is that genebank deposits are alive.

Have you ever wondered what a genebank does?

Read more to find out! ⬇️⬇️
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@EcoFoodSystems #Hanoi Workshop, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Peter McKeown discusses with Mark Lundy & Prof. Anh how all 99 million #Vietnam people need access to #healthier foods that are #affordable , & which have low impacts on the #environment

#LeaveNoOneBehind #SDG2 #SDG3 #SDG10

The @EcoFoodSystems research project focuses on research with #Vietnamese partners to help improve #health of people & communities that are nutritionally #marginalised in #Hanoi #city region by the #diets they consume

#LeaveNoOne Behind #SDG2 #SDG3 #SDG10