🌍The real-world impact of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office-funded research

'Tuberculosis vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by reducing its spread'

Congratulations to our partners at Penn State and Cambridge University for their recently published work.

➡️phys.org/news/2024-03-t…

💉'BCG vaccination reduces bovine tuberculosis transmission, improving prospects for elimination'

Read the Science Magazine research article below, highlighting the important work of Cambridge University and Penn State with long term FCDO-funding

science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

🏆 FCDO Agriculture Research is proud to be part of the The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance’s selection process this year! The discussions were inspiring, and the chosen solutions offer tremendous potential to drive private investments to tackle climate change., including ag
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Great to see our partner CGIAR speaking in UK Parliament on the UK government’s work towards achieving #SDG2 #ZeroHunger . Dr Rachael McDonnell spoke of the importance of science and the need to generate more evidence on what works in different contexts.

AgResults recognizes the value of #inclusion and #genderequity . The #Senegal #PayforResults project is working with women-owned producer organizations to strengthen #accesstofinance & livelihoods. Connexus Corporation #InspireInclusion #InvestinWomen #IWD2024

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Since 2020 SPARC has generated new evidence, and worked with policymakers and businesses, across 16 countries.

Find out more about our work over the last 3 years: buff.ly/3IwBYYY #SPARCideas

Call for proposals 📢

'The use of artificial intelligence #AI in food and agriculture and examples of key RED food and #agriculture investments in artificial intelligence.'

Submission deadline 10th April 2024

For info and to apply: 3ieimpact.org/about/research…

Great to see our research programme, @SPARC_ideas, shaping the global agenda at the #FragilityForum last week. Congratulations to programme member, ODI, for a great session

📢 #ComingSoon | 3ie and Uni of Birmingham led research commissioning centre to support FCDO Research is planning to launch 7⃣ calls for proposals.
Read prior information notices for upcoming research covering a range of development and diplomacy topics 👉🏾 bit.ly/PINrcc

#COP28 has been focusing on food & water. Researchers, w/ support from #ATAI_research , FCDO Research & Gates Foundation, tested the effects of training & cash transfers on farmers’ adoption of demi-lunes to ⬆️ yields in times of 📉 & erratic rainfall. povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/are…

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🚨NEW VENUE for #AIM4C #COP28 Event: AIM for Climate: 'Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation' 🚨

📅 Dec 10
⏲️ 7:30 - 9:00 ET / 16:30 - 18:00 GST
📍 Plenary Al Hairat, Blue Zone, B8
🤝 COP28 UAE Development Innovation Lab #AIM4C

Today - Fireside chat: Scaling innovations from COP26 to COP30 and beyond Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP Marina Silva Minister Environment and Climate Change with Ismahane Elouafi

Today, join CGIAR at #COP28 to discuss the progress made in transitioning towards more sustainable agri-food systems, and how COP28 UAE can accelerate the process.
9 DEC, 16:00 GST
📍 #AgriFoodPavilion or online ➡ on.cgiar.org/3RlFevz
@fcdogovuk World Bank

I'm proud that the UK has pledged new FCDO Research funding for CGIAR.
#Innovation in ag & food systems is critical to address the triple crises of global food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss.
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#COP28 Gates Foundation USAID

📣The #BreakthroughAgenda Priority Actions have launched at #COP28

The Ag-Breakthrough led by UK 🇬🇧and Egypt 🇪🇬helps accelerate deployment of climate-smart #tech in ag & food

A vital mechanism to deliver the #DevelopmentWhitePaper & #GFSS23 ambitions

➡️breakthroughagenda.org

'Innovation for food & nutrition security already saves millions of lives... With the climate crisis rapidly escalating, the global community needs to continue supporting...research to better meet the needs of people & planet.”
Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP at #COP28

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📢Research #Funding opportunity:

New FCDO co-funded call for proposals on climate-smart livestock tech and business models for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Africa, with IDRC | CRDI & Gates Foundation

Apply by 25 Jan: bit.ly/3R1mznE

With 41 #privatesector competitors and 213,510 MT of #Aflasafe -treated maize aggregated from 2013-2019, the AgResults #Nigeria #PayforResults project was a success. Yet four years later, that’s not the story. What happened? scalingcommunityofpractice.com/revisiting-nig…

SPARC is a six-year research-to-action programme led by Cowater International, ILRI.org, Mercy Corps, ODI & partners which informs more effective policies and investments in the drylands of Africa and the Middle East.

Join us at #COP28 to find out more: sparc-knowledge.org/news-blogs/eve…

🌾It was great to hear such positive words for the #UKCGIAR Centre from Agnes M. Kalibata (President, AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems.) at the @FTLive CGIAR roundtable event yesterday on 'Tackling the Growing Global Food Crisis'

📽️Watch the recording⤵️
globalfoodcrisis.live.ft.com