A week-long international course of the Taiwan Asia Vegetable Initiative(TAsVI), funded by Taiwan MOFA, unites 50 experts from 23 countries. TAsVI aims to conserve vegetable biodiversity & enhance health, nutrition & climate resilience.

TAsVI by numbers:
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Save the Date! The First International Conference for Veggies 4 Planet & People is happening on 28-29 May 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Follow us to explore insights from research on regenerative agriculture, improved seed supply systems, and more!
#Sustainability #ResearchConference

Celebrating #InternationalWomensMonth , WorldVeg HQ invited female staff to share success stories, echoing the theme 'Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress'

WorldVeg female staff in numbers:
𝟒𝟔% female staff
𝟒𝟐% female staff hold a PhD/MA degree
𝟒𝟎% female staff in research

One more big step forward - the inauguration of 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 in Arusha, Tanzania, through the ‘Taiwan-Africa Vegetable Initiative (TAVI)’ project, funded by @MOA_Taiwan and 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 (19 March 2024).

A big step forward – the inauguration of the 𝐄𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, made possible by WorldVeg, @MOA_Taiwan, and 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼, through the ‘Taiwan-Africa Vegetable Initiative (TAVI)’ project (15 March 2024).

Celebrating International Women's Day

A heartfelt salute to the many incredible women shaping our world today – leaders, innovators, activists, scientists, farmers, traders, mothers, & sisters – and to all those who came before them.

#IWD2024 #InspireInclusion #EqualityForAll

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7 Feb 2024, Nairobi-Cabinet Secretary Hon. Prof. Mithika Linturi welcomed WorldVeg Directors, highlighting traditional vegetables crucial role in nutrition, income & job creation. The meeting aimed to strengthen ties, pledging to amplify vegetables positive impact on Kenyan lives

The first WorldVeg Global Comms Week unfolded at its India office at #ICRISAT in Hyderabad from 29 Jan to 2 Feb. To increase the Center's visibility, comms officers around the world gathered for skill sharing, rolling out decentralized social media & developing 2024 workplans.

The communication teams of ICRISAT and World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) converged at ICRISAT HQ.

Led by Nick Pasiecznik, Communications Lead World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg), and Ramon Peachey, Director of Communications, ICRISAT, the discussions centered on optimizing communication strategies for more…

【聯袂出擊！國產彩椒2新品種 最快明年上市】
國內彩色甜椒需求逐漸增加，但主要品種均為歐美國家育成及進口。農業部臺中區農業改良場與「亞蔬─世界蔬菜中心」合作育成紅、黃色甜椒「台中亞蔬1號、2號」，果肉厚、甜度高，果面平滑有光澤，高產且具多種抗病性
全文：agriharvest.tw/archives/112488

Thank you to Dr. Robert Chandler, Jr., 1988 Laureate, and founder of the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and the World Vegetable Center in Taiwan. These organizations have led to breakthrough achievements in food production. bit.ly/3O3z2GI

WorldVeg Director Global Engagement 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞 will speak at #GGFA

Join us: bit.ly/GFFA_WorldVeg

🎙Topic: Reducing food loss & waste of fruits & vegetables: The potential of urban(izing) food systems
🗓Date: 18 JAN 2024
🕓Time: 16:00-17:30 (CET)

Boosting Nutrition in #Zanzibar ! Health diet seed kits distributed by #CIMMYT & #WorldVeg are enriching diets with diverse, nutrient-rich vegetables. A sustainable step towards combating #malnutrition and ensuring #foodsecurity for 4,050 people 🥦🌱 bit.ly/3QZi9xC

𝗕𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 (𝗜𝗣𝗥𝗜𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰). Registration & abstract submissions are open!

📅22-25 Apr 2024
📌WorldVeg HQ, Taiwan
🌐avrdc.org/ipri-2024-abou…
🎥bit.ly/3RO5dLo

Short clips of the 2023 WorldVeg Golden Jubilee Celebration. Look back and then move forward!

🎦Vegetable Science Day - 2 Nov
youtu.be/ao1vvO0s6mw
🎦Golden Jubilee Celebration - 3 Nov
youtu.be/ORi-3mpICYw
🎦Open Day - 4 Nov
youtu.be/g8EbHNzU8WM

Read WorldVeg's latest story '𝑪𝑰𝑴𝑴𝒀𝑻 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝑽𝒆𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕' bit.ly/WorldVeg_CIMMYT #CIMMYT #partnerships #Africa

Season’s greetings and all the best for 2024!

New #podcast !! This time, #cooling solutions for food products in the Global South! Ralph Roothaert of WorldVeg explains how passive systems preserve leafy greens. Anshul Ojha of Desert Resource Centre brings solutions to desert nomads. bit.ly/3uV3LPz #COP28 #SDG7 #SDG2

In Zanzibar, youth unemployment is 33%, hunger & malnutrition persist due to a lack of diversified diet & nutritious food intake. 'AIDI Zanzibar' helps raise the production of veggies; enhancing nutrition, income generation & job creation.

#COP28 #CIMMYT
bit.ly/3uJ0ySY