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📅 Join us tomorrow at 2:00 CET: bit.ly/40W9m2G Dr. Meklit Chernet, Project Leader, Data Science and Digital Agricultural Adaptation at Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is this week's speaker at #CPCN bi-weekly seminar!

📅Join us tomorrow September 13th at 2:00 CET: bit.ly/40W9m2G as our #CPCN seminar series resumes with Kevin Huard and Sonya Hoo, Boston Consulting Group, who will discuss Soil Nutrient Roadmaps in sub-Saharan Africa. Boston Consulting Group International Fertilizer Association Gates Foundation

🚨📢#JustPublished in Outlook on #Agriculture: "The input reduction principle of #agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral #fertilizer use in sub-Saharan #Africa" Full text👉rb.gy/e91s7 #AgroecologyInitiative Wageningen U&R African Plant Nutrition Institute IITA Rémi Cardinael @remicardinael.bsky.social

#JustPublished The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa 👉doi.org/10.1177/003072…

#JustOut Using less mineral fertilizers? Correct in many places, not in #SubsaharanAfrica where avg use is only 13kgN/ha/yr, leguminous crops and mixed crop-livestock systems very common but soil nutrient mining widespread. Soon #openaccess #agroecology doi.org/10.1177/003072…

🗓️ The 1st of our "Setting the TABLE for COP28" events will be 16 October, which is also #WorldFoodDay! This event will highlight nitrogen’s role in the food system & its links to climate change, & consider the challenges & solutions. Register: tabledebates.org/cop28-nitrogen

In less than 3 weeks, we kick off our pre-COP28 event series with an event on nitrogen in the food system. 🗓️ 16 October at 5pm BST Our panel includes Pauline Chivenge, @KenGiller & Rasmus Einarsson (SLU). Find out more and register: tabledebates.org/cop28-nitrogen

🗓️ Next week - 16 October at 5pm BST 🗓️ What is the role of nitrogen in our food system? How does it contribute to climate change? Join us for a panel discussion with Pauline Chivenge (@IRRI), Rasmus Einarsson (SLU) & Wim de Vries (Wageningen U&R). Register: tabledebates.org/cop28-nitrogen

Should mineral fertilizer use be increased in sub-Saharan Africa? A team of agronomists provide a nuanced response to this question based on an extensive review. Learn more at bit.ly/3PQRW3s #AgroecologyInitiative Cirad Wageningen U&R African Plant Nutrition Institute IITA CIMMYT

Lack of fertilizer worsens nutrient depletion “Efficient fertilizer use is key, otherwise nutrients are lost, reducing profit for the farmers, & with detrimental impact to the environment in the form of leaching & GHGs” - APNI co-author Pauline Chivenge nature.com/articles/d4414…

Yesterday was #WorldSoilDay Dig into the world of #fertilizer policies amid global price shocks. Find out how critical it is for #EconomicDevelopment. Jordan Chamberlin Pauline Chivenge David Spielman Kibrom Abay IFPRI ILRI.org IWMI International Potato Center IITA agrilinks.org/post/fertilize…

🌾Exploring the impact of global fertilizer price shocks on agricultural policies and productivity. Read the latest blog post by IFPRI researchers Kibrom Abay, Jordan Chamberlin, Pauline Chivenge, Charlotte Hebebrand, and David Spielman. Read more: on.cgiar.org/3ta8sEF #Agriculture

New in Geoderma Regional: “Soil organic carbon stocks and fertility in smallholder indigenous agroforestry systems of the north-eastern mountains, Tanzania” by O D Kimaro, E Desie, B Verbist, D N Kimaro, K Vancampenhout, K-H Feger sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New in Geoderma Regional: „Influence of sample size, model selection, and land use on prediction accuracy of soil properties“ by Samira Safaee, Zamir Libohova, Eileen J. Kladivko, Andrew Brown, Edwin Winzeler, Quentin Read, Shams Rahmani, Kabindra Adhikari sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Food Policy’s submission system is now open for submissions to our Special Issue. This issue aims to update & advance evidence-based debate on the role of fertilizer, soil health, & public policy. 🌐🌾 👉 Check out the full details at: bit.ly/FPCallforPapers #FoodPolicy

New in Geoderma Regional: “Relative and absolute difference in soil organic carbon stocks in grassland soils in Ireland: impact of rock fragments, bulk density and calculation methods” by O Fenton et al. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Prof Dr Owen Fenton

Re-upping this Special Issue Food Policy on fertilizer and soil health policies, which is being guest-edited by Jordan Chamberlin, David Spielman, Pauline Chivenge and myself with a deadline of April 30th. sciencedirect.com/journal/food-p…

Reminder: Tomorrow (Tues., April 30) is the LAST DAY to submit for our special issue on fertilizer and soil health policies, edited by the guest editor team (Kibrom Abay, Jordan Chamberlin, David Spielman, & Pauline Chivenge). Please submit your manuscripts on time!

Please consider submitting your work to a special collection on “Transdisciplinary Collaboration for Sustainable Agriculture”! This special collection is organized across three AGU (American Geophysical Union) journals, including Community Science, Earth's Future, and AGU_GeoHealth.

🌟 Women Leading in Precision Ag 🌾 Moderated by Dr. Steve Phillips, panelists Aziza Tangi (APNI), Mouna Mechri (INGC), Tomisin Adefare (GBFoods), and Pauline Chivenge (IRRI) shared insights on inclusivity, innovation, and their impact on agriculture's future. 🌱 #AfCPA2024