🌍 Earth Day
Across the world, I see both the urgency of the challenges we face and the incredible potential to solve them.
🌾 Food systems are part of the problem, but they are also a big part of the solution.
That’s where our focus must be.
On the heels of my recent trip to the United States, I'm pleased to share a new op-ed on why investing in agricultural innovation is smart strategy for U.S. prosperity, stability, and security.
Read it here⬇️
https://on.cgiar.org/4dW8BR1
🇨🇦 Investing in agriculture is not optional. It is essential for resilience, both in Canada and around the world 🌍 🗞️ Great to speak with The Globe and Mail on how disruptions in the Middle East are putting the most vulnerable at risk 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/47Isrve
🌍 Global tensions ripple through food systems. Conflict doesn’t stay local - it reshapes food systems worldwide. Experts and partners came together to unpack how disruptions are shaping markets and food security worldwide.
https://on.cgiar.org/4te96e4
@ifpri.org @cgiar-emd.bsky.social @adb.org
🇳🇵 🌱 Over 10 years, CGIAR has worked alongside partners and communities to strengthen livelihoods, improve resilience and reshape food systems across Nepal.
Read more 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4stLlNW
@iwmi.bsky.social @cimmyt.bsky.social @irriofficial.bsky.social @ilri.org
🤝 Great to meet with Guangzhe Chen and Renaud Seligmann to explore how we can support partnerships like Agriconnect and Water Forward, bringing science and data to strengthen @theworldbank.bsky.social crisis response.
🏦Fruitful meetings with Caribbean Development Bank President Daniel Best and @afdbgroup.bsky.social President Sisi Ould Tah, where we continued ongoing planning for upcoming partnerships and projects.
🗣️ A great discussion with @theworldbank.bsky.social, Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer Paschal Donohoe, on how @cgiar.org's science and partnerships can better support jobs and impact at scale.
📍Washington, DC 🇺🇸 Thanks to our partners at Farm Journal Foundation, we joined US Congressional staffers to share how food security underpins national security, and how US farmers and the economy benefit from @cgiar.org research.
Celebrating a milestone in Washington, D.C. 🇺🇸🤝 We marked the official signing of AICCRA–FSRP IV—building on strong foundations to strengthen food security, create jobs, and accelerate delivery of proven climate-smart & nutrition-smart innovations across Africa.
📢https://on.cgiar.org/4cunV4O
🤖 🌱 @mila-quebec.bsky.social has over 1,300 of the world's leading AI and deep learning researchers.
@cgiar.org has spent 50+ years generating one of the world's richest agricultural datasets. The potential at that intersection is significant 🤝
🎓 🤝 Pleased to be back at @mcgill.ca, where I once did my post-doc and taught, and to reconnect with old friends and colleagues, including Deep Saini and Salwa Karboune 🇨🇦 We explored how stronger collaboration can connect science, education and global food systems 🌱
🤝 🇨🇦 A valuable conversation with Lori Kerr and Stéphanie Emond at FinDev Canada. We discussed how stronger collaboration can connect finance and science, mobilizing capital while grounding investments in real-world data, field presence, and impact measurement.
🔬🌱 Bringing science and markets into one conversation with Agriculture and Agrifood Canada leadership 🇨🇦
We explored how stronger collaboration can unlock both innovation and market opportunities, linking CGIAR’s global footprint with Canada’s agricultural strengths.
🇨🇦 Great to be back in Ottawa, connecting with Canadian partners on how we can advance global food systems and food security, aligned with Canada’s evolving trade and development priorities. Grateful for Canada’s longstanding partnership 🤝 🌍
🍽️ 🚌 Across Africa, 71.5 million children receive daily meals 🍚 When sourced locally, these programmes support smallholder farmers, improve nutrition and strengthen local economies 🌍
https://on.cgiar.org/3PdZZed
@bioversityciat.bsky.social
Eid Mubarak to all celebrating! 🌙
Wishing you peace, joy, and renewal. Grateful for the spirit of compassion and solidarity that inspires our @cgiar.org community and partners around the world. ✨
💧🌾 For women farmers, growing rice means navigating uncertainty - water levels, climate shifts and limited access to resources and knowledge. When women have access to information, tools and opportunities, they don’t just grow crops. They strengthen food systems for all.
@irriofficial.bsky.social
📢📢 #NowHiring! CGIAR has opportunities across science, communications, finance, and leadership. Join our staff working in 70+ countries to deliver science and innovation for a food‑secure future.
Explore roles & apply today. https://www.cgiar.org/careers#Vacancies
Yesterday at the #VillarsInstitute, we explored how to shift food systems from extraction to regeneration. Smallholders—who grow a third of our food—face rising climate risks. @cgiar.org science shows real solutions. #FoodSystems
💦 🌱 Sustainable irrigation is not just about water. We must consider the full picture: water, energy, food and ecosystems.
For me, this is where science matters most - connecting systems and turning knowledge into action.
Read more 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4by2MX0
@ifpri.org @iwmi.bsky.social
🤵♀️ 🌸 Leadership carries responsibility. And for many women, it often means balancing family, career and expectations at the same time. But true leadership doesn’t require women to fit into old models.
📺 Listen to the entire talk 👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/cXwafRlSkAs
🌼 This International Women's Day, we spotlight women transforming food and land systems. 💭 Then a curious girl, 👩🌾 now a leader driving innovation that feed communities & protect the planet.
👉 https://allbiociat.org/3Nm2nyR
#YearOfTheWomanFarmer #IYWF2026 #IWD
What advice would you give your younger self?
For Ismahane Elouafi (@cgiar-emd.bsky.social), the journey in science has been full of breakthroughs & inspiration. From childhood dreams to Executive Managing Director at @cgiar.org, she’s shaping a climate-resilient and food-secure future for all.
For #InternationalWomensDay, @cgiar-emd.bsky.social Ismahane Elouafi joined scientists and leaders to share her personal reflections on leadership, women in science.
📺 ICYMI: Watch here: https://on.cgiar.org/4r0VkJH
👩 Women don’t just need empowerment - they need opportunities.
Honored to speak at the Women Breaking Boundaries event for #InternationalWomensDay.
Listen to the full conversation 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4uoyHSC
📢 An important milestone for global action on nature, climate, and food systems!
Proud to announce a new #IUCN - @cgiar.org partnership, focused on sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation to shape resilient food systems.
🔗 https://lnkd.in/ddKDRniq
"Used responsibly, AI can amplify the impact of our work, rather than its own flaws." - Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR
“AI can transform agricultural research, as long as we remain realistic about its capabilities and grounded about its risks,” writes @cgiar-emd.bsky.social in a new #ScienceExpertVoices article. https://scim.ag/4aDqIYu
Ramadan Moubarak — رمضان مبارك 🌙
Wishing peace, reflection, and gentle days to all observing. May this month bring you moments of calm, spiritual renewal, and connection with loved ones.
Ramadan Kareem — رمضان كريم.
Happy Lunar New Year! 🐎
Welcoming the #YearoftheHorse and celebrating the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists #IYRP2026—honoring the strength and resilience of pastoral communities worldwide.
Wishing everyone a joyful and prosperous year ahead.
