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At UrbanFarm Africa, innovation converges with food security, without water, there's no agriculture; without agriculture, there's no food. Our mission extends beyond just ensuring food security – we're proud about our Hydro Harvest projects, complementing our Hydro Coops initiatives and creating food and water security for communities. Our Hydro Harvest Mission: • Maximize resource efficiency • Uplift livelihoods • Ensure a steady water supply • Minimize water wastage • Operate on a zero-waste principle • Promote safe water for all • Tackle water security challenges amidst climate change and population growth • Empower marginalized groups • Support zero hunger and clean water initiatives • Follow sustainability principles • Enhance resilience to climate-related disruptions • Empower women and youth • Promote peace in vulnerable communities • Collaborate for collective action • Teach sustainable water practices • Instill the importance of water conservation

At UrbanFarm Africa, innovation converges with food security, without water, there's no agriculture; without agriculture, there's no food. Our mission extends beyond just ensuring food security – we're proud about our Hydro Harvest projects, complementing our Hydro Coops initiatives and creating food and water security for communities. Our Hydro Harvest Mission: • Maximize resource efficiency • Uplift livelihoods • Ensure a steady water supply • Minimize water wastage • Operate on a zero-waste principle • Promote safe water for all • Tackle water security challenges amidst climate change and population growth • Empower marginalized groups • Support zero hunger and clean water initiatives • Follow sustainability principles • Enhance resilience to climate-related disruptions • Empower women and youth • Promote peace in vulnerable communities • Collaborate for collective action • Teach sustainable water practices • Instill the importance of water conservation

Sustainability is more more than just a buzzword; Sustainability drives Sasini PLC forward day in, day out. Read more on our ongoing support for local communities, the environment, and our focus for the future, in Issue 110 of the Africa Outlook Magazine. https://lnkd.in/ezYdCACJ

How to REFORM and REPURPOSE SUBSIDIES towards safeguarding the world’s foundational NATURAL ASSETS - clean air, land, and oceans - from DEGRADATION and HARMING PEOPLE, the PLANET, and ECONOMIES? Key messages in The World Bank Group report "Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies", published June 15th, 2023 (see https://lnkd.in/dHmgaW7X), are: ✅ Governments are spending trillions on INEFFICIENT SUBSIDIES that are making climate change worse - money that could be tapped to help solve the problem. ✅ REPURPOSING these wasteful subsidies will help ensure a green and just TRANSITION that can provide jobs and OPPORTUNITIES for all. ✅ The consequences of INACTION are COSTLY. We are running out of time to deal with the climate crisis. ✅ Subsidy REFORM is PRO-POOR. The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), launched in 2012, is one approach to reform and repurpose subsidies. It is a step-by-step methodology for identifying, designing and implementing FINANCE SOLUTIONS to achieve POSITIVE CHANGES FOR NATURE. Countries that have successfully applied the BIOFIN approach include #thailand, #indonesia, #philippines, #mexico and #uzbekistan. For insights on this initiative, read: 🔎 https://lnkd.in/ggSZQmQQ 🔎 https://lnkd.in/g6iqbr4v #biodiversity #healthyfood #nutrition #healthcare PROBLEMS require SOLUTIONS thru INNOVATION driven by ENTERPRISE #innovators #entrepreneurs #startups #smallbusiness WinSolutions | Winning Impact

Unlocking Sustainable Growth: Partner with TFT in Driving ESG Excellence in Zimbabwe As the world shifts toward responsible and sustainable business practices, Zimbabwe’s agriculture and tobacco sectors are at the heart of this transformation. Tobacco Farmer Talk (TFT) is leading the way, creating a blueprint for sustainable agriculture that not only supports growers but ensures environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities are integrated into every aspect of the value chain. Why Partner with TFT? TFT’s expertise spans agronomic support, sustainability initiatives (#ATreeForEveryKgSold), and ESG-driven solutions designed to tackle key industry challenges such as: Environmental Impact: Combatting deforestation and promoting sustainable tobacco curing solutions. Social Responsibility: Empowering rural communities through knowledge-sharing, job creation, and equitable labor practices. Governance: Enhancing compliance with global sustainability standards and supporting local regulatory frameworks. With our established Learn As You Do (LAYD) program and upcoming ESG-focused initiatives, we are committed to scaling up efforts that will benefit farmers, the environment, and partners alike. Our Invitation We are inviting local and international partners—whether contracting companies, development agencies, NGOs, or corporate entities—to collaborate with TFT on impactful ESG programs. Together, we can: Scale Sustainable Practices across Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector. Develop Innovative Solutions to reduce the carbon footprint and promote environmental preservation. Foster Long-Term Growth by ensuring Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry remains globally competitive while adhering to sustainability standards. Let’s Shape the Future Together. For partnership inquiries and to explore how you can contribute to a sustainable and profitable agricultural and tobacco future, contact us at: +263715645064 | phineas@tft.org.zw

Every 5th of June has been dedicated as Environment day. A day to appreciate and recognise the environment that we all live in and also a moment to reflect on how to bring balance between human activites and environmental sustainability. Last year the theme was Turn off the Tap, Beat Plastic Waste. The theme was set to challenge us in our plastic consumption and the hazard its waste produces. This year the theme is Land Restoration, Dessertification and Drought resilience. I will use this medium to briefly discuss on the theme for us to be enlightened and challenged to action. World Environment Day 2024 Theme: Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience Definitions and Meaning Desertification: Land degradation in dry areas due to climatic changes and human activities. About 35% of Nigeria's land is at risk, affecting 40 million people. Land Degradation: Processes like soil erosion and deforestation reduce land productivity. Drought: Prolonged low rainfall leading to water shortages. Causes and Impacts Causes -Climate Change: Higher temperatures and altered weather patterns cause reduced rainfall and longer droughts, affecting up to 70% of northern Nigeria's land. -Overgrazing: Leads to 50-70% productivity loss. - Deforestation: Reduces the land's moisture retention. -Unsustainable Farming: Over-cultivation and poor soil management degrade soil quality. Impacts: - Agriculture: Yields can drop by 60-80%, threatening food security. - Livelihoods: Increased poverty and migration. - Water Resources: Scarcity affects drinking water, irrigation, and sanitation. Solutions - Agroforestry: Planting trees alongside crops. -Soil Conservation: Terracing, contour plowing, and cover cropping. -Sustainable Farming: Organic farming, crop rotation, conservation tillage. -Community Projects:** Local efforts in afforestation and water management. International Partnerships: -Collaborations with UNCCD and World Bank. Conclusion Addressing land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience is vital for Nigeria's future. Sustainable practices, community involvement, and international partnerships are key to building resilience. Thank you all.

Massive conflict of interests revealed 👁 in sustainability initiatives linked to fishmeal in West Africa.🌍 📌 In 2023, Mauritanian factories processed a volume of wild fish that could have met the nutritional needs of 6 to 9.6 million people in West Africa. ❗Instead, it was fed to farmed fish that is mostly consumed in the Global North. These wild species, "often known as the fish of the poor", are a fundamental source of nutrients in local diets, and provide employment to tens of thousands of women, but the pressure from the fishmeal industry is putting them at risk of collapse. In a recent investigation🔦 DeSmog reveals how sustainability initiatives which are meant to improve fishmeal sourcing for salmon farming (and other carnivorous fish farming) are in fact dominated by industry interests with a total lack of representation from civil society or impacted communities. “How seriously can you take a certification programme if it’s just the companies developing their own sets of criteria, and then they are the ones who hold the reins on any kind of accountability?” said researcher Devlin Kuyek in conversation with DeSmog. 📰 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gk5iqSjP 🔎 Or access the investigation here: https://lnkd.in/gk5iqSjP

Competitive advantage with an Impact Strategy. Find out how African agribusiness can seize the opportunity of the transition towards sustainable value chains.

a great overview from Mongabay of the physical, digital, and policy work that ofi and Olam Agri have done to prepare out in front of #EUDR leveraging NGIS Mindsprint and Global Forest Watch to work with #smallholders in the #timber #coffee #cocoa #palm and other affected commodities with Christopher Stewart