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Elizabeth Sweitzer @EGSweitzer
Joined April 2012
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Simple way to reduce fish waste from spoilage through the food chain? Buy frozen. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Ayanna Pressley
@AyannaPressley
18 Aug 2021
So, just trying to see something. RT or like if you want Democrats to deliver on: paid family leave universal pre-k childcare free community college home & community based services
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🍅@IEEESpectrum I loved this article about tomato’s energy footprint in the new age of production! Paradigm shift: When we account for production methods we learn that local produce isn’t necessarily more energy efficient. #tomato #energyfootprint #foodmiles
Loved the @IEEESpectrum article in its August 2020 issue about using #remotesensing and #MachineLearning for #forest inventories. Very cool work by #SilviaTerra 📸Casey Horner
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MICHAEL GOMEZ SELVARAJ - Phenomics Lab@MICHAELSELVARA7
26 Aug 2020
HTP Cassava phenotyping platform @GrahamThiele @RTB_CGIAR @BiovIntCIAT_eng plantmethods.biomedcentral.c…
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The man who said that #COVID19 was but a little flu, global leader of open economy over public health, has tested positive for the novel virus. #Brasil #Brazil #Bolsonaro bbc.com/news/world-latin-ame…

Coronavirus: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive

The president, who has belittled the risks posed by the virus, took the test after developing symptoms.

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The #COVID crisis claims even more victims: farmers. According to @timesofindia, “unbearable agricultural debt” drive many farmers to suicide. Today on #IntlWidowsDay, I encourage us to help farmers and their families with common sense agricultural reform. #internationalwidowsday
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Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool sees 17 farmer suicides in lockdown | Visakhapatnam News - Times of India

At least 17 farmers, especially tomato and onion growers, have ended their lives in AP’s Kurnool district in the last two months since the lockdown wa

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Brian Winter
@BrazilBrian
22 Jun 2020
I've had so much spectacular travel in Colombia - the Sierra Nevada, Cartagena, parts of Antioquia - but tourism infrastructure ranked 82nd out of 140 countries in a survey. Work needed to make it true world-class destination Good look here by @lrauls1 americasquarterly.org/articl…

How Tourism Can Jumpstart Colombia’s Economy

“We are in a very difficult moment fighting for the future of our industry.”

americasquarterly.org
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In May 1946, Einstein visited #LincolnUofPA where he remarked to a group that segregation and racism is “not a disease of colored people but a disease of white people”. Later that year, he also called #racism the greatest disease in America. Let’s follow his lead; let’s speak up.
🦸‍♀️ hero. ##JusticeForFloyd #GeorgeFloyd
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Beth Hastie highlights the issue with current labor laws for migrant workers. #FoodWorkers are essential but aren't being treated like it. What does @MWACCanada want to see for migrant workers amidst the #COVID crisis? theconversation.com/the-coro…

The coronavirus reveals the necessity of Canada’s migrant workers

Now that the pandemic has made migrant workers visible in Canada, as well as the true value of the work they do, it’s time to dramatically improve their working conditions.

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RT @swisspeace: Does #COVID-19 affect #SustainableDevelopment? In this exciting interview, swisspeace’s Anna Leissing talks about #war rethoric and the #remilitarisation of societies 👇 ow.ly/y08I50zFaBc x.com/swisspeace/status/1260…
Celebrating International #peaceday by encouraging us to #jointogether as a globe and drop guns, sanitize our hands, share resources and to fight COVID, together. 📸@open_even
RT @l_lava: Gender dynamics in banana seed systems and impact on banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) recovery in Cameroon doi.org/10.1177/003072702091… @RTB_CGIAR study on gendered differences in access to resources, services, and decision-making @BiovIntCIAT_eng

Gender dynamics in banana seed systems and impact on banana bunchy top disease recovery in Cameroon...

Enhancing opportunities for women and men in banana production is vital for promoting gender equity in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the gendered ...

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Today on #dayoffamilies, let's bring awareness to important unintended ramifications of the #COVID crisis: children are not in school and therefore are more vulnerable to participating in child labor. @wef discusses how to tackle it. #SDGs #GlobalGoals ow.ly/OAvV50zGfj4

How COVID-19 could create a spike in child labour

One example shows that a 10% fall in income, due to a drop in cocoa price, led to an increase in child labour by more than 5%.

weforum.org
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Happy International #DayofFamilies! Thinking of those who are far from family, missing family, estranged from family, or growing a new family today. May you be well. 📸 mt.elgassier
RT @foodtank: "People were shouting 'I am hungry, I am hungry give us food.'" (via @thomasbwire) npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
Incredibly illuminating article from @GosiaWozniacka about the vulnerability of farm workers during #COVID. Many of them #migrantworkers are not getting the protections they need including masks. eater.com/2020/5/14/21257505…

Why Farmworkers Are Especially at Risk for COVID-19

As hundreds of farmworkers test positive for coronavirus, many remain unprotected

eater.com
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CGIAR Climate Action@CGIARclimate
14 May 2020
Rice-aquaculture models🦐, fruit tree plantations🍍, and livestock🐄 are a few of the livelihood options that Vietnamese farmers can explore to reduce their dependence on rice and increase their climate resilience. Read more: ccafs.cgiar.org/news/what-ca…
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