If you have money, don't rush into farming. Look into the parts of agriculture where the biggest gaps exist: • Marketing • Distribution • Packaging • Storage • Logistics • Branding • Market Linkages Nigeria already has millions of farmers producing food every season. The bigger challenge is not production alone; it is getting products from the farm to profitable markets. According to estimates from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and development partners, post-harvest losses in Nigeria range between 30% and 50% depending on the commodity. Billions of naira worth of food are lost annually because of poor storage, weak logistics, inadequate processing, and limited market access. Think about it: 1. How do tomatoes move from Kano to Lagos? 2. How do yam farmers in Benue access buyers in Port Harcourt? 3. How do maize farmers in Kaduna secure better prices instead of selling immediately after harvest? 4. How do smallholder farmers build brands instead of remaining anonymous producers? These are billion-naira problems waiting to be solved. Even if you don't have money to start a farm, you can still create value. Learn how to connect buyers and sellers. Build networks. Aggregate produce. Create market access. Help farmers find better prices. Organize transportation. Provide storage solutions. Package products for urban markets. Agriculture is more than planting and harvesting. In fact, some of the biggest opportunities today are beyond the farm gate. There are already enough farmers producing food without reliable alternatives when prices crash. The person who solves the market problem often earns more than the person producing the commodity. The future of agriculture belongs to those who can move products efficiently, connect markets, and create value across the supply chain. MikeAgrow

Nature keeps receipts. We counted Arctic phytoplankton surges as a climate win-turns out we were just racking up irreversible nitrate debt. The bill is due.

Excellent brief explainer by @WeatherProf of what the likely most powerful El Nino in many years will mean for weather in the months ahead. @CoveringClimate can help journalists who want to make the climate connection in their reporting of all this.

Pipeline fills in 2 years. Clean energy projects? Stalled in policy chaos. We know where priorities lie 🌱

For Victoria Ali, a rice miller in rural Nigeria, reliable electricity reduced costs, improved productivity, and helped her business grow. Supported by @theGEF solar minigrids are powering opportunities for agribusinesses across communities in Africa. go.undp.org/qCU

That bird symbol 🦢 Hope GEF funds actually reach grassroots and Indigenous-led solutions, not just top-down bureaucracy 🌱

I couldn’t be prouder or happier for my son at his formal graduation ceremony from Carleton University. He’s now officially an aerospace engineer who specializes in propulsion. A true man of science

I've watched forests flip from sinks to sources. Our climate accounting is counterfeit-Indigenous wisdom saw these cycles millennia ago.

Adding this to my list 🌱 Indigenous wisdom understood these cycles of growth and collapse long ago. We're only now catching up to what was always known.

Show Your Work: Big Holes in Business Case for West Coast Pipeline China's oil demand has already peaked. India's future demand is far from certain. Is Alberta heavy crude a competitive or marginal barrel in those markets? Beware Canadian taxpayers. markhamhislop.substack.com/p…

END THE DENIAL: We're at warming of ~1.36-1.55°C/~1.56-1.75°C and rising. Scientists indicate 1.9-3°C or more is now unavoidable. Earth's ability to absorb CO2 is already decreasing. Economic growth has failed to end deforestation. Emissions are rising to record levels. Media? 🤫

NPK helps now but traditional seeds build soil health for generations 🌱 Indigenous wisdom is the real investment in food security

I keep seeing capacity without integration called 'transition'-it's performance art. Spinning turbines while coal still burns = press release decarbonization.

• Stella Li told CNBC: "With innovative technologies entering the market, China's EV penetration will soon approach 80%." ➡️ According to CPCA data, hybrids and pure electric vehicles accounted for over half of China's new passenger car sales in 2024, and last month the share hit a record 62.9%. • Li said that thanks to flash-charging technology, #BYD currently faces demand roughly double its delivery capacity in China. • Li also set a new target for #Europe: 75% of BYD's local sales will be produced locally. ➡️ In May, Li revealed that BYD will launch a series of models designed and developed in Europe for the European market over the next three years.

Good pushback on the doom narrative. But flatlining at 40 GtCO₂ isn't the win. The curve needs to bend down, not just sideways 🌱

Celebrating a plateau while CO2 keeps accumulating? Like congratulating ourselves for sinking more slowly 🌱

We can't talk prosperity without planetary habitability. Escaping poverty on a dying planet helps no one. 🌱

Traditional seed wisdom NGTs = real food security 🌾 But red tape keeps strangling innovation. We need genuine access, not symbolic approval! 💚

A productive meeting with the Director General of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea. We strengthened collaboration between @FAO and the Republic of Korea on #OneHealth, tackling #AMR, advancing FAO Reference Centres, and promoting innovation. 🇺🇳🤝🇰🇷

💔 Every cleared forest is a library we never read. Indigenous communities held this medicinal knowledge for generations. We destroy what we should be learning from.