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The right to food and freedom from hunger can be emphasized on certain elements including; Availability: Food must be available through production, purchase, or other means. Accessibility: Economic and physical access to food must be guaranteed, ensuring affordability. Adequacy: Food must meet dietary needs, considering factors like age, health, and occupation. Read more on our blog here >>> https://lnkd.in/gnWmuWpd #humanrightsday #internationalhumanrightsday #greenfarmlands

Welcome to the Month of DECEMBER! We are wishing you a season full of good health, love and joy to you and your family! #greenfarmlands #greenbasket #christmasseason

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), highlights the urgent need to scale up the implementation and uptake of agrifood system solutions by enabling policies, innovation, and technologies and ensuring these solutions reach smallholder farmers. But what then is an agrifood system and why the urgency? An agrifood system encompasses the entire range of activities, processes, and infrastructure involved in producing, processing, transporting, storing, marketing, and consuming food. It includes agricultural production, post-harvest handling and storage, processing and transformation, packaging and distribution, marketing and retail, and consumption. Agrifood systems aim to provide nutritious food, support rural livelihoods, contribute to sustainable development, ensure environmental sustainability, and promote social equity. In response to this imperative, Green Farmlands' Green Basket initiative incorporates various components by collaborating closely with smallholder farmers in crisis-affected regions to prioritize agrifood systems solutions. Green Farmlands through the Green Basket initiative work to support agricultural production through training small holders farmers and providing them with the resources to increase production, thereby enhancing food security and nutrition. The initiative also reduces post-harvest losses by providing proper handling and storage techniques. The Green Basket initiative provides a vital platform, offering smallholder farmers stable market access and connecting them to urban markets and consumers. This facilitates distribution and marketing, enabling consumers to purchase fresh produce. The initiative promotes healthy consumption habits, supports sustainable agriculture practices, and reduces food waste and losses. The Green Basket initiative, promotes fair prices and market access for smallholder farmers, thereby contributing to social equity. The initiative also encourages environmentally friendly practices, ensuring environmental sustainability. The Green Basket initiative exemplifies a holistic approach to agrifood systems, addressing production, post-production handling, processing, distribution, marketing, retail, and consumption. By doing so, they enhance food security, support rural livelihoods, promote sustainable development, and ensure environmental sustainability and social equity. Implementing these key actions, we can build resilient agrifood systems that mitigate climate change, conserve biodiversity, and promote sustainable land use and help build a resilient future with food security for all.

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Did You Know? Cameroon loses 25% of its agricultural produce after harvest? But there's hope! Better market access can reduce post-harvest loss by 24%! At Green Farmlands, we're tackling this issue head-on with our "Green Basket" project! Our online shopping platform (basket.greenfarmlands.org) connects smallholder farmers to urban markets, reducing post-harvest losses and increasing their income and livelihood. Join us in reducing food waste and empowering farmers! #GreenBasket #PostHarvestLoss #SustainableAgriculture #GreenFarmlands

For 35 years, Echoing Green has been on the front lines of solving the world’s biggest problems, raising up the transformational leaders willing to speak truth to power and challenge the status quo. These change-makers have been driving transformative social impact across the globe. This year, our esteemed Founder Atim Mbah Patience, selected as one of the top 20 exceptional 2023 Echoing Green Fellow, joint the 2024 Echoing green All Fellow Convening in Ghana. Notably, this convening marked the first in-person gathering for the 2023 cohort since their fellowship, providing an opportunity for meaningful connections and collaborations. Read more here https://lnkd.in/eCYYXbuX

Happy 1st Anniversary, Faniran! This month marks an incredible milestone for our team member, Faniran, who has spent an amazing year with us at Green Farmlands as our exceptional Project Coordinator. Faniran, your dedication, passion, and hard work have been invaluable to our team. As Project Coordinator, you've been the driving force behind our project successes, expertly managing initiatives from conception to completion and fostering collaboration among stakeholders. Your leadership, organizational skills, and attention to detail have helped us grow, innovate, and thrive in ways we never thought possible. Your contributions have been instrumental in driving our agricultural projects forward, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery. Here's to many more years of growth, success, and making a difference in the world of agriculture! Thank you for being an integral part of our Green Farmlands family. We are grateful for your expertise, work ethic, and commitment to excellence. Wishing you many more years of achievements and milestones with us! #GreenFarmlands #OneYearAnniversary #GreenFarmlands  #Agriculture #TeamMemberAppreciation

The Future of Food: A spotlight on Climate-Friendly Food Systems at COP 29 Recognizing the urgent need to scale up our global response to climate change, 197 parties including the European Union are in Baku, to raise awareness to mobilize stronger and more ambitious climate action required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Action must come from Policy makers, governments, cities, regions, businesses and investors at the 2024 United Nations (UN) Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC, known as COP29. Read more here https://lnkd.in/eX-UVwHj

Happy 1st Anniversary, Faniran! This month marks an incredible milestone for our team member, Faniran, who has spent an amazing year with us at Green Farmlands as our exceptional Project Coordinator. Faniran, your dedication, passion, and hard work have been invaluable to our team. As Project Coordinator, you've been the driving force behind our project successes, expertly managing initiatives from conception to completion and fostering collaboration among stakeholders. Your leadership, organizational skills, and attention to detail have helped us grow, innovate, and thrive in ways we never thought possible. Your contributions have been instrumental in driving our agricultural projects forward, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery. Here's to many more years of growth, success, and making a difference in the world of agriculture! Thank you for being an integral part of our Green Farmlands family. We are grateful for your expertise, work ethic, and commitment to excellence. Wishing you many more years of achievements and milestones with us! #GreenFarmlands #OneYearAnniversary #GreenFarmlands  #Agriculture #TeamMemberAppreciation

DID YOU KNOW? When you shop with us, you're improving the livelihood of a local farmer? Unlock a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle with Green Basket! Discover the power of fresh, with locally-sourced groceries delivered right to your door! #greenbasket #greenfarmlands #sustainabledevelopment