MESHA Science

@IFAJ World Congress Bulletin 2025: Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Potential: meshascience.org/ifaj-world-…

🌱 Agroecology needs investment to thrive! From farmer training and research to local bio-inputs and fair markets, financing must help farmers transition sustainably. #AdaptToThrive #COP31 #Agroecology #FundOurFuture #MeshaScience

Healthier soils, greater biodiversity and better moisture retention can help farmers withstand droughts and erratic rainfall. Agroecology offers a path to climate resilience. #AdaptToThrive #COP31 #Agroecology #FundOurFuture #MeshaScience

🌱 Can agroecology be more profitable? Kenyan trial data presented by Bavon Christopher shows 53% higher long-term organic profitability where produce earned premium prices. #AdaptToThrive #COP31 #Agroecology #FundOurFuture #MeshaScience

🌱 What if farming meant more than yields? Bavon Christopher of ActionAid Tanzania explores how agroecology can nourish people and build resilient food systems. #AdaptToThrive #COP31 #Agroecology #FundOurFuture #MeshaScience

🚩 Climate and debt crises hit women and girls hard, disrupting education, water access and essential services. Climate justice must address these inequalities. #AdaptToThrive #COP31 #Agroecology #FundOurFuture #MeshaScience

🌍 We’re underway at the MESHA Climate Media Café! Teresa Anderson is presenting ActionAid’s report; How the Finance Flows, exploring how debt and climate finance intersect—and what this means for climate action. #AdaptToThrive #COP31 #Agroecology #FundOurFuture #MeshaScience

Happy Mashujaa Day! Today, we honour the courage, sacrifice and service of Kenya’s heroes — past and present, and our galant science journalists who work under difficult conditions to keep the country informed of the science around them. Heri ya Mashujaa Day!

Women in Agriculture: Breaking barriers to unlock their potential: meshascience.org/women-in-ag…

Cost of Survival: Ethiopian rising inflation remains a woman’s burden: meshascience.org/cost-of-sur… @MongabayAfrique @MeshaScience @MinistryofAgriculture @moh @KAlRo @IFAJ @WFSJ @HIVpxresearch @Livestock_Dev @PowerShftAfrica @IDRC_ESARO @soljourno

Scientists: Controlled environments key in keeping livestock diseases at bay: meshascience.org/scientists-… @MongabayAfrique @MeshaScience @MinistryofAgriculture @moh @KAlRo @IFAJ @WFSJ @HIVpxresearch @Livestock_Dev @PowerShftAfrica @IDRC_ESARO @soljourno

MESHA set to hold 6th African Conference of Science Journalists in April 2027: meshascience.org/mesha-set-t… @MongabayAfrique @MeshaScience @MinistryofAgriculture @MoH @KALRO @IFAJ @WFSJ @HIVpxresearch @Livestock_Dev @PowerShftAfrica @IDRC_ESARO @soljourno

Kenya’s researchers digitise soil data to improve farmers’ planting decisions: meshascience.org/kenyas-rese… @MongabayAfrique @MeshaScience @MinistryofAgriculture @MoH @KALRO @IFAJ @WFSJ @HIVpxresearch @Livestock_Dev @PowerShftAfrica @IDRC_ESARO @soljourno

IFAJ Congress 2026: The story of the biggest sausage in the world: youtu.be/toWfQ2w8BhY @MongabayAfrique @MeshaScience @MinistryofAgriculture @MoH @KALRO @IFAJ @WFSJ @HIVpxresearch @Livestock_Dev @PowerShftAfrica @IDRC_ESARO @soljourno

Lynet Otieno from Mongabay is up now at #MESHATraining day 2, speaking on "Behind the Story: Finding the 'So What'?" 🎙️ #WomenInAgriculture #AgricultureKE

"Women don't need to be invited into agriculture. They are already there. We need systems that let them capture more of the value they create." — Bella Kipruto wraps up her session at #MESHATraining.

Turning waste into opportunity ♻️ The Ustawi Model: Organic waste → Women waste collectors → Black Soldier Fly production → Insect protein & fertilizer → Farmers → Income & jobs. "Agriculture is not just farming. It's the entire value chain." #WomenInAgri #MESHATraining

Real impact needs an ecosystem, not a single intervention. Bella Kipruto breaks it down: Access → Skills → Production → Value Addition → Markets → Ownership & Scale. Goal: move women from participants → producers → entrepreneurs → owners. #WomenInAgriculture #MESHA

Bella Kipruto (COO, Ustawi Organic Farms, Kisumu) on "Women in Agriculture: Models That Work." "Participation is not empowerment. Value capture is." 🌱 #WomenInAgriculture #AgricultureKE

Journalism takeaway: Show agency, not pity. Tell women’s stories in their own words. Show their skills, choices, enterprise and the change they are driving. #MESHA #WomenInAgriculture #Journalism