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Thank you @BDI_UNT for inviting me to share with you the @ScienceAlly story on Friday. It was great to engage with grad students, staff and faculty!
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I advised science journalists today not to look for quick fixes such as social media in reporting science as I opened the @scifode @ubbc Science Media BioCafe Webnair @AgBioWorld
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We had a very lively discussion this morning on #GMO cassava in #Kenya. In case you missed it, we've still got you! You can still follow the discussions here: shorturl.at/diBH0
#ThinkCassava
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Climate-proofing crops, pest & disease resistance, reducing food waste, and eight other benefits of #geneediting. innovature.com/article/our-f…
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What is the @CassavaPlus project all about? Why are the researchers focusing on #Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD)? Why did they use modern #biotechnology tools?
In this video, Dr. @andrewkiggundu explains it all in less than 2 minutes: bit.ly/2XkEMAH
#ThinkCassava
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We must innovate strategies to link solutions in global health to those in maternal and infant feeding and nutrition #GrandChallenges @gatesfoundation
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So potatoes are as good as those carb gels for athletic performance but who the hell is going to stop a workout for a potato break? news.illinois.edu/view/6367/…
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"I’m especially excited about CRISPR,a gene-editing method that holds the potential to spark a new Green Revolution"-Award winning Nigerian farmer @KokuOnyi (in the middle with our Zimbabwean and Zambian Fellows) @GlobalFarmerNet #scienceally #MyAfSjourney
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Remembering my own #AfSjourney during the executive week.
Executive week has begun, best of luck to #AFS2019GlobalFellows.
Just breathe😉& treat people in front of you as your partner for the change you want to happen😊@taikee @albertcaraan @ayiegarcia @GermaineJDeRuna
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“As long as our mentality remains to produce – and others export – others roast; we are in circles for a long time. Let’s crush and disrupt this circle and begin again.”
What is the place of Uganda’s farmer in the value chain thedailybreadnews.com/what-i… @Rwakakamba 👌🏻 – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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We must rethink food systems to account for growing challenges.
+SocialGood Advisor @Ruthaine spoke to @TwineJonan about some of the solutions coming to the forefront in Uganda: trib.al/hUispEB
The potential of biotech application is emphasized by @TwineJonan as he spoke to @plus_socialgood advisor @Ruthaine 👏🏽👏🏽 @ScienceAlly @GeneticLiteracy
We must rethink food systems to account for growing challenges.
+SocialGood Advisor @Ruthaine spoke to @TwineJonan about some of the solutions coming to the forefront in Uganda: trib.al/hUispEB
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The @ScienceAlly #AfSfellows are hosting #cassava & #banana scientist, @andrewkiggundu from @DanforthCenter this week @Cornell & on Cayuga Lake.
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So proud to be celebrating this week 5 years of our global alliance with committed @scienceally partners like @OFABnigeria @OfabAfrica @isaaa_org @PublicResearch @FoodAgLiteracy @aatfafrica @Golden_Rice @FarmingFutureBD @narouganda @gatesfoundation & so many more! Thank you!
As @ScienceAlly turns 5, we share 5 successes that offer hope for the future. Yes, the tide is turning and biotechnology is moving ahead!
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RESEARCH ON GMO CASSAVA PROMISING - NARO Uganda @nacrri_ug @scifode youtu.be/MNVwaG-tZpE via @YouTube
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Cassava disease: How early detection can boost food security sunnewsonline.com/cassava-di…
“Cassava Mosaic Disease in Uganda was first discovered in 1982 in Nakasongola district”~ Dr. Titus speaks to Leaders from Nakasongola district about the milestones achieved by @CassavaPlus in addresssing the two main viral Cassava diseases; mosaic and brown streak.
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Farmers in Uganda Eager for the Commercialization of Ag-biotech Products isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupda… @ugandabic @afri_isaaa