After one year of programming, the Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI) convened its second annual Agricultural Transformation Summit on November 14, 2019. Focused on the theme of inclusive science, technology, and innovation, the event sought to encourage knowledge sharing and idea generation to drive agricultural transformation in Malawi.
The Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI) convened its second annual Agricultural Transformation Summit. The summit sought to encourage knowledge sharing and idea generation in several ways, one of which was with an Agricultural Technology Fair called the “AgTech Challenge.” Primary, secondary and tertiary students presented innovations that addressed challenges faced by Malawian groundnut farmers. Noted inventor and author William Kamkwamba (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind) served as a guest judge and mentor to student participants.
Global trends in artificial intelligence, automation, and bioinformatics are changing agriculture. If the Agricultural Transformation Initiative’s (ATI) investments into market-driven solutions are to reap benefits for smallholder tobacco farmers, agricultural market actors and farmers must have the high-tech skills necessary to succeed in twenty-first century agriculture. ATI is investing in global partnerships to bring world-class educational opportunities to aspiring Malawians.
The ATI is the Malawi branch of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, that focuses specifically on smallholder farmers in Malawi.
The Agricultural Transformation Initiative’s youth pitch competition at the 2018 Agricultural Transformation Summit in Malawi
The Agricultural Transformation Initiative’s youth pitch competition at the 2018 Agricultural Transformation Summit in Malawi
The Agricultural Transformation Initiative’s youth pitch competition at the 2018 Agricultural Transformation Summit in Malawi
The Agricultural Transformation Initiative’s youth pitch competition at the 2018 Agricultural Transformation Summit in Malawi
The Agricultural Transformation Initiative and the Rotary Club of Lilongwe Partner on Pilot Scholarship Fund for Malawi University LUANAR
A tobacco farming family in Malawi struggles in the face of rapidly changing economic realities.
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The Foundation will fund research and support collaborative initiatives to accelerate progress in reducing harm and deaths from smoking worldwide.
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NYU Professors David B Abrams and Raymond Niaura discuss emerging trends in tobacco research & their work as faculty facilitators in the NYU GPH Tobacco Research Lab.
It's time for America to reclaim its role in global health leadership - https://bit.ly/3oXnGp3
Important message @UN @unfoundation but vital that #globalhealth does not revert to being focused only on #infections A huge preventive potential exists thru ending smoking, promoting activity & healthy diets, with better mental health. https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/20/welcome-back-to-the-global-health-stage-america-you-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do/
After 2 years of implementation, @WHO has not produced a report on their #tobaccocontrol acceleration plan. In a @smokefreefdn blog post, @ehsanlatif writes, “We needn’t accept bureaucratic inaction & in fact, we have a moral imperative to demand change.” https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/761266-uneven-implementation-of-fctc-articles-impeding-tobacco-control
In response to the @WHO's recent report on the Tenth Meeting of the WHO Group on Tobacco Regulation, @SmokeFreeFdn developed an analysis with support from experts in the field of #TobaccoCessation and #HarmReduction and shared with stakeholders.
https://bit.ly/3nSSciE
#Inequality of access to aids that can improve health is a subject that must be addressed in 2021. "The disproportionate marketing of the riskiest tobacco products in socially and economically disadvantaged communities is particularly troubling.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30452712/
#Inequality in the @FCTCofficial’s #tobaccocontrol approach neglects the needs of 3 subgroups
1. People with #mentalhealth conditions
2. The Rainbow community
3. #Indigenous populations.
This analysis explores the ways these groups have been left behind:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DAT-02-2020-0004/full/pdf?title=tobacco-smoking-in-three-left-behind-subgroups-indigenous-the-rainbow-community-and-people-with-mental-health-conditions
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