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New research suggests food insecurity may leave a measurable biological signature in children's gut microbiomes, with potential implications for nutrition, immunity, and long-term health.

That's why investing in nutrient-rich crops matters.

In Zimbabwe, Grow Further is partnering with ICRISAT and HarvestPlus to introduce iron-rich, drought-tolerant pearl millet varieties that can help combat childhood malnutrition while improving climate resilience.

Learn how this project aims to improve nutrition for hundreds of thousands of children and women: https://www.growfurther.org/zimbabwe/

Read this full article here: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1131097

The future of food security depends on who gets heard.

Women farmers produce food, manage households, adapt to climate pressures and too often remain excluded from the research systems meant to support them.

This story, from our founder and CEO, Peter Kelly and Ruth Khasaya Oniang’o, a former member of the Kenyan Parliament, shows what happens when researchers ask women farmers directly what they need: better insights, smarter breeding priorities, and stronger outcomes for communities.

That’s the kind of farmer-centered innovation we’re proud to help advance. Read More:
https://ow.ly/fVBg50Z4nbe

Want to know more? Check out our project for women farmers in Ghana: https://ow.ly/T5QH50Z4nbf

Smarter breeding means stronger harvests

New AI tools are helping researchers identify wheat varieties with higher yield potential faster, accelerating the science that can help feed more people in a changing climate.

At Grow Further, we support research in Ethiopia that is already helping farmers grow wheat during the off-season, increasing harvests by up to 3x and creating new opportunities for families and communities.

That’s the power of agricultural research: turning innovation into more food on the table.

Help us feed more communities growfurther.org/donate

Learn about AI Wheat - https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/genomic-ai-framework-breakthrough-boosts-wheat-yield-prediction-accuracy-by-82-percent/2135449.article

3X MORE WHEAT! AKA Wheat beating the odds!

Our Ethiopia Off-Season Wheat project is helping farmers grow wheat during the dry season with yields reaching up to 3x more in some fields.

That means more food, stronger livelihoods, and practical solutions shaped by the people closest to the challenge.

Thank you to our team of researchers Madda Walabu University for showing that irrigated, off-season wheat and potato production can help farmers harvest more food, use water efficiently, and strengthen climate resilience.

See how rethinking the wheat calendar is reaping rewards: https://www.growfurther.org/ethiopia/

The crops that could help feed the future are often the ones receiving the least attention.

New investments from Crop Trust are helping expand opportunity crops like finger millet, bambara groundnut, and others that are nutritious, climate-resilient, and well suited to challenging growing conditions.

At Grow Further, we’re proud to support research that helps these crops reach their potential, strengthening harvests, nutrition, and resilience for farming communities.

See how our agricultural research is helping communities grow stronger futures: growfurther.org

Read more about Crop Trust: https://www.croptrust.org/news-events/news/power-of-diversity-grants/

Change in agriculture doesn’t happen overnight It grows field by field🌱, farmer by farmer 👩‍🌾🌾

This powerful story from 🇿🇲Zambia shows how farmer-led learning and climate-smart farming practices can spread through communities helping families grow more food improve soil health and build resilience against climate change

At Grow Further, this is exactly why we support practical, science-backed farming innovations 🔬shaped by farmers themselves. When farmers have access to tools and knowledge that work locally entire communities benefit

👉 Read the article: https://www.cimmyt.org/blogs/from-one-field-to-many-how-farmer-led-learning-drives-agricultural-scaling/

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Watch this Smart farm story from Kenya on the disease-resistant potato variety scientists have developed to boost yields.

Kenya’s potato farmers have long battled low yields, pests, and rising production costs. But a new frontier in agricultural research could soon change that.

Scientists are now developing Shangi Kinga, a blight-resistant potato aimed at addressing one of the crop’s biggest threats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvcixZBAcbg

Want to see other smart-farm innovations? Read here: https://www.growfurther.org/zimbabwe/

Overlooked Ideas with Big Food Security Impact - New from Grow Further

- A climate-resilient crop gaining attention in Ghana
Researchers are making progress toward developing the first commercial variety of Bambara groundnut, a nutritious crop mainly grown by women farmers.

- The quiet importance of seed banks
Community seed banks help preserve crop diversity, protect traditional seeds, and give farmers more options as climates change.

Plus: updates on climate-smart farming, global hunger, and agricultural innovation from around the world.

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