Agriculture in Action🌽 : Highlights from the SAN Network (May 30 – June 5, 2025)
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- Jun 13
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Across continents and communities, SAN member organizations continue to deliver powerful, local solutions to global agricultural challenges. From combating pests that threaten food security to empowering women and youth through inclusive and sustainable agriculture, this past week’s updates demonstrate the impact of collaborative efforts across the SAN network. Here are the highlights.
🌿 CABI: Promoting Safer, Smarter Pest Management
CABI remains a driving force in knowledge-sharing and pest management innovations. Their updates emphasize how early detection and integrated pest control can protect major crops including coconut, tea, pineapple, rice, and corn. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, they have helped develop new manuals to harmonize pesticide registration, improving food safety and supporting institutional alignment.
Last week, they also highlighted the threat of fake bioprotection products in organic farming and advocated for farmer education to safeguard sustainable agriculture.
🌱 CORAF: Championing Agroecology, Youth, and Gender Equity
CORAF launched the RADiUS project in Cameroon to strengthen agroecological food systems across West and Central Africa—advancing SAN’s goal to promote climate-smart agriculture and biodiversity.
They also spotlighted gender inclusivity with a regional training workshop for agricultural researchers, and promoted youth-driven agribusiness opportunities in response to unemployment and climate pressures.
🌾 Chipembere: Empowering Youth Through Agribusiness
In Malawi, Chipembere’s Youths Corner initiative trained 25 young people in modern farming and entrepreneurship, equipping them to address unemployment while promoting climate resilience. This grassroots model supports SAN’s mission to empower farming communities and encourage local leadership in sustainable agriculture.
🌴 Kaleka: Regenerative Agriculture Without Chemicals
Kaleka demonstrated how palm farmers in India can shift to regenerative methods using homemade organic fertilizers and pedestrian planting systems—a strong contribution to nature-based, cost-effective solutions for sustainable production.
🌎 Fundación Pachamama: Women, Territory, and Transformation
In Ecuador, Fundación Pachamama’s storytelling focused on Amazonian women and their role in protecting ecosystems and sustaining communities. Their “PachaEmprende” team gathered in Quito for training and collaboration, illustrating SAN’s principle of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI).
🌳 Preferred by Nature: 10 Million Trees and Counting
Through its collaboration with Canva’s “One Print, One Tree” initiative, Preferred by Nature celebrated a new milestone: over 10 million trees planted across 13 countries. This work exemplifies how SAN members scale nature-positive impacts globally through innovation and partnership.
🐝 RAAA Perú: Agroecology for Climate, Health, and Youth
In Peru, RAAA underscored agroecology as a transformative approach for producing healthy food, restoring biodiversity, and adapting to climate change. Their collaboration with university students at HECOSAN fosters intergenerational learning and community resilience.
👩💼 CottonConnect: Women’s Leadership in Climate Action
CottonConnect’s CEO, Alison Ward, joined the Women Leaders’ Climate Roundtable at SXSW London, amplifying SAN’s message that women’s leadership is critical to addressing climate and equity in global agricultural supply chains.
A Great Week: Strength in Diversity and Collective Action
This week’s updates showcase SAN’s unique strength: a diverse, global network transforming agriculture from the ground up and the top down. Each initiative aligns with SAN’s 2025–2030 Strategic Goals—advancing sustainability, equity, and resilience.
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