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Change is happening in India’s agriculture. In Uttar Pradesh🇮🇳, farming is building a future-ready rural economy with better jobs, stronger market links, and digital tools that work for smallholder farmers. Read this story.

Farming is Building a Stronger Rural Economy in Uttar Pradesh, India This project aims to transform rural employment and increase rice production at scale, along with job opportunities.

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➤ INDUSTRY MUST HELP CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP. HERE'S WHY. Education systems are struggling to keep pace with what employers actually need. From AI certifications to university-company partnerships, industry is stepping in to co-design skills training — but without deliberate public oversight, informal workers and vulnerable groups are at risk being left out entirely. http://wrld.bg/2rtu50Zelx7

➤ FOUR THREATS THAT COULD SPIKE GLOBAL FOOD PRICES THIS YEAR. El Niño, rising fertilizer costs, biofuel demand, and export restrictions — these four threats can push food prices far beyond current projections, hitting the most food-insecure populations hardest. http://wrld.bg/fMaL50ZelxN

➤ ETHIOPIA'S LANDSCAPE RESTORATION IS REWRITING WHAT'S POSSIBLE. 2.56 million hectares restored. 1.1 million jobs created. 81% of registered landholdings now owned by women. Ethiopia's landscape management program is one of Africa's largest — and most transformative — restoration efforts. http://wrld.bg/sJza50Zelzl

➤ HOW SENEGAL IS BUILDING A RESILIENT FUTURE. Floods could cost Senegal 4% of GDP annually by 2030. See how the country is shifting from disaster response to proactive resilience — protecting 250,000 residents and relocating thousands from high-risk coastal zones. http://wrld.bg/CLhZ50ZelA7

➤ DID YOU KNOW ONE IRRIGATION FIX BOOSTED COTTON YIELDS BY 50%? That's what happened in southern Kazakhstan. This World Bank-supported program modernized over 800 kilometers of canals, improved 100,000 hectares of farmland, and is now a replicable model for the region. http://wrld.bg/ZoKL50ZelBL

☑️ 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴! 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹. http://wrld.bg/AMBV50ZelvQ