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Nitya Rao
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Nitya Rao
@nityarao63
Passionate about women’s rights and gender justice, food, nutrition and health security in my research and practice. Member of @hlpe_CFS. work @developmentuea
Norwich, UK
uea.ac.uk/dev
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Sep 21, 2021
    Honoured to be a part of the #hlpe and look forward to helping convert #UNFSS2021 commitments to action @TheNISD @mssrf @developmentuea @TIGR2ESS @grta_project @UKRI_News @FAOScienceChief @NITIAayog @TNAgriculture @achyuta_samanta @doctorsoumya
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    HLPE-FSN
    @hlpe_cfs
    Sep 21, 2021
    @hlpe_cfs of @UN_CFS welcomes the next Steering Committee starting 14Oct. A truly inspiring, diverse & highly qualified group of experts! @ble_switzerland @JennClapp @WilliamGMoseley @nityarao63 @bettarecine @OlanikeAdeyemo1 @HilalElver @DrPatrickWebb @trinidad1949 @BurlingameFAO
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Jun 3, 2021
    Healthy soils central to resilient agriculture @TIGR2ESS @gilienv @ssheetalpatil @iihsresearch @kissfoundation @developmentuea @UNFSS2021
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    Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development
    @TheNISD
    Jun 2, 2021
    Managing soils as the foundation for sustainable agriculture: What we need from the UN Food System Summit and COP 26 2020 @WorldFoodPrize winner, Prof Rattan Lal speaks ahead of @FoodSystems and @COP26 2pm (BST), 29th June. All welcome. nisd.ac.uk/event/world-fo…
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    May 21, 2021
    The role of youth in promoting local knowledge using modern tools is a critical element of inter generational learning on food systems @developmentuea @TIGR2ESS @kissfoundation @PRADAN_India @paola_termine @hlpe_cfs
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    UEA's Global Research Translation Award
    @grta_project
    May 20, 2021
    🟡“Shooting films on wild forest foods gives the Santhal community contextual knowledge and helps them develop a sense of pride in their traditional culture,” said @ShuvajitChakr12 from @PRADAN_India. 📷Film screening in a local village.
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    Nitya Rao
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    May 21, 2021
    And the issues haven’t changed during this second lockdown, food and income insecurity loom large @TIGR2ESS @developmentuea @TheNISD @kissfoundation @paola_termine @hlpe_cfs #covid19 #sdg2
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    UEA's Global Research Translation Award
    @grta_project
    May 21, 2021
    🔴COVID-19 revealed the fault-lines of India’s social protection schemes, which overlook the needs of migrant workers. @nityarao63 et al analyse the experiences of stranded migrant workers here 👇 rdcu.be/b9jEj @ShuvajitChakr12 @arundhitaB @ayeshapattnaik
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Jul 3, 2022
    I'll be presenting on Water security, wellbeing and gender at Nature Water Talks on 05 Jul
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    Water Scarcity and Gender
    Inadequate access to a safe and sufficient water supply places a disproportionate burden on women and girls across low income countries. Join us for a conversation with Amy Pickering (UC Berkeley),...
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Aug 9, 2023
    Thanks to @SonajhariaM for releasing my book on #WorldTribalDay2023 exploring the struggles for resources, livelihoods and lives of dignity by the #Adivasi women and men of #Jharkhand. @developmentuea @TheNISD @PRADAN_India @mssrf @surajundp @arundhitaB @hlpe_cfs @CambridgeUP
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    MSSRF
    @mssrf
    Aug 8, 2023
    📕Dive into the intricate connections between #gender #land & #migration explored in the Book authored by Prof. Dr Nitya Rao @nityarao63 titled "Quest for Identity: Gender, Land & Migration in Contemporary Jharkhand" launched by Dr. Sonajharia Minz, Professor @SonajhariaM
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    Nitya Rao
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    May 3, 2022
    Looking forward to welcoming Dr Shakuntala Thilsted @trinidad1949 to the Norwich Research Park @JohnInnesCentre @EarlhamInst @TheQuadram @uniofeastanglia @developmentuea @mssrf @ICSF1 @WorldFishCenter @WorldFoodPrize
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    Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development
    @TheNISD
    Mar 17, 2022
    🐟🦪🍲👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌏 Exciting news! 2021 @WorldFoodPrize winner Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted (@trinidad1949) of @WorldFishCenter will give our 2022 John Innes Foundation lecture. 🗓️13:00 (BST) 5th May 22, in person at @NorwichResearch & online. Register 👇 nisd.ac.uk/jif22
    2021 World Food Prize winner, Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, will be presenting at the Norwich Research Park on the 13:00 (BST) on the 5th of May. 

The event will be in person and online. More information and registration details can be found at https://nisd.ac.uk/jif22
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Aug 8, 2023
    Need the support of the #media to highlight persistent #inequality in #FoodSystems to enable transformative change. @hlpe_cfs @UNFSS2021 @TheNISD @developmentuea
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    MSSRF
    @mssrf
    Aug 7, 2023
    “While #women are central to the #millet production & processing systems & do most of the work; they continue to be excluded from decision-making processes, even though they contribute the maximum in time & labor contributions” highlights Prof. Nitya Rao @nityarao63 @unwomenindia
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    Nitya Rao
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    Mar 10, 2023
    The women fish-workers at Cuddalore harbour present stories of #resilience despite their everyday struggles for survival @IWD2023 @PARInetwork @TheNISD @developmentuea @hlpe_cfs @mssrf ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/dr… #RuralIndiaOnline via @PARINetwork
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    Nitya Rao
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    Feb 13, 2023
    Listening to working womens' stories of everyday agency and resilience offer lessons for policy and practice @developmentuea @hlpe_cfs @mssrf @WorldFishCenter @trinidad1949 @TheNISD ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/wo… #RuralIndiaOnline via @PARINetwork
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Nov 22, 2023
    The struggles and strategies of women fishworkers continue to amaze and inspire @developmentuea @WorldFishCenter @trinidad1949 @ICSF1 @AITAsia @TheNISD @CefasGovUK @MAREcentre ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/in… #RuralIndiaOnline via @PARINetwork
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Nov 17, 2022
    Despite agriculture being a major employment sector for rural women, opportunities for training, for improving practices and earnings are minimal @hlpe_cfs @TIGR2ESS @soniyer @ifp_india @mssrf @PRADAN_India
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    UEA Research
    @UEAResearch
    Nov 16, 2022
    Young rural women in India working in agriculture are least likely to upgrade their skills or work in a different sector, new research from Prof Nitya Rao (@nityarao63) has found. 👩‍🌾 👉tinyurl.com/2p8nct9n #ThinkingWithoutBorders @developmentuea
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    Nitya Rao
    @nityarao63
    Sep 28, 2023
    Thank you @hlpe_cfs for your support
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    HLPE-FSN
    @hlpe_cfs
    Sep 28, 2023
    In loving memory of Dr M. S. Swaminathan, first Chairperson of the HLPE-FSN, and “Father of India’s Green Revolution”. His visionary leadership transformed food security. The HLPE-FSN extend their deepest condolences to his family.
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    Nitya Rao
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    Mar 8, 2023
    Important to acknowledge and celebrate women's contributions to #foodsecurity this #InternationalWomensDay
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    HLPE-FSN
    @hlpe_cfs
    Mar 8, 2023
    "A key issue related to the #foodsystem is the non-recognition of #women’s labour in production and reproduction, from farm to plate. Women’s labour is by and large unpaid or poorly paid, which implies that they also have less control over consumption expenditures", 🗣️@nityarao63
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