Agriculture & Rural Development Day - Rio+20 - The Tweets

A sample of the live tweets from the Agriculture and Rural Development Day 2012 at Rio+20 (18th June 2012)

  1. We're LIVE: webcast started at #rio4ag - focusing on sustainable agriculture & food security at #rioplus20 bit.ly/K1SdKa
  2. Now speaking: Sr Mendes Ribeiro Filho - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Brazil #rio4ag
  3. Minister of #Agriculture, #Livestock + #Food Supply, Brazil: "We have huge challenge in front of us." Live now: ow.ly/bE624 #Rio4ag
  4. Brazilian's food production almost tripled in the past 20 years (Min of Agriculture) #rio4ag
  5. LIVE Brazil's enviro minister describes country's agricultural successes. #rio4ag agricultureday.org #Rio4Ag
  6. LIVE Brazil #ag Minister Filho "Today Brazil has the lowest rate of deforestation in 23 years" agricultureday.org #Rio4Ag
  7. RT @worldfarmersorg: @agricultureday Brazils #ag minister highlights role of farmers in food and energy security #rio4ag
  8. LIVE Brazil Ag minister Filho: Green economy means sustainable agriculture across production chain agricultureday.org #Rio4Ag
  9. RT @SianiAgri #Rio4ag Brazilian minister for agriculture -Brazil does not look to the future, Brazil is building the present for the world!
  10. LIVE Brazil minister: Eliminate negative effects of commercial #agriculture practices & price volatility ow.ly/bE6LR #rio4ag
  11. Now speaking at #rio4ag Rachel Kyte - World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development and CGIAR Fund Council Chair #Rio4Ag
  12. @rkyte365 says @CGIAR centers helping address difficult challenge of feeding the world LIVE ow.ly/bE7jW #rio4ag
  13. @rkyte365 we MUST move out of the nitrogen cycle. calls on the smart people at #rio4ag to fix this issue LIVE ow.ly/bE80u
  14. LIVE @rkyte365 we MUST work on water, forests & agriculture together. Calls for a #landscape day #rio4ag ow.ly/bE8co
  15. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda from @fanrpan now starts panel on "How Agriculture will Address the #rioplus20 challenges" #rio4ag
  16. question now asked to the panel, came in from @YPARD : what is the future for the youth in agriculture #rio4ag #rioplus20
  17. Lindiwe Sibanda @FANRPAN We need right fertiliser, in right place, at the right time in the right quantity #rio4ag
  18. Fertilizers #4R best management practices are a key tool of sustainable intensification #rio4ag #Rioplus20 @AgClimate
  19. Question by chair to panelist: Brasil's agricultural production amazing but is it sustainable agriculture? #rio4ag ow.ly/bEaH2

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