Agricultural development is not easy under any circumstances but least of all in a place like Central Africa’s Great Lakes…
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Change and Innovation: climate adaptation practices
In thinking about climate adaptation, it is easy to overlook the fact that poor farmers across the tropics already possess…
From emergency to sustainability: rice
Emergency programs generally focus on short-term relief rather than on sustainable development. However, by adopting a knowledge-based approach, two emergency…
Taking charge of change: improved maize-legume systems boost food security
Improved maize–legume systems are boosting food security in eastern and southern Africa and helping lift small-scale farmers out of poverty…
Green pepper to the rescue of African bananas
Scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have successfully transferred genes from green pepper to bananas, conferring…