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IITA identifies opportunities to make a difference amidst COVID-19 spread across Africa
28.03.20As COVID-19 or coronavirus gets closer to home—Africa, the International Institute of Tropical Agr…
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
27.03.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…
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Farmers in Eastern Kenya reap big profits from improved varieties of drought-tolerant crops
27.03.20-
Climate smart
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Food security
Farmers in Eastern Kenya are seeing an increase in yield from their crops and earning…
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Barren shelves: COVID-19 and panic buying of food │ Analysis by Michael Hauser
24.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
People rush to supermarkets and buy what they can carry. Comprehensible, but unnecessary. To cut…
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Papua mangroves could help Indonesia coast to climate targets
23.03.20-
Climate change
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Paris Agreement
Indonesia - The characteristics of mangroves in a range of ecosystems – from undisturbed natural…
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How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
20.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In a recent blog post, we analyzed how the spread of the disease associated with the…
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Promoting better agricultural practices of drought-tolerant crops in farming communities
30.03.20-
Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Makueni Agribusiness Ventures is a ten-member farmer group that participated in an AVCD funded good…
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COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers
30.03.20-
Food security
Conservationists have greeted China’s recent clampdown on wild animal hunting and consumption with…
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IITA identifies opportunities to make a difference amidst COVID-19 spread across Africa
28.03.20As COVID-19 or coronavirus gets closer to home—Africa, the International Institute of Tropical Agr…
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
27.03.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…
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Policy seminar: Sustainable trade and the EU-Mercosur Agreement
27.03.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In 2019, the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay)…
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First Lady of Niger leads millet movement
27.03.20-
Food security
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Niger recently celebrated the second annual International Millet Festival (FESTIMIL), aimed a…
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Farmers in Eastern Kenya reap big profits from improved varieties of drought-tolerant crops
27.03.20-
Climate smart
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Food security
Farmers in Eastern Kenya are seeing an increase in yield from their crops and earning…
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Commemorating 2020 International Women’s Day: Creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity
27.03.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
An insightful panel discussion on building inclusive work spaces was the focus of International Wome…
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Participants appreciate the practicality of training in seed procurement
27.03.20-
Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
Participants of a training course organized by the Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolio (PATS…
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Could agro-ecological approaches be a low-cost alternative towards fall armyworm control for smallholders in Zambia?
27.03.20-
Agriculture
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
Smart Mwape, a 65-year-old farmer in Chongwe, Zambia was surprised to find strange caterpillars as…
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‘Sweet spot of connection’: Social movements, researchers, ENGOs eye opportunities and challenges around small-scale fisheries
27.03.20Over 40 stakeholders came together in late 2019, kick starting new conversations on ways to…
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Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
26.03.20-
Agriculture
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Food security
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked…
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IITA launches IYPH website
26.03.20By now, we know that 2020 is the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Throughout…
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Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
25.03.20-
Agriculture
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Women play a crucial role in Ethiopian agriculture. A significant portion of their time is…
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Reflections on Uganda’s seed systems: building opportunities and addressing constraints
25.03.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A blog by the RTB seed system research cluster to reflect on lessons from field…
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Whole grains
25.03.20-
Nutrition
The most recent dietary guidelines provided by the World Health Organization and other international…
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Breaking Ground: Aparna Das leads efficient and demand-driven maize research
25.03.20-
Agriculture
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Food security
Getting a good maize harvest, or just enough to feed the family, has always been…
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Vaccines against this year’s novel (and world-changing) coronavirus are already in development and being tested—Good news from Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty
25.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Positive news! While some COVID-19 surges are now ‘baked-in’, and we must prepare ourselves for…
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