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Unveiling a new vision for animal breeding in Africa
16.04.25-
Food security
The African Animal Breeding Network (AABNet), a new platform for animal breeding professionals to ad…
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Fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing in digital agriculture
16.04.25-
Food security
Stronger institutional partnerships and knowledge co-creation will accelerate the digital agricultur…
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Livestock officers deliver poultry decision-support tool to Ghana districts
04.04.25-
Food security
In October 2024, scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) facilitated a…
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ILRI supports Sierra Leone's livestock sector with high-yield forage seeds, boosting food security
04.04.25-
Food security
In a significant step towards improving livestock feed availability and enhancing food security in S…
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Participatory foresight analysis to identify near-market segments for cowpea in Western Africa
31.03.25Participants in the workshop for cowpea product design teams in Western Africa on September 29,…
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Strengthening wastewater management to improve the environment and public health in Africa
13.03.25-
Environmental health
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Health
Innovative wastewater management, an often-overlooked aspect of public and environmental health, cou…
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Study reveals Africa will reach 1.5°C climate change threshold by 2040 even under low emission scenarios
28.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
New research highlighted in CABI Reviews suggests that all five subregions of Africa will breach…
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New climate data toolkit for agroecology developed with African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, backed by McKnight Foundation
21.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is developing a new climate data toolkit with…
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How NARO is developing tailored crop varieties in Uganda
17.02.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
By Godfrey Asea, Lead, Breeder and Seed Systems, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) …
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Revolutionizing Livestock Feeding: The Future of Feed Databases
29.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As global challenges such as climate change and food security require increasingly urgent action, su…
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A new project launched to strengthen evidence use for African agriculture adaptation
29.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Robust data and frameworks for measuring climate adaptation are urgently needed to guide investments…
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Replicating agri-SME success across West Africa and the Sahel: Scaling gender-smart agribusiness accelerators
28.01.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In West Africa and the Sahel, there is a productivity gap between men and women…
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Senegal workshop advances collaboration and sets priorities for strengthening One Health in West Africa
24.01.25-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
In a concerted effort to enhance health security in West Africa, stakeholders from the region’s…
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Addressing climate risks for Nigerian pastoralists
07.01.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Nigeria boasts one of the largest livestock populations in Africa, significantly contributing to its…
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Helping Kenya and other countries achieve NDCs
30.12.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The business-as-usual (BAU) scenario of 143 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2-eq) is a mo…
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Revisiting the 2006 Abuja Fertilizer Declaration with Nitrogen use efficiency and yield-gap lenses
30.12.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
In 2006, the Abuja Fertilizer Declaration was created to bring attention to soil fertility and…
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Farmer-centred approaches for turning biodiversity commitments into actions
30.12.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Mid this year, a gathering took place in Quebec, Canada, where global leaders, agricultural experts,…
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Guinea grass reference genome to open new territories in forage breeding
20.12.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
A major step in the development of resilient guinea grass – a cornerstone in the…
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