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Protecting Your Soybean Crop: Farmers Combat Rust Disease in Western Kenya
24.11.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Farmers in Kenya are being trained to detect and manage Soybean rust - a devastating…
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Integrated Management Strategies to Minimize Aflatoxin Contamination in Staple Grains
17.11.25Aflatoxin contamination threatens public health, trade, and food security across Africa. Produced by…
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Eight innovation teams win CGIAR’s 2025 Scaling Fund support
13.11.25Engaging the real-world elements of scaling agrifood solutions Written by Esther Kihoro ‘Scaling 
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From Intervention to Transformation: How AKILIMO Continues to Shape Ogun State's Agricultural Future and Success
04.11.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Food security
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
When agricultural innovation endures beyond a project's lifespan, it symbolizes true transformation.…
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From bottles to solar pumps: how Cocoa farmers in Ghana are innovating to beat water stress
28.10.25-
Environmental health
Across Ghana's cocoa belt, the rhythm of the rains is no longer reliable. Once-predictable wet…
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Nigeria Commits to Boosting Soil Health for Food Security
20.10.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Nigeria, Africa’s fourth-largest economy and a key food producer, is launching the Presidential So…
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Gender Gap Fuels Banana Disease Crisis in Nigeria, Women Farmers Hit Hardest
15.10.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
IBADAN, NIGERIA — A devastating virus is crippling banana production in Nigeria, and a new…
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AI Tool Makes "Invisible Enemy" Visible, Tackling Aflatoxin Risk in Africa's Maize
09.10.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
An innovative early warning system powered by artificial intelligence is poised to transform how Afr…
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Boosting investment in fertilizer and soil health in Liberia
30.09.25-
Food security
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Gender equality
Through partnership, the Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub for West Africa and the Sahel is…
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Empowering Women in Agriculture: AKILIMO's Journey Towards Gender-Responsive Advisory Services
29.09.25-
Adaptation
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Food security
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Gender equality
This article summarizes a presentation titled "Insights on Gender Dimensions in the Use and Uptake…
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Innovating for Resilient and Sustainable African Agriculture: Highlights from IITA at Tropentag
25.09.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
In September 2025, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) showcased its latest i…
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Potatoes bred at The James Hutton Institute will help to battle a major pest in Kenya
25.08.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Scientists from The James Hutton Institute have introduced two new potato varieties to Kenya, which…
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Africa's smallholder farmers face collapse if we do not act on climate change
14.08.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
By John Choptiany Climate change is here. It is real. African smallholder farmers - the…
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Empowering African Plant Protection Agencies to Combat Devastating Potato Pest
01.08.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is empowering National Plant Protection O…
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Togo Taps Regional Hub in promoting soil health and boosting farm productivity
29.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Togo’s farmers struggle with poor soils and declining yields. The reason: low awareness of nutrien…
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Advancing Togo's National Soil Information System for Sustainable Agriculture
23.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Lomé hosted a three-day workshop to advance and promote Togo's Soil Information System (SIS), known…
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Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health using data science for nutrition recommendations to boost food productivity in West Africa
21.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nairobi, 21 July 2025 (IITA) - The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is deployi…
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Building Resilience and Regeneration: The Central Highlands Ecoregion Foodscape (CHEF)
02.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
At the CGIAR Sustainable Farming Program (SFP), we believe that collaboration is essential for trans…
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