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Partner Profile: Enabling Uganda’s Farmers to Meet New Challenges
30.05.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
When Uganda’s farmers – who make up 70 percent of the population – face challenges,…
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Conservation Agriculture: A greener, smarter and economic way to grow food
29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
It is an open secret: people are starving in Africa. For far too long has…
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The EU would be wise to invest in African aquaculture and fisheries
29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
With a water border three times greater than its landmass, the African continent is prime…
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New study evaluates antimicrobial use by smallholder poultry farmers in Kajiado and Machakos counties in Kenya
26.05.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Smallholder poultry farmers need information on how to use antimicrobials correctly in chicken to re…
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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Entrepreneur Spotlight: Afri-Farmers Market – Leveraging Technology to Empower Rural Farmers
26.05.23-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Entrepreneurship is not just about building a successful business; it’s also about using one’s s…
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Accelerating delivery of stress-tolerant, nutritious seed in Eastern and Southern Africa
23.05.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Accelerated delivery with a difference is underway in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia to ensure access…
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Transforming Kenya's motorcycle taxi riders into soil experts
18.05.23-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Motorcycle taxi (boda boda) riders are a common feature in Kenya, providing essential transport serv…
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CGIAR Initiative on One Health holds annual planning meeting
16.05.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
On 24–25 April 2023, the CGIAR Initiative on One Health held its annual planning meeting…
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New study assesses disease risk perceptions of wild meat at the border of Kenya and Tanzania
05.05.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
That many pandemics, including possibly COVID-19, have had their origins in wild animals might be…
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New bean genome unveils potential to boost food security and resilience in drought-prone regions
28.04.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Results pave way for genetic improvements of native legume to promote widespread cultivation that co…
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Regional task force explores ways to improve the uptake of East Coast fever vaccines in eastern and southern Africa
27.04.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
East Coast fever (ECF) is a deadly cattle disease caused by the tick-borne parasite Theileria…
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What’s science got to do with it? Meet the first cohort from the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Program
25.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
The world is facing a growing challenge in feeding a growing population while also addressing…
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Harnessing crop breeding data: AfricaRice transitions to Enterprise Breeding System
20.04.23-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
If you visit AfricaRice breeding stations in Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Nigeria and Senegal, you mi…
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The power of mentorship in empowering next-generation leaders
13.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Mentorship plays a fundamental role in the lives of young people, providing them with the…
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Orienting models towards food system transformation: putting policies first
07.04.23-
Social inclusion
Many analyses model the impacts of climate change on various aspects of food systems. However,…
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Study examines the impact of COVID-19 on informal milk markets and household food security in Nairobi
05.04.23-
Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
A study published in the April 2023 issue of Current Developments in Nutrition has put…
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IRRI-Africa innovations for food security showcased at the 6th Africa Agri Expo
05.04.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
IRRI-Africa scientists presented ready-to-adopt rice-based technologies to inspire partnerships and …
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Better monitoring of microbial hazards in Ethiopia's Akaki watershed will improve water quality for Addis Ababa's 5 million residents
03.04.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Most wastewater in Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa is discharged into rivers without treatment…
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