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Former CIMMYT Director General Martin Kropff contributed a decade of his career to improving agri-fo…

MSMEs and barriers to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in Ethiopia

Nutrition, health & food security

Fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is extremely low in Ethiopia, even compared to other neighborin…

Transforming food environments: Empowering fruit and vegetable vendors in Viet Nam and Nigeria for a healthier future

Nutrition, health & food security

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a pivotal role in food systems worldwide. In…

Twiga Foods works with micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to transform the Kenyan food system

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Nutrition, health & food security

Twiga Foods is one of the most successful technology-enabled food distribution companies in Kenya. F…

Gender scientists trained to leverage social media for better science communication

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Despite the tremendous volume of work scientists carry out across Africa to address food insecurity…

Ademola Ajayi, Field Supervisor, IITA Forest Center, educating the science students of Community High School, PADE, on various ways to beat plastic waste

IITA Forest Center nurturing secondary school students to become environment advocates

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Every 5 June, World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated to sensitize and propose practical actions…

TARI banana program lead, Mpoki Shimwela inspecting new Mchare hybrids at IITA fields at NMAIST

IITA and partners announce first Fusarium wilt-resistant Mchare cooking banana in Tanzania

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

To address the threat of Fusarium Wilt (FW) to banana production in Tanzania, IITA–CGIAR and c…

Orma Boran cattle crossing a river in Kenya

Entomological studies to inform Rift Valley fever control in Uganda

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Health
Nutrition, health & food security

Researchers in Uganda are conducting entomological studies to identify mosquito species that can pot…

Gender-responsive genomic selection on farmer’s fields for accelerating genetic gains

CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa

The differences between on stations and on-farm performance of bean varieties in sub-Saharan bean fa…

CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Entrepreneur Spotlight: Transforming Communities through Nutritious Food: The Yellow Star Produce and Food Processors Journey

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

In the heart of Uganda, a passionate and seasoned entrepreneur named Florence Okot saw a…

Improving child and adolescent diets at school: An evaluation of Chile’s Food Labeling and Advertising Law

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Nutrition

by Gabriela Fretes OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Over the past four decades, countries in the…

CIMMYT Director General reaffirms commitment to Zambia

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nutrition, health & food security

Honoring a legacy of innovative development in Zambia and looking forward to meeting the nation’s…

Lessons on the Journey from Lab to Market: Venturing-Out with Manhat and Yieldsapp

On 14 June, the Accelerate for Impact Platform invited scientists, innovators, and stakeholders from…

SHiFT at ANH2023

CGIAR Initiative on Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa

Nutrition, health & food security

The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiF…

AgriTech4Uzbekistan Innovation Challenge Poster

Press Release: AgriTech4Uzbekistan Innovation Challenge: Call for Applications Now Open