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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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How to climate-proof the Ethiopian breadbasket? Combine genomics and farmer knowledge
03.04.23-
Adaptation
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Biodiversity
Durum wheat is an important staple crop and part of Ethiopia’s cultural heritage. Its genetic…
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Rapid modern wheat variety adoption key to supply chain security in Malawi
27.03.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are helping to scale up…
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IRRI, USAID, and Bayer launch global DSR initiative “Scale Direct” for Asia and Africa smallholder farmers
27.03.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
09 March 2023, India - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Bayer agreed…
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Ethiopian machines for Ethiopian farmers
23.03.23In many sub-Saharan countries, including Ethiopia, smallholder farmers of legume, wheat, and maize s…
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A seed systems success story
21.03.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Stewards Global, trading as Afriseed, is a Zambia seed systems intervention success story. Thanks to…
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Strengthening partnerships with government and private sector in Malawi
17.03.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Goal 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals calls to “Strengthen the means of…
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Eight ambitious missions to transform the future of water security
13.03.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Recognizing the need for youth to be included in this conversation, young people have been…
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Scaling impact of dryland crops research through regional crop improvement networks
09.03.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
The formation of regional crop improvement networks took center stage at a meeting held in…
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Recent research highlights the role of gender in pastoral and dryland innovations
09.03.23-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Scientists in the Sustainable Livestock Systems program at the International Livestock Research Inst…
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AfricaRice Council of Ministers appoints new Director General
06.03.23Dr Baboucarr Manneh, a Gambian national, was appointed as Director General of the Africa Rice…
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Using digital technology to integrate gender into genetics in small ruminant and dairy systems
06.03.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Julie Ojango, senior scientist in the Livestock Genetics program at the International Livestock Rese…
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Harnessing digital innovations for gender and social inclusion in Kenya and Rwanda
06.03.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The growth of digital technology and digital tools in agriculture in the past decade has…
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Boosting coastal aquatic food production through the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway
03.03.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The UK government has announced support of up to £45 million for a WorldFish-led program…
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KALRO research station at Kiboko revamped to accelerate crop breeding
03.03.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)’s research station at Kiboko, Kenya…
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Smartphone app improves community livestock disease surveillance in northern Kenya
02.03.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
A smartphone app for surveillance and reporting of livestock diseases has greatly improved the proce…
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CGIAR Food System Accelerator kick-off in Kigali, Rwanda announces top 10 agribusinesses from East and Southern Africa
27.02.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Building towards a climate-smart agriculture future through harnessing crop modeling
24.02.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Anticipating appropriate and timely responses to climate variability and change from an agricultural…
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