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CGIAR Research and Innovation on Root and Tuber Crops: Key in Africa’s Solutions to Agrifood Systems Transformation
14.09.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Africa’s agrifood systems are at a crossroads, facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities a…
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Africa Climate Summit advanced tree restoration pledges but a big seed shortage remains
14.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Restoring degraded landscapes with the help of trees is a major, worldwide goal. But new…
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Climate change, mosquitoes and disease: Battling a lethal trio in northern Kenya
13.09.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Beyond the well-documented rise in global temperatures, climate change is precipitating a grave publ…
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Livestock feed stakeholders call for better access to accurate feed analysis in Ethiopia
12.09.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Animal feed is an integral part of the livestock food supply chain because it plays…
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Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) Wins Africa Food Prize 2023
08.09.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
PABRA was chosen from a field of 496 nominees from 47 countries by a preeminent…
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Business Acceleration for Youth Project Awards 100 Grants to Youth Entrepreneurs
08.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Business Acceleration for Youth project implemented by Alliance of Bioversity International and …
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CGIAR joins forces with WFP and Norad to enhance climate resilience and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
07.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
By Kibrom Abay, Katrina Kosec, and Evgeniya Anisimova CGIAR, the world's largest agricultural innova…
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A win for beans, a win for Africa
06.09.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
On Thursday September 7th at the 13thAGRF Africa Food Systems Summit in Dar es Salaam,…
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Seed Equal Initiative empowering Africa legume seed producers on market demand-driven seed production business models and ICT tools
05.09.23“We can change Africa through legumes!” , is what Jean Claude Rubyogo, Leader of the…
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What is the real cost of food? NATURE+, IFPRI aim to add up a reality-based food bill
04.09.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Food prices may be soaring but we’re still not paying the true cost of food.…
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Seed Equal Initiative empowering Africa legume seed producers on market demand-driven seed production business models and ICT tools
01.09.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
“We can change Africa through legumes!”, is what Jean Claude Rubyogo, Leader of the Bean…
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Human-centered design to bring open agricultural content to farmers
30.08.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Sprout is a digital platform that makes content available on a range of agricultural topics,…
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Capacity-building workshops in East Africa help strengthen partnerships and create new ones
18.08.23-
Food security
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (18 August 2023) – The local rice supply in Burundi and in the…
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Inclusive Agribusiness: Transforming the Landscape for Women and Youth in Agriculture
17.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In Africa, women's contributions to agriculture are immense, as they form the largest share of…
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Transforming herd health into an integrated package for smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya
17.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 24–25 July 2023, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) held a consultation, Exp…
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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Entrepreneur Spotlight: Forest Africa Zambia Ltd: Redefining Fruit Processing for a Greener Future
14.08.23-
Food security
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Nutrition
Images: The Forest Africa Zambia team and products. Photo credit: Forest Africa Zambia Ltd. What…
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Local knowledge for global decision making: #weareindigenous
09.08.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Mary Ng’endo, CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) Social Equity team, and Mart…
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Artificial Intelligence: How could it transform agriculture?
09.08.23-
Big data
For most of us this year, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has leapt from…
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