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East African dairy under COVID-19: How is this vibrant sub-sector faring? Join us for a webinar 28 May

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

12.05.20

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Albertina is business savy. Domingos has a knack for operations— together this husband and wife…

How do you feel about agroforestry?

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

12.05.20

Biodiversity
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Over the last five decades of agroforestry research, only a handful of studies have investigated…

African stakeholders fear severe food chain impact from COVID-19

WorldFish

12.05.20

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Stakeholders in the aquaculture sector have raised an alarm of a looming food crisis unless…

Farmer Bourama Bougodogo with his mother outside their home. Photo: N Diakite and S Touré, ICRISAT

Better seeds and best practices enhance incomes for smallholder farmers in Mali

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

08.05.20

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Farmers in Mali are improving their incomes , earning better livelihoods and enjoying more fulfillin…

COVID-19 lockdowns are imposing substantial economic costs on countries in Africa

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

08.05.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

BY JAMES THURLOW Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are suffering rapid and substantial economi…

Assessing the toll of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the South African economy

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

06.05.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

BY CHANNING ARNDT, SHERWIN GABRIEL AND SHERMAN ROBINSON COVID-19 is expected to have major impacts…

Improving small-scale crop production using evidence-based soils agronomy

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

06.05.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

A rapid and low-cost spectral technique was used to improve farmers’ understanding of their soils,…

STOP COVID-19 CRISIS MORPHING INTO A FOOD CRISIS : SUPPORT TO AFRICA’s RICE SECTOR

AfricaRice

05.05.20

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Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Introduction The world is facing unprecedented challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-…

Behind the paper: Inland fisheries are a key ingredient to reaching Sustainable Development Goals

WorldFish

05.05.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Where does the fish for your favorite curry, stew, or soup come from? Most often…

Potatofied innovations: Developing entrepreneurial skills among farmers in Assam

International Potato Center (CIP)

04.05.20

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

There is, perhaps, no vegetable in the world as versatile as the potato. And farmers…

Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

05.04.20

Health
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Rich countries have introduced massive health and public spending programs …

A training on thresher operation and maintenance in Central Alego Ward in Siaya, Kenya.

Rising market pull for dryland crops prompts move for setting up efficient seed delivery systems

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

03.04.20

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Increasing market demand for dryland crops in Kenya and Tanzania owing to IFAD-funded project interv…

Farmer Betty shows her certified seed for her farm in Emali, Makueni County. Photo: AVCD

Promoting better agricultural practices of drought-tolerant crops in farming communities

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

30.03.20

Biodiversity
Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Makueni Agribusiness Ventures is a ten-member farmer group that participated in an AVCD funded good…

The staff posing with the theme gesture of the International Women’s Day 2020. Photo: ICRISAT

Commemorating 2020 International Women’s Day: Creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

27.03.20

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

An insightful panel discussion on building inclusive work spaces was the focus of International Wome…

Participants appreciate the practicality of training in seed procurement

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

27.03.20

Biodiversity
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Participants of a training course organized by the Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolio (PATS…

Could agro-ecological approaches be a low-cost alternative towards fall armyworm control for smallholders in Zambia?

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

27.03.20

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Smart Mwape, a 65-year-old farmer in Chongwe, Zambia was surprised to find strange caterpillars as…

COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

17.03.20

Health
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Nov. 2019 in Hubei Province, China, business activity in the…

ICRISAT and local seed companies to build a seed industry for supply of high performing hybrids to small holder farmers

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

13.03.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Demand for sorghum and pearl millet as major food, feed and fodder crop continues…

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East African dairy under COVID-19: How is this vibrant sub-sector faring? Join us for a webinar 28 May

How do you feel about agroforestry?

African stakeholders fear severe food chain impact from COVID-19

Better seeds and best practices enhance incomes for smallholder farmers in Mali

COVID-19 lockdowns are imposing substantial economic costs on countries in Africa

Assessing the toll of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the South African economy

Improving small-scale crop production using evidence-based soils agronomy

STOP COVID-19 CRISIS MORPHING INTO A FOOD CRISIS : SUPPORT TO AFRICA’s RICE SECTOR

Behind the paper: Inland fisheries are a key ingredient to reaching Sustainable Development Goals

Potatofied innovations: Developing entrepreneurial skills among farmers in Assam

Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community

Rising market pull for dryland crops prompts move for setting up efficient seed delivery systems

Promoting better agricultural practices of drought-tolerant crops in farming communities

Commemorating 2020 International Women’s Day: Creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity

Participants appreciate the practicality of training in seed procurement

Could agro-ecological approaches be a low-cost alternative towards fall armyworm control for smallholders in Zambia?

COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses

ICRISAT and local seed companies to build a seed industry for supply of high performing hybrids to small holder farmers