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Collaborative learning empowers dairy farmers to improve herd health and welfare management in Ada'a District, Ethiopia
07.08.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Urban and peri-urban smallholder dairy farming plays a crucial role in Ethiopia’s milk production.…
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Ukama Ustawi: A GALS approach to empowering Malawian farmers
07.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
GALS is creating safe spaces for smallholder farmers to envision a common future in Malawi…
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Piloting Community Rangeland Health Workers (CRHWs) in Ethiopia: A ground-breaking innovation for One Health application in pastoral areas
03.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Rangelands are the cornerstone of African pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems. Rangelands …
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Using gendered assessment to promote sustainable livestock feed management in Dodoma, Tanzania
25.07.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Feed resource availability, quality, accessibility and seasonal variations significantly affect food…
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East and Southern Africa Crop Tour provides farmers opportunity to evaluate new rice varieties and technologies
23.07.24-
Food security
Scientists from IRRI, Africa Rice Center, and national agricultural research and extension system (N…
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Enhanced information in national policies can accelerate Africa's efforts to track climate adaptation
22.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Adapting to impacts of climate change is an urgent policy priority for African nations, especially…
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Adaptation and Mitigation for Livestock: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Response to Climate Change
19.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Debre Birhan University is a partner of ILRI and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock…
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Foreign direct investments may fuel tropical deforestation
18.07.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Foreign direct investments (FDI) in tropical countries in extractive industries like mining, logging…
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The Alliance and icipe solidify longstanding relationship, creating major framework for research and development in Africa and beyond
15.07.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
This milestone creates a framework to capitalize on the comparative advantages of the organizations …
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A Ripple of Change: How One Farm's Success Can Inspire a Community
09.07.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Smallholder farmers in Africa under semi-arid conditions grapple with harsh conditions that undermin…
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Digital Twin of the Limpopo Basin advances with new prototype
05.07.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The idea of creating a complete virtual representation, or Digital Twin, of a natural system…
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Clean markets, safe foods—Food safety in action
05.07.24The fifth World Food Safety Day was marked on 7 June 2024 with this year’s…
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SAPLING Initiatives Pause and Reflect moment for the year 2024
05.07.24In February 2024, the Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition, and Gender Inclusi…
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Searching for easy indicators for degraded tropical pastureland soils
05.07.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Habtamu Sibilu sets a dynamic cone penetrometer upright on a flat patch of grass. He…
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PABRA Project Partners Mesmerize at Bukavu International Economic Fair
28.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Beyond its commercial focus, the fair celebrated regional integration, agricultural growth, and the …
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The high social and environmental costs of food in Kenya detailed in new research
24.06.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
By Rachel Kibui, NATURE+ Special thanks to Dr. Rui Benfica, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and…
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Blending indigenous traditional knowledge with scientific weather predictions to enhance livestock production in Baringo, Kenya
19.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
For indigenous pastoralist groups in Baringo County, Kenya like the Ilchamus, Pokot and Tugen, life…
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Digital solutions for a sustainable future: Key takeaways from a convening of digital agriculture experts working in Ethiopia
19.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 14 May 2024, stakeholders from Ethiopia explored the transformative impact of digital innovations…
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