In Sub-Saharan Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing smallholder farmers’ vulnerabilities. In Kenya and Uganda, the Alliance and its partners are building networks and increasing access to market and information to strengthen farmers’ resilience.
Researchers have identified oil palms growing where they shouldn’t be. Discussions are underway about what to do about them. Oil palm is many things to many people. For example, perhaps most basically, it is considered an agricultural crop even though as a woody perennial it could be called a tree. It is native to African forests not the tropical rainforests
Researchers discuss possibilities and constraints for three forms of sustainable livestock management in East Africa.
Global policymakers and development funders have been urged to think of fish and other aquatic species as a critical solution to food insecurity, and not just as a natural resource that supports livelihoods, in a newly-published paper by a group of multidisciplinary experts. The paper, “Recognize fish as food in policy discourse and development funding,” is a united call to
As we mark the 50th anniversary since the foundation of CIP and the CGIAR, you can be proud of our collective achievement. Our work has improved the lives of millions. Since 2010 alone, CIP’s innovations have reached nearly 9 million households, contributing to diet diversity, climate resilience, and inclusive livelihoods. The SOAR Foundation recently estimated that CIP has generated USD 10… The post Great ideas, science
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Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns inherent to fishmeal production for aquaculture include the overexploitation of some fish stocks and the use of small pelagic fish that are important human food to produce food for fish, as is the case in the African Great Lakes region and West Coast, for instance. Therefore, we must
Looking at aquaculture through a nutrition lens is leading production and dietary shifts toward diverse, nutritious fish and vegetables for women and their families in inland Myanmar. For Daw Ng Sheng Phoo, a 42-year-old mother and fish farmer, small fish have become a surprising addition to the nutritious meals she prepares for her family of five in the rural village Loi Lone, located in