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Durum wheat is an important staple crop and part of Ethiopia’s cultural heritage. Its genetic diversity also holds clues for climate smart agriculture, according to a collaboration between researchers and farmer citizen scientists. Diverse wheat matters Ethiopia is one of Africa’s major wheat producing countries. But it might surprise you to learn that conventional bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, the most common species

After learning about the first and second phases of the application of the LINK Methodology in the study on the durum wheat value chain in Ethiopia, we reached the final phase, where the third and fourth tools of the methodology were applied. After being implemented, The New business model principles and the Prototype cycle, together with Tool 1. Value

ROME, ITALY – Cacao of Excellence is proud to unveil its new state-of-the-art cacao R&D laboratory and training centre. Located at Via Baccio Baldini 4 in Rome, the facility will be dedicated to exploring the depths of cacao quality and sensory analysis and revealing the diversity of cacao flavour profiles. The laboratory and training centre will accommodate the processing

Following the success story on one of the most important crops in Ethiopia, let’s take a look at the second phase of the study on the durum wheat value chain conducted by our team and funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), in search of inclusion and productivity improvement. During the second phase, the project sought to

Food and agriculture sectors are increasingly transformed by new technological and knowledge-based solutions brought by innovative startups as a response to the complex and interlinked challenges faced by the global food systems. Indeed, even as humanity struggles to respond to shocks like COVID-19 pandemic aggravated by ongoing conflicts and rampant inflation, changing climate, potentially catastrophic biodiversity loss, and degradation

How would market systems be improved by shortening a value chain that involves many operators in an East African country? In search of inclusion and productivity improvement, our team, funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), conducted a study on one of the most important food crops in Ethiopia. This is the case of wheat, with Ethiopia

The EU-IFAD Agroecological Transitions for Building Resilient, Inclusive, Agricultural and Food Systems (TRANSITIONS) program aims to enable this transition through the development and adoption of holistic metrics for food and agricultural system performance (METRICS), inclusive digital tools (ATDT), and transparent private sector engagement (PSii). The TRANSITIONS ATDT project promotes inclusive digital resources and citizen science to empower farmers to

Tropical rainforests are home to rich flora and fauna essential to the function of ecosystem services and regulating climate. Recent trends on deforestation in the tropics indicate that almost a third of global deforestation happens in Southeast Asia driven by both anthropogenic and natural factors; this results in devastating shifts in biodiversity and carbon emissions among mostly developing nations. In