In the department of Bolivar, malnutrition is not a cold figure in official reports, it is a reality that strikes thousands of families on a daily basis. According to the DANE, one in three households in the department (35.8%) lives in moderate or severe food insecurity. In other words, the food on the table of many households is insufficient
For the first time, researchers have compiled decades of resilience science research into “Nine Things Every Decision Maker Should Know About Resilience.” But what is resilience, and why should decision-makers be interested in learning from this report? The term “resilience” is widely used today in personal and socio-ecological contexts. Although it has been studied by scientists for decades, for a
An African Development Bank-funded pilot project to support digital agriculture in Djibouti, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, takes shape through its launch and participatory design across regions.
More than 40 participants took part in the training, which focused on strengthening communication skills to better share climate information with the public and stakeholders. At the heart of these sessions was a simple but urgent goal, which was to get better at interpreting and communicating weather and climate information, so it does not stay as technical jargon but instead reaches farmers, journalists, and
On 13–14 October 2025, partners and stakeholders met in Lusaka, Zambia, for the inception workshop of the Scaling Financial and Information Services for Smallholder Adaptation Project. The event marked the launch of a two-year initiative to strengthen smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate shocks by improving their access to financial and information services.
On 15 October 2025, the A4IP Flagship Event convened leaders from research, industry, government, finance, and the startup ecosystem to explore how science based solutions in agrifood, climate, and sustainability can move from discovery to large-scale deployment in a rapidly changing world.
The ECREA project is engaging farmers, researchers and institutions across East Africa in on-farm experiments launched in 2024 to test climate-informed practices that boost resilience and productivity in real farming conditions. Over the past two years, the project titled ‘Enhancing Climate Resilience in East Africa (ECREA)’ has worked with farmers, extension officers and local partners across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
The Growing Together program empowers Tanzanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and smallholder farmers with regenerative agriculture and business skills to build climate-resilient, profitable food systems. Across Tanzania’s agricultural heartlands—from Iringa to Mbeya, Morogoro, and Dodoma—smallholder farmers are the cornerstone of national food security. Yet, for years, their potential has been constrained by climate unpredictability, declining soil health, and