Foreign direct investments (FDI) in tropical countries in extractive industries like mining, logging and fossil fuels have a long, environmentally destructive track record in tropical countries. Are FDI in food systems another extractive industry? Highlights: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in food systems are a major contributor to deforestation in tropical countries, an advanced machine learning model shows Laws requiring
In April 2024, the Private Sector Incentives, and Investments (PSii) project of the Agroecological Transitions program convened a two-day collaborative learning and joint creation workshop at the Swiss Inn Nexus Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Building upon Ethiopia’s Agroecological policy framework, 2030 Vision, the National Food System Transformation pathway and related policies, this workshop brought together a diversity of actors
The first annual conference of the Ethiopian Landscape Restoration Platform was held from April 1-5, 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference was hosted by the Alliance, bringing together more than 50 key stakeholders including the Vice Presidents of 16 Universities and researchers involved in landscape restoration. By: Zenebe Adimassu (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT), Berhanu Belay (International Research
When you mention “digital sequence information” or its initials (DSI) to someone, chances are they’ll have no idea what you’re talking about. In short, DSI is a placeholder term in policy circles for the blueprints of life – DNA and other genetic information – stored in databases. Thanks to rapid technological advances, generating DSI is inexpensive, and accessing it is
In line with national and global policies – including the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda ( BETA), the Big 4 Agenda and the Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy within Vision 2030 – AgriTech4Kenya puts Kenyan agrifood systems transformation on the front page and stands as a beacon to innovators ambitious for the development, deployment, adoption, and scaling of high-impact science-based agri-tech
Pedro Chilambe didn’t start out working on climate change. “I was on the other side”, he laughs, speaking of his first degree in petroleum engineering. However, the Mozambiquan scientist grew up in a diplomatic family living all over the world, and one of their postings, in Malawi, left a particularly deep impression on him. “The culture there revolves around farming,
This milestone creates a framework to capitalize on the comparative advantages of the organizations in science, services, locations and operational strategies, to boost climate action, sustainable agriculture, scaling of innovations and technologies and expansion of geographical reach. The Alliance and icipe have a longstanding history of successful partnership, through a range of collaborative initiatives. In addition, icipe has hosted the
In Tanzania, where agriculture sustains the livelihoods of many communities, the impacts of climate change – such as recent prolonged drought spells and extreme floods experienced across East Africa – are increasingly felt by farmers. These extreme weather events threaten crop yields and food security, highlighting the urgent need for localized and accurate climate information to help farmers adapt. Like