Women are key drivers of climate change solutions, but gender inequalities seem to stand in their way. “How can we close gender gaps and achieve climate resilience for all?” This question powered discussions at the First High-Level CGIAR Dialogue focused on gender and climate change in Africa. The meeting took place at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) campus, Nairobi, on 7 October. It
Field days are farm events organized by producers and agricultural institutes to educate farmers on good agricultural practices (GAP) and promote the adoption of recommended improved crop varieties by smallholder farmers. The Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes and Cereals in Africa (AVISA) project organized a farmers’ field day on 7 October on its Cowpea demonstration plots to
Within the framework of the ATAC and the Development of Commercial Agriculture projects, funded respectively by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank in Congo Brazzaville, 12 officers from the ministry of agriculture, the National Research Institute (IRA), the National Center for Improved Seed (CNSA) and the National Center for the Management of Crop Diseases (CNLMC) were trained
Despite the increasing recognition of women’s contribution to agricultural production, there are still factors limiting their agricultural productivity. It is widely known that male farmers have more access to productive assets and support services than female farmers. Hence, gender gaps in access to non-land agricultural input, technology, and extension services create noticeable differences in productivity between women and men in
As part of efforts to help youths access opportunities in agribusiness, ENABLE-TAAT, the youth in agribusiness compact of the Technologies for African Agricultural transformation (TAAT), recently organized a symposium on orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP). The symposium, moderated by the compact Communication and Advocacy Officer, Omodolapo Ogunsola, was centered on agribusiness opportunities along the OFSP value chain. IITA Nigerian National Food Consumption
One CGIAR—the newly restructured consortium—held its first Informational and Consultative Meeting on 9 September in Bukavu, the capital of the South-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). Hosted and led by One CGIAR’s centers operating in DR Congo—IITA and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and Bioversity International Alliance (CIAT-Bioversity Alliance)—the one-day session brought together the diverse
IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI), Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), and the Ministry of Agriculture under the Building Economically Sustainable Seed Systems for Cassava (BASICS-II) project conducted a two-day training to local media reporters to effectively communicate and advocate for cassava seed system and cassava value chain in Tanzania. The
IITA–CGIAR has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to release the Fall armyworm (FAW) egg parasitoid Telenomus remus in West Cameroon. The collaborators have been developing innovations to manage FAW in Cameroon. Through the One CGIAR’s Plant Health Initiative (PHI), the IITA-Cameroon IPM team, led by Komi Fiaboe, has identified several FAW natural