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In the heart of Uganda, a passionate and seasoned entrepreneur named Florence Okot saw a pressing need for more nutritious food in her community, particularly among vulnerable children, and to contribute to employment opportunities for marginalised communities. This motivated her to start Yellow Star Produce and Food Processors, a company dedicated to improving nutrition through the production of high-quality composite

To form a network of diverse stakeholders within the region that has an interest to address climate-related issues in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) conducted a Learning Alliance workshop in the provinces of Khulna and Patuakhali in Bangladesh. The Learning Alliance workshop aimed to: understand the main production constraints due to climate change impacts;

In order to close the funding gap and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), innovative approaches and system changes within the global food systems sector are crucial. While agricultural businesses have long been recognized as the backbone of African food systems, they face various obstacles that hinder their growth and impact. Access to finance remains a significant challenge, with high

The CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) collaborated to launch the Delta Talks, a webinar series focusing on the development and results of research activities on securing food systems and strengthening climate resilience in the Asian mega-deltas. Dr. Bjoern Ole Sander, lead of AMD and senior scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),

By: Dr Idil Ires, Postdoctoral Fellow: Water and Climate Policy Supporting policymaking in sustainable agri-food systems transformation in East and Southern Africa (ESA) is an aspiring yet daunting task. Such transformation needs a holistic approach covering all stages from farm to market without prevailing economic-environmental tradeoffs and must be informed by the needs of different stakeholders at any stage. It

For the second installment of the Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) presented a webinar on inclusive water governance in Bangladesh deltaic food-systems. Four experts from different institutes working under AMD shared on the challenges related to water governance and the Initiative’s efforts to address them. To provide the overview, Dr.

Images: The Forest Africa Zambia team and products. Photo credit: Forest Africa Zambia Ltd. What if indigenous wild fruit processing could catalyse sustainable economic development, environmental conservation, and healthier food choices? Forest Africa Zambia Ltd, a Zambian company, is redefining the landscape by focusing on organic and healthy indigenous wild fruits. In a country where rural communities face challenges

In Africa, women’s contributions to agriculture are immense, as they form the largest share of the agricultural labor force. However, women face numerous challenges that perpetuate their economic inequality. These challenges include limited access to quality farmland, the inability to mobilize male family labor, the absence of cash income and credit, and the burden of unpaid domestic work. The 13th