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Por Ma. Eliza J. Villarino (traducido al español por Karoll Valentina Yomayuza) Durante los últimos cuatro años, investigadores de la Alianza de Bioversity International y sus socios, en el marco de un proyecto financiado por la Iniciativa Climática Internacional de Alemania, han analizado cómo el uso sostenible del suelo, como el cacao agroforestal orgánico y los sistemas silvopastoriles, afectan a

NAIROBI, November 23, 2022 — The underlying reasons for poor agricultural performance in climate-change affected East and Southern Africa (ESA) is the low efficiency of agricultural value chains and lack of resilience against climate shocks. And farmers are the most affected by those inefficiencies and threats. The significant hurdles faced by agricultural value chains include access to affordable inputs,

Bridging knowledge and coordination gaps for resilient maize production and a better enabling environment for agribusiness and trade that will prosper livelihoods. NAIROBI, November 21, 2022 — Maize accounts for 65 percent of calories consumed by Kenyan households, 40 percent of crop area, and is mainly cultivated by smallholders. It provides the backbone of agriculture in Kenya. But erratic rainfall,

The inaugural session at the first-ever UNFCCC COP pavilion dedicated to food and agriculture featured CGIAR’s three Africa-based Regional Integrated Initiatives (RIIs) and their efforts in accelerating the delivery and scaling of science-based innovations for climate resilience across Africa. The session emphasized the vital role of partnerships and leveraging the most impactful scaling mechanisms that have already catalyzed systemic change