IITA received a delegation from Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Mali on 4 April. The visit’s objective was to understand better the different activities financed by the Norwegian government and executed by IITA in Mali and Niger for the Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies (CSAT) project and Ghana, Niger, and Mali, for the Black Soldier
The Ghana cluster of the AICCRA (Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa) project recently hosted a workshop to unlock the potential for inclusive, climate-smart innovations and finance for healthier crops, environment, and humans. Discussions highlighted the challenges Ghanaian farmers face in agriculture concerning the climate and proposed climate-smart solutions to improve farmers’ livelihoods in Ghana and other African
Everyone smiled, grasped hands, and shook their heads in wonder. The excitement at Michael Mugabi’s fields was palpable. Located in Gumpe Parish, Buyende district of Uganda, Mugabi and the SweetGAINS team from the International Potato Center (CIP) had gathered local politicians, farmers, seed producers and NGO’s to witness the incredible and abundant sweetpotato crop that covered the ground in bright
COVID-19 and climate change have already escalated food insecurity worldwide. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted grain and fertilizer exports, causing supplies to dwindle, prices to rise, and some countries to face the threat of a looming food crisis. As markets swing with volatility, the reactions of some countries will have significant ramifications for global food security and
UK and African research institutions came together to host a webinar focused on challenges and opportunities to developing Africa’s aquaculture sector. Lack of fish genetic diversity, value chain… Read more
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), say longer-term political and financial commitments to address the worst food security and nutrition crisis to hit West Africa in 10 years are crucial. This was part of the outcome of a high-level conference on food security and nutrition in West Africa held in Paris,
„Ukraina produkuje wystarczającą ilość żywności, aby wykarmić 400 mln ludzi na Ziemi”. Skutkiem toczącej się wojny będzie kryzys żywnościowy. Między innymi głód w krajach uzależnionych od dostaw zbóż i nasion z Ukrainy oraz dalszy wzrost cen żywności w innych państwach. Trwająca wojna odbiera Ukraińcom możliwość wysiewu, a następnie żniw. Cierpią na tym mieszkańcy, ale także gospodarka. Poważne konsekwencje poniosą
Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is one reason for a spike in food prices that now threatens some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. But it’s far from the only reason. In Argentina it isn’t even the primary reason for soaring food costs. Central bankers and politicians the world over want to blame high food prices on the situation