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By Claudia Ringler, Edward Kato, and Geoffrey Kiguli June 16, 2025 Healthy soils play a critical role in supporting agricultural productivity, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and a range of ecosystem services. Yet sub-Saharan Africa has experienced the most severe land degradation in the world. There is no shortage of established ways to improve and restore soils—however, these all too often remain “on the

CGIAR employs a rigorous quality assurance (QA) process to ensure that its technical reporting is accurate and backed by high-quality evidence. This is crucial for CGIAR’s transparency and decision-making and for its accountability to its many donors and partners. The QA process involves independently evaluating in a multi-round validation process the key results submitted by CGIAR research programs each year

Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas Regions

Primary Impact Area Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs Related Impact Areas

Primary Impact Area Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs Related Impact Areas

Clarivate/Web of Science has recognized the Alliance scientist Christophe Béné as a Highly Cited Researcher for the third year in a row. Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field of research, in this case cross-field. This is well-deserved recognition for a scientist whose work is notable for being bold, direct, accurate, innovative, and comprehensive. Some

In 2004, an aflatoxin outbreak swept through Eastern and Central Kenya, killing over 120 people and hosIn 2004, an aflatoxin outbreak swept through Eastern and Central Kenya, killing over 120 people and hospitalizing many more. The culprit? Maize—our staple food—contaminated with a toxin invisible to the eye but lethal to the liver. I remember the fear vividly. My mother would cook ugali (a stiff

  Water insecurity impacts agrifood systems across Africa— impacted by climate change, colonial legislation, lack of institutional capacity and resources, conflicts, and past initiatives on land and agriculture privatization. Underlying all these challenges are gender inequalities and social exclusions that make water insecurity a key factor in women’s economic growth and wellbeing. A review of literature shaped by a