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The IITA Project Development and Administration Unit (PDAU), represented by ’Kayode Awobajo, co-facilitated a training program for senior academic staff of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti on from 4 to 8 October. Participants at the “International Project Proposal Development and Management Training” cut across Colleges of Sciences, Engineering, Social and Management Studies, Law and Medicine, and Health Sciences. ABUAD’s team of the Youth

Banana producers face many pests and diseases that affect their crop, such as Panama disease caused by soil fungi, leaf spot disease, bacterial wilt, weevils and nematodes, to mention just a few. This threatens not only the tasty and nutritious fruit found in supermarkets around the world, but also the cooking bananas (or plantains) that are an important part

COP26, the 26th yearly round of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate negotiations held in Glasgow, wrapped up on November 14th after two weeks of intense debate. While the Glasgow Climate Pact came short of delivering on coal and climate finance, considerable progress was made on mitigation, particularly cutting emissions – including those emitted by agriculture. CGIAR’s strong

Traditional river health monitoring is carried out in situ, with habitats and species assessed at specific sites and the findings integrated to provide a bill of health for the river. Yet as human activities have an ever-growing impact, there is an increasing need to monitor river health globally. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and

Leadership and governance systems must provide an enabling environment for the scaling of improved sanitation. The post World Toilet Day 2021: An interview with Olufunke Cofie first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Fish-based livelihoods are the backbone of Pacific island economies, offering a critical source of food and income in rural communities. In Timor-Leste, government ministers and development partners are increasingly recognizing the contributions of fish and aquatic foods to nutritious diets and local economies, spurring new investments in the capture fisheries and aquaculture sector. Read more

Commitments coming out of COP26 last week from global leaders mark a step change towards reducing emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change. But what are the potential implications to security of these mitigation projects? How will they affect communities on the ground, and how do we make sure projects don’t end up doing more harm than good to

BY MAN LI, ZHE GUO AND WEI ZHANG Excess nitrogen produced by agricultural activities, mainly from manure and chemical fertilizers, is a primary source of nutrient pollution and presents serious environmental threats to natural ecosystems and human health. Particularly when it reaches bodies of water, excess nitrogen can lead to dead zones, hypoxia, fish kills and algal blooms that threaten biodiversity,