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Anchovy, locally known as dagaa, sits at the heart of Zanzibar’s fisheries, diets and livelihoods. These small fish are rich in essential micronutrients and widely consumed across the archipelago, making them a vital source of affordable nutrition, particularly for low-income households. At the same time, dagaa is increasingly important for trade, supplying regional markets beyond Zanzibar and contributing to regional food systems and economic growth. This dual role raises a critical question: can efforts to improve fish processing and expand markets boost incomes without reducing equitable access to this nutritious food for the communities who depend on it most?

Pastoralism is a large, adaptive economic system sustaining billions, yet it remains undervalued due to informal markets and measurement gaps, limiting investment despite strong evidence of its productivity, resilience, and economic potential.

Fruits and vegetables are essential to good nutrition, but in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), people often do not consume enough of them, with most falling short of World Health Organization dietary recommendations.

The Quezon City Vendors Business School Ordinance has been recognized as one of the Official Gold Awardees in the inaugural Gawad Galing Lokal na Batas (GGLB).

A strategic set of banana genetic resources has recently been transferred from the International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC) in Leuven, Belgium, to the Future Seeds genebank, both part of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. This initiative strengthens the Banana collection while advancing global efforts to safeguard banana diversity, one of the world’s most important food crops.

AfricaRice embarked on a transformative leadership journey with the launch of a five-day Leadership & Culture Workshop, bringing together managers and leaders from across the center to strengthen leadership capacity, align strategic direction, revive the team spirit and enhance operational effectiveness.