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Learnings emanating from the Green Revolution in India indicate that the ability of development intervention recipients to reap more of the economic and social benefits from new agricultural technologies and innovations is directly related to their resource buffer and socioeconomic standing. While this idea is applicable to high yielding varieties of rice, maize, and wheat, along with the introduction or

Active involvement of youth in all agri-food value chains is necessary for the sustainability of agriculture Agriculture contributes significantly to the livelihood of Sub-Saharan countries in Africa and is a viable engine for welfare and economic development.  Besides constraints related to the growing environmental conditions (e. g. climatic and edaphic) in the region, agriculture appears to be a less attractive

Aflatoxin in peanuts remains an unsolved problem for people with a small food budget, and a private sector partner is providing solutions Contamination of peanuts and peanut products by aflatoxins pose serious health challenges for all populations. Consumed in high amounts over a long period, aflatoxin contributes to cancer, stunted growth and various cognitive diseases due to immune compromises. But

Tanaya Dutta Gupta, Alice Taylor, Grazia Pacillo, Peter Laderach With impacts of climate change increasingly felt across societies, economies, and ecosystems, it is crucial for climate scientists and policy makers to understand how complex interactions in land, water, and food systems, worsened by climate impacts may lead to insecurity, conflict, and fragility. This question is particularly relevant within the fragile

BY KATE AMBLER, KELLY JONES AND MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN Empowering women is a goal of many development programs, both as a primary objective and a tool for increasing family welfare and stimulating economic development. Conventional wisdom suggests that empowered women invest more in children, and this has translated into policy: Many large-scale cash transfer programs are designed to target women. However, the

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Hajia Amina J. Mohammed, visited IITA headquarters in Ibadan as part of a series of tours to national and international partners working to alleviate climate change challenges. UN plans to address several developmental issues include acceleration of the sustainable development goals and climate change in Nigeria. Meeting briefly with the IITA Director General and Regional Director

“Telling the stories of the impact agricultural research is making in Africa can only generate positive returns and ensure that those who are invested in the cause of food security are kept abreast of the progress being made and can do more,” said Dr Nteranya Sanginga, the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Tuesday, at

BY HODA EL-ENBABY,  DANIEL O. GILLIGAN,  NAUREEN KARACHIWALLA,  YUMNA KASSIM AND SIKANDRA KURDI Cash transfer programs have become one of the most popular ways to reduce poverty in low-income countries and have made substantial strides in doing so. Recently, attention has turned to the design of these programs, such as whether to target transfers explicitly to women, as well as