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by Jonathan Newby, Erik Delaquis, Luz Andrea Gomez, Adriana Bohorquez Cassava production in Mainland Southeast Asia is a multi-billion-dollar sector supporting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, rural communities, and national trade balance sheets. Productivity is essential when competing in the global starch and carbohydrate market against alternative feedstock for a range of food and industrial applications. This is

By Chiedozie Egesi, Executive Director/CEO, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Nigeria’s National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) is the only research institute in Africa fully dedicated to Root and Tuber Crop (RTC) breeding. These crops are vital staples for millions across the continent, making our work crucial to food security.   To amplify impact, NRCRI has embraced collaboration with CGIAR

In Cameroon, the MyFarmTrees platform brings together farmers, seed collectors, nursery operators, traditional authorities, municipalities, ministries, and international partners to make landscape restoration a driver of local resilience. Led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, with support from the GEF, IUCN, and the Darwin Initiative, the platform is already active in six of Cameroon’s ten regions—West, Centre, South, East,

With a large and highly urbanized population, high dependence on food imports, and water scarcity, Egypt is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries. For over four decades, ICARDA has worked closely with Egypt’s Agriculture Research Center (ARC) and the government of Egypt to enhance agricultural productivity and build resilience for farmers and communities on the frontline of climate change. On 17 July,

Industrial fishing is one of the world’s most physically strenuous, hazardous and deadly jobs. It is also one of the highest risk sectors for forced labor. A new paper led by WorldFish senior scientist Michelle Tigchelaar and an international team of researchers warns that climate change is set to make these conditions even more dangerous. Read more

Fishers at two recent fishers’ forums in Zanzibar said they needed better prices for their fish, as well as support and guidance to improve their catches. Organized by WorldFish, in collaboration with the Zanzibar Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (DFAD), ZAFIRI, and WIOMSA, the forums were the first of this type ever held in Zanzibar. Read more

Each year, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths globally, with projections suggesting this could rise to 10 million annually by 2050 if no action is taken. The widespread misuse and overuse of antibiotics in human health, agriculture, and aquaculture have accelerated the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, threatening the effectiveness of modern medicine. In aquaculture, inappropriate

On Inhaca Island in southern Mozambique, a group of young people have been trying something new. With support from Eduardo Mondlane University, they’ve begun farming fast-growing seaweed species. And while production is going well, the challenge is turning it into income. Read more