Continental Africa
About
Across the African continent, accelerated transformation is needed to ensure resilience against shocks to food, land and water systems. CGIAR is committed to resourcing and building capacity into African institutions, strengthening African agricultural research and innovation systems, and equipping African farmers with the science and technologies they need to survive and to thrive.
In 2022, CGIAR will appoint a Regional Director for Continental Africa* — to serve as CGIAR’s counterpart to key continent-wide institutions, support resource mobilization and advocacy across the African continent, coordinate the work of the other three Regional Directors in Africa, and further strengthen the representation and voice of Africa-based and Africa-facing leaders.
The role provides a clear, single entry-point and a fully dedicated counterpart for Africa’s continental institutions, and complements three existing Regional Director positions covering Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA), West and Central Africa (WCA) and East and Southern Africa (ESA).
* The successor for Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the respected Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) who completes his tenure later this year, will be recruited as both Director General, IITA, and Regional Director, Continental Africa, CGIAR.
Initiatives
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Innovations
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Partners
The position of Regional Director for Continental Africa was created as a consequence of recent high-level consultations hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and CGIAR. Participating organizations included the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), AUDA-NEPAD, and sub-regional research organizations, CORAF, ASARECA, CCARDESA, NASRO, and the Africa Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS).
Publications
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Community-based participatory approach for development: Implementation manual
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.04.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Greenhouse gas emissions from cattle enclosures in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: The case of a rangeland in South-Central Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)04.04.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
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Making genome editing a success story in Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.03.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Navigating One Health in research-for-development: Reflections on the design and implementation of the CGIAR Initiative on One Health
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.03.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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ACLIMATAR: Climate adaptation planning tool for cocoa, coffee and tea farming
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)15.03.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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"Arming half-baked people with weapons!" Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)12.03.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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News
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CGIAR, WFP, and Norway's collaboration for climate-resilient food security in sub-Saharan Africa
CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration23.04.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In June 2023, CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network, joined forces with the W…
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Full diplomatic status to boost research and food security efforts in Zambia
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
In a major development that will change the research and food security efforts of IITA–CGIAR in …
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Joint comprehensive strategies to combat banana bunchy top outbreak in East Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The invasion of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), the causal agent of the lethal bunchy…
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Lagos Food Fair features products from YAS beneficiaries
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
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Youth
The Youth in Agribusiness: Enabling scaling of innovative technologies for sustainable food solution…
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Empowering women in science: IITA’s impact on academic and career paths
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Gender equality
Over the years, IITA–CGIAR has invested significantly in the academic pursuits of science studen…
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CGIAR and WFP renew their commitment to strengthen food security in Zambia
CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience19.04.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Lusaka, April 19, 2024: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and…
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