
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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Antimicrobial resistance in slaughterhouses, Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.09.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with the occurrence of Campylobacter sp. in children aged 6–24 months in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.09.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Tale of informal vendors supplying safe milk despite the tough economic times
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.09.23-
Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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African Dairy Genetic Gains: Building the business case
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.09.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
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MoreMilk: Inspiring stories of transformation in Kenya's informal dairy sector
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.09.23-
Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Herd health and reproductive management associated with lamb weight gain and mortality in sub-Saharan drylands: a case from Ethiopia
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.09.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
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News
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Integrating herd health for improved pig production in Uganda’s central region
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.09.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity is testing an integrated herd health package…
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Women are Key to Seed Sector Success in Africa
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)28.09.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
According to World Bank statistics, the female share of labor in crop production across Ethiopia,…
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Milking it: boosting and professionalizing Kenya’s informal dairy sector
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.09.23-
Food security
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Nutrition
On the outskirts of Kenya’s Rift Valley town of Eldoret, many locals make money by…
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Testing the climate adaptation pioneer approach in Colombia
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate27.09.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
In the CGIAR Livestock and Climate Initiative, we're extending the Pioneers of Adaptation approach t…
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CIMMYT takes part in the 113th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.09.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
CIMMYT scientists, researchers and subject experts participated in the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (Z…
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A guiding framework to boost Science and Practice of scaling innovation and three new roles to drive it
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa21.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Scaling innovation is becoming increasingly important in the world of agricultural research for deve…
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