Nutrition, health & food security

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  Africa's smallholder farmers face collapse if we do not act on climate change

  Sehlule Muzata

  14.08.25

  • Climate adaptation & mitigation
  • Food security
  • Nutrition, health & food security

  By John Choptiany  Climate change is here. It is real. African smallholder farmers - the…

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  Ugandan breeders take the lead in crop innovation through new grant-based model

  CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding

  13.08.25

  • Climate adaptation & mitigation
  • Nutrition, health & food security

  In Uganda, the need for accelerated agricultural innovation is important and high to achieve increas…

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  How breeding networks are fostering the development of better crop varieties in East Africa

  CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding

  13.08.25

  • Climate adaptation & mitigation
  • Nutrition, health & food security

  By Dr. Eliud K. Kireger, Director General and Dr. Benjamin Kivuva, Assistant Director, Crop Improvem…

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  ICRISAT Champions Climate-Resilient, Nutrition-Secure Agriculture at M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference

  International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

  13.08.25

  • Food security
  • Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

  The Prof. M.S. Swaminathan Centenary International Conference, held in New Delhi from 7–9 August 2…

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  Plant, connect, transform: The MyFarmTrees model put to the test in the field

  The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

  13.08.25

  • Nutrition, health & food security

  In Cameroon, the MyFarmTrees platform brings together farmers, seed collectors, nursery operators,…

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  How NRCRI and CGIAR are shaping the next generation of root and tuber crops in Nigeria

  CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding

  12.08.25

  • Climate adaptation & mitigation
  • Nutrition, health & food security

  Nigeria’s National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) is the only research institute in Africa …

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