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The growth of digital technology and digital tools in agriculture in the past decade has been phenomenal. This technology growth is playing an increasingly important role in agricultural research for development. However, such technologies and tools often classify small farm holders as similar entities. In addition, in low- and middle-income countries, core agriculture actors, such as women and minority communities

Julie Ojango, senior scientist in the Livestock Genetics program at the International Livestock Research Institute, specifically addressing sustainable utilization and management of animal genetic resources, leads projects in small ruminant and cattle breeding that use digital tools that enable better integration of gender into genetics research in the global south. She believes that livestock improvement programs must improve the livelihoods of

Nurulhuda Ahmad Fatan is a senior research analyst at WorldFish. She has been with WorldFish for over ten years and has been involved in various research projects throughout Asia, primarily in Indonesia, and several African countries. Trained in aquaculture and fish nutrition, her most recent feed and fish nutrition study examines the potential of novel feed ingredients to be used

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, researchers leading work in CGIAR’s Gender Equality Initiative offer insights on how agricultural technologies can help rural women overcome the impacts of climate change. by Ochuwa Favour Daramola CGIAR’s Gender Equality Initiative (HER+) supports women in agri-food systems to better cope with climate change impacts. Its research aims to support women to acquire,

While 100 million people worldwide are using the AI chatbot ChatGPT to get ahead on homework and try out for top jobs at Google, more than 370 million women in developing countries lack the services of a simple cell phone. This opinion piece by CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Director Nicoline de Haan was first published by IPS News.   The

To ensure food security globally, CGIAR-IITA, through its African yam bean project at Genetic Resource Center (GRC), has carried out a participatory landrace selection of African yam bean (AYB) at an event in Kano, Nigeria, on 13-14 February. A similar selection exercise was also done in December 2021 on IITA experimental fields in Ibadan and Ikenne stations. The objective is

Maize is one of Tanzania’s most important food crops, and the country is the largest producer in East Africa. Groundnut, another major staple, is one of the chief annual crops cultivated in Tanzania. Both crops, produced mainly by smallholder farmers, are the most affected by aflatoxins—a highly toxic, cancer-causing food contaminant. Tanzania faces lots of challenges in achieving full production

Colombia’s Hacienda San José, a cattle ranch that was built on a vision to promote sustainable livestock production in Latin America, has received funding from environmental investor &Green to scale up its operations to cover 180,000 hectares.  &Green specializes in funding businesses involved in commodity production linked to deforestation and helping them to transition to more sustainable agricultural models. They are one