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As climate change effects intensify, new innovations that enable smallholder farmers to adapt are no longer an option but a necessity. Significant parts of Zimbabwe are semi-arid, receiving less than 600mm of rainfall per year. Smallholder farming communities in districts such as Buhera have embraced feed production and water conservation innovations deployed by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

In order to close the funding gap and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), innovative approaches and system changes within the global food systems sector are crucial. While agricultural businesses have long been recognized as the backbone of African food systems, they face various obstacles that hinder their growth and impact. Access to finance remains a significant challenge, with high

Since 19 July 2019, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity’s (IAA) major goals have been to improve food security, increase agricultural incomes, and improve resilience among smallholder farmers and their families in Adamawa and Borno states. Working in seven Local Government Areas of Adamawa State and five in Borno State, the Activity has reached about 60,000 smallholder

LAGUNA, Philippines (13 May 2025) — IRRI emphasizes prevention and suppression at the recent International Technology Cooperation Center of the Rural Development Administration – Korea (ITCC- RDA) and IRRI training on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The 5-day training course aimed to introduce recent paradigm shifts in rice pest management, update participants on recent advances in management technologies, and assist them

In Bomet County, Kenya, where agricultural traditions run deep, two families and their farms are redefining what it means to farm with resilience and purpose. The two farms belong to Thomas and Emily Yebei from Rongena village and Richard and Nancy Koske from Leldaet village. Their holdings, though modest in size, have become living classrooms where adaptation, innovation, and community

  Beekeeping has long been a traditional pursuit in Uzbekistan and Ethiopia, where smallholders produce honey for sale and use in food and traditional drinks. As well as providing an ideal, low-capital, accessible, and business opportunity in urban and rural areas, bees also play a vital role in protecting farmstead biodiversity by pollinating crops and plants.  Beyond its vital

WorldFish’s AI-powered tool SmartCatch has won the AI for Planet Prize at the 2025 AI for Good Global Summit, hosted by the United Nations in Geneva. Designed to work in low-resource settings, SmartCatch could help small-scale fishers identify and record their catches using a simple mobile phone photo. The tool uses artificial intelligence to detect species, size and weight, supporting