Cross-sectoral learnings on emerging gender and social norms measures

Health
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for…

Addressing Africa’s deteriorating food security should be Africa’s top priority—World Bank

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

‘A key priority for Africa over the next decade should be to address a deteriorating…

How IITA discovered the fall armyworm

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

Isn’t it interesting how seemingly unrelated events in two countries can lead to the same…

Wise use and wetlands: Why we need to nurture nature

International Potato Center (CIP)

Rainforests grab the headlines, but with 87% of wetlands lost globally, it is time to…

The importance of supporting women farmers

30.01.20

Gender equality

The potato is an increasingly important crop among smallholder farmers in Africa, where production h…

Diversifying diets and incomes sources in Malawi with orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes

International Potato Center (CIP)

30.01.20

Nutrition

Diet diversification and food security in Malawi are distinct challenges as most farmers are used…

How a deadly outbreak unveiled the key to safer food

30.01.20

Health

A recent article by Nancy Averett in Scientific African Magazine discusses how incidents of food…

Conservation agriculture is helping farmers adapt to climate change: Lessons from southern Africa

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

29.01.20

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Christian Thierfelder, senior cropping systems agronomist at the International Maize and Wheat Impro…

Humboldt’s 'Naturgemälde' can pave the way for lasting agro-ecological transitions

29.01.20

Biodiversity
Environmental health

Chimborazo—the indestructible, snow-capped “throne of nature,” as Simón Bolívar called the i…

Can a vaccine save the world’s pigs from African swine fever?

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

29.01.20

Health

A recent article by Katarina Zimmer in The Scientist examines how close we are to…

Brussels Development Briefing: How local application of agroecological principles can transform food systems

28.01.20

Biodiversity
Food security

Leading agricultural scientist calls for transformation of the world’s food systems to align with …

Preserving potato genetic diversity for the future

International Potato Center (CIP)

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Biodiversity

The potato has saved countless millions from famine over the centuries and it has the…

How the right planting season can boost cassava yields

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Food security

Every farmer wants high yields from their crop to get more income. But, do farmers…

Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint resea…

Sorghum goes pop: Success stories from a Nigerian initiative