Zambia stands on the brink of an agricultural transformation as stakeholders from CGIAR centers and allies such as IWMI, WorldFish, IITA, and Landscape Alliance (ICRAF/CIFOR), convened in Lusaka, Zambia, from September 29 to 30 to unveil a digital tool. The…
After two years of implementing agricultural innovations across northern Mozambique, partners of the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I) came together in Nampula with a critical question: What is working, what needs to change, and how can promising approaches be delivered more effectively…
As part of efforts to strengthen engagement with the Government of Mozambique, farmers, private-sector actors, researchers, and development partners, IITA–CGIAR participated at the 61st edition of the Mozambique Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Fair (FACIM) in Maputo recently. IITA used the…
The challenge: Economic vulnerability Malawi currently stands as the world’s most tobacco-dependent economy, with the crop accounting for nearly 70% of its foreign exchange earnings. This narrow reliance has left the nation vulnerable to global market shifts, a…
Strengthening climate resilience and agricultural transformation through TAAT technologies and ZAMWIS integration The IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) successfully facilitated national validation workshops in Mozambique and Zambia under the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Zambezi…
In 2024, IITA–CGIAR in Mozambique, in partnership with 15 national and international organizations, began implementing the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I), which integrates components such as access to improved seeds, adoption of improved and climate-resilient agricultural practices, nutrition and food security,…
World Environment Day 2026 calls global attention to a simple but urgent reality: the planet is sending signals—and climate action is about how we respond. With the theme, “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future,” this year’s observance…
West Africa’s transition from open-pollinated maize varieties to high-performing hybrids could significantly transform productivity, strengthen food security, and improve resilience for millions of smallholder farmers. To support this shift, National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES) partners from Ghana,…