More partnerships, direct demand of technologies and practices by scaling partners, increased knowledge, targets exceeded on women and youth, among others. Over the past two years (2022–2024), the Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rapid Delivery Hub (AID-I GLR)…
There is rising interest in the use of Gender Transformative Approaches (GTAs) as strategic interventions to address underlying structural inequalities, especially gender norms that constrain women’s capacity and restrict their participation in agrifood systems. Following a series of studies,…
Gender transformative approaches (GTAs) have emerged as critical strategies for addressing deep-rooted gender inequalities in agrifood systems. The co-designing process, undertaken by Nyakitonto Youth for Development (NYDT) and Kolping Society of Tanzania (KST) in collaboration with the CGIAR Gender…
Contributed by Moureen Awori and George Mahuku. Introduction Bananas (and plantain) are staple foods and an income source for millions of households in Uganda, with over 70% produced and consumed as either cooked or dessert. In Kasese district, banana…
We have prepared a two-part blog explaining the “tricot” method and detailing the approach for on-farm testing for variety release (Part 1) and featuring the monitoring and inspection part with partners (Part 2). Part 2 details the initial monitoring…
We have prepared a two-part blog explaining the “tricot” method and detailing the approach for on-farm testing for variety release (Part 1) and featuring the monitoring and inspection part with partners (Part 2). Part 1 introduces the tricot approach…
Source: ICARDA In a recent series of conversations with CGIAR Knowledge Management teams, Sara Jani and Valentina De Col from ICARDA interviewed members of IITA’s knowledge management team, Olayemi Oluwasoga, Open Data Engagement Manager, and Olawamiwa Adeoluwa, Data Analyst…
by Simeon Ehui, Director General, IITA and Regional Director, Africa, CGIAR and Bernard Vanlauwe, Deputy Director General, Research for Development, IITA and Lead, Excellence in Agronomy, CGIAR West Africa and the Sahel are grappling with a severe soil health…