The cracked, barren fields in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Namibia are not just scars on the land—they are warnings. Across Africa, millions of people stand on the brink of hunger as relentless droughts…
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Digital tools Western AfricaEnhancing agricultural research with FAO’s AGRIS and AGROVOC programs: A conversation with IITA knowledge management team
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…
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Director General Western AfricaTransforming Soil Health in West Africa: A New Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub Takes Root in West Africa
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…
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Eastern AfricaFor farmers, seeing is believing, and peer-to-peer is peerless: Village-Based Advisor approach working wonders
In Burundi, the concept of Farmer Promoters was previously unknown, but it is no longer novel, thanks to the Kugwiza Project -the name by which the AID-I GLR Project is known…
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Vegetable farming in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is essential for food security and income. Vegetables are vital in the local diet, providing essential nutrition.…
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Rwanda’s farmers have long struggled to obtain quality lime to improve their soil for better crop productivity. The most common lime available was unprocessed, requiring large quantities – of between 2.5…
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UncategorizedBetter farming, better health and nutrition: Partners collaborate to deliver technologies for improved nutrition to smallholder farmers
To contribute to enhance the nutritional aspects of smallholder farmers in Rwanda, AID-I GLR has leveraged an existing nutritional program implemented by Catholic Relief Service (CRS)…
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Eastern AfricaSize matters in seeding success: Small packs drive market penetration for improved seed
Seed systems in the Great Lakes Region are still at the nascent stage, characterized by diversity in actors, and in production and distribution models.…