Scaling agricultural mechanization innovations has enormous potential to transform Zambia’s food, land, and water systems by improving productivity, reducing labor demands, minimizing post-harvest losses, and creating new business opportunities across…
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Eastern Africa
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Central Africa
From clean seed to food and feed: IITA showcases cassava innovations at Rwanda’s Agrishow
At the IITA–CGIAR stand during Rwanda’s 2026 Agrishow, visitors could trace the journey of cassava across the value chain: from clean planting materials for farmers to flour, bakery products, and animal feed.…
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As part of efforts to reaffirm IITA–CGIAR‘s commitment to strengthen resilient agricultural systems and transform rural livelihoods in Mozambique through climate-smart agriculture, strategic partnerships, and resilient farming systems, IITA Southern Africa…
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Sahel Western Africa
From sample to science: Strengthening the laboratory backbone of soil health in West Africa and the Sahel
When farmers receive fertilizer recommendations, they rarely see the scientists who spent days analyzing soil samples to produce it. When countries talk about boosting food production or building climate-resilient agriculture, the…
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Reliable soil information is becoming increasingly important as countries across West Africa and the Sahel work to improve fertilizer recommendations, manage soil degradation, and strengthen climate-resilient agriculture. Generating this information at…
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Western Africa
AUC, CAADP-XP4, and CGIAR renew Continental partnership to strengthen knowledge systems at AASW9
Knowledge is increasingly recognized as one of Africa’s most valuable agricultural resources, not only for generating innovations, but also for ensuring that proven solutions reach the last-mile users—smallholder farmers—that need…
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When people think of agricultural research, they often picture scientists in white coats working quietly in laboratories, surrounded by microscopes, and test tubes or researchers on the field under the scorching…
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IITA–CGIAR recently hosted the renowned ecotourism ambassadors – the Oguntoye twins, founders of Twins Tourism, and hosts of the popular Travel with the Twins radio program on Lagelu FM, just days…








