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,…
The GenderUp methodology revolutionizes agricultural innovations and how they should be scaled toward achieving societal outcomes for all. Developed in collaboration with CGIAR, Wageningen University and Research, and the University of California, Davis, this discussion-based method supports innovation teams to scale…
As IITA gears up to host over 200 scientists from diverse disciplines at the headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria, for its annual Planning Week today, looking at the need for such gatherings to advance agricultural research is imperative. This flagship…
More than 200,000 hectares of land were negatively affected by cyclone Freddy in Malawi in the 2022/23 season.…