Drought-resistant cassava boosts yields and incomes for farmers in eastern Rwanda
Drought-resistant cassava is transforming livelihoods for farmers in Rwanda’s dry eastern regions, with growers in Nyawera Cell of Mwiri Sector, Kayonza District, recording improved...
Planting Naturals Establish Sierra Leone’s First Organic & RSPO-Certified Palm Plantation with KOLTIVA
Africa is losing forests at an alarming rate. Between 2010 and 2020, the continent recorded the world’s highest rate of forest loss, at around...
Science-led consortium takes coordinated steps to contain red palm weevil in North Africa, UAE
The Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control (C4RPWC) researchers are taking coordinated steps to detect, contain, and control the destructive Red Palm Weevil (RPW)...
IITA, WorldVeg, and AfricaRice partner to support food security in The Gambia
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (IITA–CGIAR), in partnership with the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) and...
ICRISAT Releases Eastern and Southern Africa’s First Biofortified Pearl Millet
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has released two new pearl millet varieties—Iniadi Composite 1501 and ICMP 177003—the first biofortified...
$2m Support Programme Targets Higher Cotton Yields and Incomes for 300,000 Northern Uganda Farmers
Up to 300,000 smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda are set to benefit from a $2 million technical assistance programme aimed at raising cotton yields,...
Senegal Launches State-of-the-Art Greenhouse to Boost Dryland Crop Research and Regional Food Security
The government of Senegal, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and CGIAR partners, has commissioned a state-of-the-art greenhouse at...
A Story of Legacy, Loss, and Rediscovery :The Queen of Mdzihana Maize
The Mijikenda, meaning “Nine Tribes,” are coastal communities in Kenya known as guardians of sacred forest homesteads called Kayas, which embody their identity and...
Kenya Unveils Bold Plan to Build Billion-Shilling Date Palm Industry in Drylands
Kenya has launched an aggressive push to build a billion-shilling date palm industry across its arid and semi-arid lands as top national and county...
South Africa’s Wheat Farmers Face Surging Input Costs and Slumping Global Prices
Wheat producers in South Africa are sounding the alarm as soaring production costs and a collapse in global wheat prices place unprecedented pressure on...