Mali Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries keen on stronger research partnerships to benefit farmers nationwide
This is something we needed to know about, support, promote and make better known at the national level in order to benefit Read more...
Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports
The economics of hunger and agriculture in Africa. According to the United Nations, the Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to double (to Read more...
Giving Africa’s new crop varieties a data boost digitally
To increase adoption of new improved varieties in Africa, a webinar was recently organized under the aegis of the AVISA project to Read more...
Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in accessing quality seeds and other inputs due Read more...
Use of scientific evidence for greater partnerships and better policies
Surveys on agricultural technology adoption in Nigeria carried out in 2019-2020 revealed gains made in crop yields, gross margins and ROI, as well as challenges in accessing improved seeds. One of the suggestions made on the basis of these results was that ICRISAT develop appropriate policy briefs Read more...
Niger: WhatsApp comes to the rescue of agriculture extension and farmers in lockdown
A WhatsApp group, ‘Climate information’, helped ICRISAT train 139 agriculture extension staff in interpretting seanonal forecast through slide-by-slide posting of presentations accompanied Read more...
COVID-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system
The World Food Programme has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause one of the worst food crises since World War II. It predicts a doubling of the number of people going hungry – more than half of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more
New partnership inked with AGRA to boost improved technology uptake in Africa’s agriculture
ICRISAT-led AVISA project is partnering with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to enhance uptake of modern technologies, including Read more...
‘Phygital’ tech powered by public-private partnerships promises climate solutions for Nigerian agriculture
An innovative technology that bridges digital approaches and physical interventions on farms and offers last-mile breakthrough capabilities in reaching every single project Read more...
Forging a network to revitalize sorghum and millets in Eastern and Southern Africa
A group of agricultural scientists and other value chain actors, such as processors and seed business houses working with sorghum and millets, Read more...