Building seed business hubs around women and youth in Tanzania
Working with private seed companies, ICRISAT is helping integrate more women and youth into seed production enterprises in Tanzania. Recently we supported Read more...
Investing in rural women farmers narrows the gender gap in agriculture
The glaring inequality between men and women farmers in the African agricultural sector is alarming evidence that calls for fair, inclusive Read more...
Special training sessions initiated for young women and hearing-impaired youth in Ghana
To unlock the potential of youth in agriculture, we need targeted, inclusive interventions that appeal to specific and diverse groups of youth, Read more...
Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria
In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platforms, and with support from the Tropical Legumes (TL) project Read more...
Cues to making crop improvement in Africa gender responsive
A cluster of activities are helping make The Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes and Cereals in Africa (AVISA) Project’s Read more...
Book launch: Enhancing Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms
A new book, highlighting successful practices and guiding principles based on 12 years of research and implementation across eight countries in Africa Read more...
Towards sustainable seed systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
The AVISA project has rolled out its seed systems strategy in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda with an aim to increase ESA’s varietal 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...
What’s next for CGIAR
If you don’t know what CGIAR is, stop reading or ask Bill Gates (“you’ve probably never heard of CGIAR, but they are Read more...