Nominate for the 2021 Africa Food Prize
The Africa Food Prize is the preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa—from a struggle to survive to a business that thrives. The US $100,000 prize celebrates Africans who are taking control of Africa’s agriculture agenda. It puts a spotlight on bold initiatives and technical innovations that can be replicated across the continent to create a new era of food security and economic opportunity for all Africans. READ MORE
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IAAE AWARDS 2021
The IAAE Award is a prize that provides both a Certificate of Achievement and a cash donation to the winner, presented during the International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) event. During this year's Virtual #ICAE2021 conference, four prizes will be awarded: Carl K. Eicher Award for best doctoral dissertation on Africa, T W Schultz Prize for Best Oral Contributed Paper, Nils Westermarck Prize for Best Poster and Uma Lele Prize for Best Contributed Paper on Gender. READ MORE
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27 Inspiring Women Reshaping the Food System
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, the virus disproportionately impacted women, whose care responsibilities increased as access to local markets decreased. Despite this, they’ve been ignored in nearly half of the COVID-19 relief plans analyzed in a recent report by CARE. It’s clear that we ignore women in the food system at our own peril. The FAO reports that if women farmers had the same access to resources as male farmers, they could bring 100-150 million people out of hunger. Research from the FAO also shows time and time again that gender equality opens doors for entire communities to improve nutrition security as well as social and economic well-being. READ MORE
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Innovations for gender equality
Women are integral to food systems, playing multiple roles in the task of feeding the world. But even today, women are often excluded from agricultural development as their realities, preferences, and ambitions are overlooked. Their limited access to assets, opportunities, and decisions holds back entire societies. READ MORE
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Breeders take quantum leap towards state-of-the-art data methods via Wheat Initiative trainings
Wheat breeders from across the globe took a big step towards modernizing their molecular breeding skills at recent workshops sponsored by the Wheat Initiative, with the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB), and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). READ MORE
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TAAT’s Deployment of Sheep Fattening Technologies Improves Livelihoods in Ethiopia
Demand for livestock products in Africa is increasing, rapidly fuelled by the growing population, urbanisation and improved incomes leading to shifts in diets towards high-value commodities such as meat and milk. Livestock is a source of readily convertible cash and insurance against crop failures. In Ethiopia, livestock is an integral part of the agricultural economy as almost all farmers own some livestock. READ MORE
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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 funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, turned into successful groundnut seed producers in 2011. The impacts of those actions are felt even today, with farmers continuing to adopt improved variety seeds and good agronomic practices to obtain high yields that help them improve their nutrition as well as incomes in the community. READ MORE
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AGRA Supports Creation of a Vibrant Seed System in Rwanda: Rwanda Agriculture Yearbook 2020 – 2021
Agriculture is the economic mainstay of the majority of households in Rwanda and makes a significant contribution to Rwanda’s economy. It accounts for approximately 30% of the GDP and is the biggest employer. In all development blueprints, agriculture is billed to play a significant role in the structural transformation of the economy, contributing to economic growth, exports, job creation, increased land and labour productivity. READ MORE
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50x2030 launches data use grant competition for researchers in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Georgia, Senegal
The 50x2030 Initiative is sponsoring a competition for novel research projects that use 50x2030 data. Small grants – from US$1,000-$10,000 – will be issued for projects that employ 50x2030 survey data to generate practical research that can be applied to national policymaking, program (re)design or investment decisions. The Initiative will then feature outputs of the supported research at a virtual conference in November 2021 and through other outlets. Local researchers in five partner countries-- Cambodia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Georgia and Senegal– will be eligible to apply. READ MORE
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The 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit: How to Incentivize Food Loss and Waste Reduction
The ongoing COVID-19 health crisis continues to expose vulnerabilities in food systems, highlighting the insecurity of rural livelihoods, the tragedy of food loss and waste, and the stark inequities in access to healthy food. The upcoming, first-ever UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), presents a unique opportunity to bring together stakeholders from across the food value chain to address these challenges and unlock barriers to sustainable food systems transformation. READ MORE
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