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Food and Agriculture

A digital approach to overcoming COVID-19 challenges in the field

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Friday, August 21, 2020 - 11:30
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Food and Agriculture SMALLHOLDERS FARMERS CLIMATE CHANGE

Implementing a sustainable pest management program to combat fruit flies

Mangoes are an important source of nutrition and employment in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 14:30
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Food and Agriculture SMALLHOLDERS FARMERS CLIMATE CHANGE

User-driven approaches for smallholder irrigation in Mozambique

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Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 14:00
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Food and Agriculture

CultiAF builds on successes and launches new innovations

The second phase of CultiAF (CultiAF-2) will scale up successes from the partnership’s first phase and develop new climate-resilient and gender-responsive innovations for smallholder farmers.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 14:00
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Food and Agriculture HERDING VACCINES

Multivalent approach for the improvement of inactivated vaccines against small ruminant diseases in Africa (MultiVacc)

Small ruminants such as goats require less labour and land use than cattle, so they are an important source of food and economic security for livestock smallholders in developing countries. However, small ruminants are also susceptible to many diseases.
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Monday, April 9, 2018 - 11:30
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Food and Agriculture HERDING VACCINES

Development of 2 multivalent RVF vaccines for improved uptake in cattle and in small ruminants

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease of goats, sheep, cattle, and humans.It is endemic in large parts of Africa, with outbreaks occurring in three to five-year cycles.
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Friday, April 6, 2018 - 12:00
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FOOD SECURITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH Gender

Transforming agriculture in Central and West Africa through development research

What does it take to ensure agriculture is driving sustainable and inclusive rural economic growth in Central and West Africa?
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 14:00
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Food and Agriculture Gender

Research on food security makes a difference for African women

There is ample evidence that addressing gender inequalities and empowering women are vital to meeting the challenges of improving food and nutrition security, and enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty.
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 16:00
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Food and Agriculture

Strengthening resilient livelihoods to reduce poverty in West Africa’s semi-arid areas

Despite the success of research and development activities in integrating crop and livestock production, few West African communities are adopting these technologies.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 15:00
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Food security Gender Development

Understanding land acquisitions in West Africa: A community-based approach

According to the International Land Coalition, between 2000 and 2010, foreign actors and country elites acquired an estimated 83 million hectares through large-scale land acquisitions, 70% of which are in Africa, typically without consulting communities.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 00:00

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