IDRC’s response to the COVID-19 crisis includes a rapid response to the food and nutritional security crisis associated with COVID-19.
Globally, researchers are important drivers of knowledge production and innovation to support economic growth and improve lives. However, Africa faces a severe shortage of researchers, particularly at the PhD level and beyond.
Porcine cysticercosis (PC) in pigs and neurocycticercosis (NCC) in humans are diseases caused by the parasite Taenia solium (tapeworm), which is transmitted between humans and pigs.
In recent times, the Government of Tanzania has shown a willingness to implement fiscal and policy interventions, such as taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), for prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
In Zambia, as is the case with many African countries, millions of people make their living running enterprises. These are mainly survivalist activities that provide subsistence-level income to their owners.
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease of livestock and humans. It is endemic in large parts of Africa, and outbreaks have been declared over the past two years in many West African countries.
In East and Central Africa, the most important tick-borne disease of livestock is East Coast fever, caused by the intracellular parasite Theileria parva.
Efforts at closing gender gaps in financial inclusion focus on developing financial products and services specifically targeting women, but broader social and cultural constraints that prevent women from using these products and services are rarel
Across Africa, postharvest losses along the food chain from farm to fork jeopardize the food security of resource-poor farmers.