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Food and Agriculture

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

Published date
Friday, August 21, 2020 - 11:30
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Development Economics Food and Agriculture

Picture-based weather insurance for Kenya’s smallholder farmers

Satellite and smartphone imagery are assessing crop losses, reducing monitoring costs, and minimizing risks.
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Development Economics Food and Agriculture

Expanding market opportunities for enterprises that rear insects for animal feed

Studying market opportunities and how mass-insect rearing could provide waste management solutions for Kenya and Uganda.
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Development Health

Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: Lessons from CultiAF

As they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, agricultural researchers can help make food systems more resilient.
Published date
Monday, June 22, 2020 - 11:00
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Food and Agriculture SMALLHOLDERS FARMERS CLIMATE CHANGE

Insect feed for poultry, fish, and pig production in Kenya and Uganda

A shortage of protein for animal feed (in terms of quantity, quality, and cost) constrains poultry, fish, and pig production.
Published date
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 14:30
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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.
Published date
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 14:30
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Food and Agriculture SMALLHOLDERS FARMERS CLIMATE CHANGE

Scaling up the supply of precooked beans to improve food and nutrition security

Researchers will leverage public-private partnerships in Kenya and Uganda to promote the use of precooked bean.
Published date
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 14:00
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Food and Agriculture SMALLHOLDERS FARMERS CLIMATE CHANGE

Gender-inclusive youth entrepreneurship in Kenya

The first phase of this project tested the effectiveness of training and business counselling interventions to support youth-led agribusinesses.
Published date
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 14:00
Research in Action

Food and Agriculture FARMING SMALLHOLDERS CLIMATE CHANGE

Satellite and cellphone imagery to scale climate-smart crop insurance in Kenya

Weather hazards cause significant hardship for smallholder farmers in Kenya.
Published date
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 13:30
Research in Action

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.
Published date
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 14:00

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