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.
National and international attempts to mitigate and adapt to climate change are among the highest political priorities globally.
The pressing issue of widespread unemployment among youth across Africa and the economic marginalization that results from many years of "jobless growth" is linked to civil unrest and a host of social ills.
The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) is one of the most visible and well-attended high-level agricultural and food security events in Africa.
Poor quality diets are considered one of the leading contributors to the global burden of disease.
Kenya’s adoption of agri-mechanization (working primarily with machinery rather than by hand or with animals) is very low at only 15%.
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest level of food and nutrition insecurity in the world. Despite many interventions, access to accurate and reliable information about the nutrition and health of individuals is severely lacking.
The world’s urban population will surpass its rural population by 2030. In order to provide food to the growing cities, an innovative and inclusive approach for agri-food entrepreneurs will be necessary.
Beans are the most important pulses grown in sub-Saharan Africa. They constitute a significant part of the diets of resource-poor segments of society and enhance the nutritional quality of their diets.
This project part of a cluster of three projects jointly developed by the Employment and Growth (E&G) and the Agriculture and Food Security (AFS) programs to assess how financial sector innovations can have a gender transformative impact, beyo