Ethiopia has one of the highest prevalences of protein-calorie malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in the world.
Livestock production is a critical industry in Africa, but suffers large losses to preventable viral infections. This project aims to curb the problem.
Poor handling of fruit results in post-harvest losses of nearly 40% in tropical countries. This project aims to extend the harvest and improve fruit quality and shelf life.
In eastern and southern Africa, most yogurt production is carried out by industries using large-scale fermentation technologies to target urban consumers.
Indigenous vegetables are extremely important to poor rural women but have received little attention from the research, development and policy community.
Climate change is already apparent in Kenya, and projections suggest that it will increase. Many of the agricultural research results that have been successfully developed and adopted by farmers have not taken climate variability into account.
This project aims to help West African nations develop policies based on a better understanding of why youth leave rural areas, and what economic activities they pursue in cities.
More than 700 million people depend on aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) for their livelihood.
Agriculture has made remarkable advances in the past decades, but progress in improving the nutrition and health of the poor in developing countries is lagging behind.
Because roots, tubers, and bananas are food crops primarily traded in local markets, their prices are not subject to the volatility that affects global markets for staple grains such as wheat and maize.