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Testing bacteriophages as a treatment option for Salmonella-infected chickens in Kenya.

IDRC is pleased to announce the Fund for Future Climate-Smart Livestock Systems in Africa. This joint initiative with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recognizes the significant — yet neglected — potential for climate-smart innovations in livestock systems to contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation.

An IDRC-supported African think tank is generating evidence to guide the continent’s climate change negotiations.

This regional initiative focuses on increasing women’s awareness of, and accessibility to, livestock vaccines.

Ghanaian women are taking the reins in livestock vaccinations.

The 2022 recipients of the Bentley and Hopper-Bhatia awards are advancing research on the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs and women’s participation in urban agriculture.

A novel, food system-wide approach to integrated policy development and implementation with governments.

CultiAF project is promoting the distribution of nutritionally important small fish to vulnerable groups

The Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) initiative is pleased to announce that its first public call for concept notes will be launched in April 2022. CLARE supports research to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards across Africa and Asia-Pacific.

A new report offers compelling insights into the impact of the pandemic on food systems, as well as on the effectiveness of responses deployed by communities and regional authorities to address these impacts.

In the context of climate change and COVID-19, three IDRC-funded research projects offer a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing women working in Africa’s agricultural value chains.

IDRC is pleased to announce the release of a new request for proposals (RFP) in partnership with the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS) for a research project on gender and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

CultiAF precooked-beans project is working to improve nutrition and address gender inequality in Kenya and Uganda.

Innovative research for a more resilient, inclusive, equitable future

Four IDRC-supported research teams are set to participate in a panel discussion on the uptake of livestock vaccines by women livestock owners, to take place on October 14, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT (6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. CET), during this year’s Cultivating Equality: Advancing Gender Research in Agriculture and Food Systems conference.

Testing a novel public-private partnership vaccine-delivery model in Ethiopia to improve goat health and address contagious caprine pleuropneumonia.

CultiAF-funded project uses gender-inclusive financing, certification of processed fish products, improved access to formal markets, and promotion of community-level gender equality to reduce post-harvest aquaculture losses.

Digital applications are enabling young Kenyan agricultural entrepreneurs to access critical pandemic support for their businesses.

CultiAF-funded precooked-beans project has worked to improve food and nutrition security, boost household income, and promote sustainable food systems in Kenya and Uganda.

Across Eastern and Southern Africa, IDRC- and ACIAR-supported researchers are enhancing food and nutrition security, women’s empowerment, youth agripreneurship, and smallholder livelihood resilience.

Testing One Health interventions to eliminate the pork tapeworm in targeted regions of Madagascar.

IDRC and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research launch a new CA$3-million research program.

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved new standards to support the development of insect-derived protein-rich food products for human consumption — a promising boost for insect farmers in Kenya.