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New briefs review opportunities for women’s economic empowerment in five East African countries.

Five recently funded projects will examine the impact of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem that threatens our ability to effectively treat bacterial infections in humans and animals.

Women involved in key agricultural value chains across sub-Saharan Africa are being disproportionately affected by the economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19.

As lockdown restrictions limit the movement of people in Uganda, women and children who are already vulnerable to malnutrition now face even greater difficulties accessing nutritious food.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts are compounding an already delicate democratization process in Myanmar.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, innovations that improve food and nutrition security have become even more urgent.

Watch IDRC President Jean Lebel’s interview with World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley.

Extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves are threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers across Africa — and they are projected to increase due to climate change.

Phase 1 of the INSFEED project established a strong scientific basis and demonstrated technical feasibility, economic profitability, and established standards to promote and guide the use of insects in animal feed in Kenya and Uganda.

The Metro Agri-food Living Lab model in Kenya aims to co-create knowledge and generate evidence on effective approaches to promote successful youth entrepreneurship among researchers, mentors, and entrepreneurs.

The first phase of the precooked beans project developed a ready-to-eat bean snack and an easy-to-cook bean product that significantly reduced traditional bean cooking time from 2 hours to 15 minutes.

Women working in Malawi’s fish value chain have less control over and access to business resources, including financing and market information, than men.

The future leaders of the world’s most influential think tanks need to be not only brilliant researchers, but also excellent managers, networkers, and communicators.

African swine fever is a highly infectious hemorrhagic viral disease. Although harmless to humans, it is highly contagious and deadly for pigs.

Hemorrhagic septicemia, caused by the bacteria Pasteurella multocida, is an acute and often fatal bacterial disease that primarily affects cattle and buffaloes in Asian and African countries.

Women in science are underrepresented on a global scale. According to data from the International Food Policy Research Institute, women account for only 27% of researchers in low and middle-income countries.

New research is identifying how anti-poverty programs can also address gender barriers to elicit transformative and lasting effects on the lives of the poor.

It is estimated that 70% of community health workers worldwide are women, and many are volunteers from the poor areas they serve.

Gender emerged as an important area of focus among many of the think tanks receiving core support from the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) from 2009 to 2019.