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Inadequate financing, a data shortage and exclusion of local voices hinder climate change adaptation efforts in Africa. IDRC-funded researchers are on the frontlines to change the situation.

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

Mango farmers are adopting natural pest control methods to thwart the oriental fruit fly.

Vaccine platforms have the potential to spur the development of vaccines against neglected livestock diseases.

Research teams in Asia are developing cutting-edge alternatives to antimicrobials for aquaculture-production systems.

How CultiAF’s NutriFish initiative is boosting Uganda’s aquaculture industry and improving food security for vulnerable communitie

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.

The CLARE-supported project Forest4Climate&People is amplifying the voices of forest-edge communities in policy discussions.

Supported under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative, this effort amplified the uptake of African evidence in the 6th IPCC report.

The CLARE-supported Co-FARM project aimed to increase the resilience and adaptive capacities of smallholder farmers in Mali.

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.

A comprehensive new paper lays out an agenda for post-pandemic climate mobilities research

Ten IDRC-funded projects are providing new insights into the impact of COVID-containment measures on food systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

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.

The Think Tank Initiative (TTI) was founded on the belief that strong and independent policy research organizations play an important role in informing and shaping policies in developing countries.