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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.

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

IDRC is supporting the production of evidence that can help advance the inclusion and leadership of women in stronger and more equitable science systems in the Global South.

In the past year, AI4D Africa ran various calls for research proposals to find partners in the African AI research and policy community to promote the inclusive benefits of AI.

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.

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.

Collaboration between researchers and decision-makers can shorten the distance from evidence to policy uptake, leading to better-targeted programs and timely improvements in maternal and child health.

Practical support, services, and training can go a long way toward improving opportunities for women. However, to ensure these opportunities are sustainable and grounded in local realities, we need to confront the underlying norms and systems at the root of gender-based inequalities. Only then will we have lasting and meaningful gender-transformative change.