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Identifying pearl millet varieties with high iron content
108 pearl millet varieties were profiled for Fe content. High and varied estimates were got with 53% of the varieties recording Fe content values of 50 ppm and above considered as high to qualify release and 21% recording ...
Not just farmers: understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future
Capturing what drives the decision-making and aspirations of rural households, especially among the youth, will help design more effective policies and development initiatives that trigger positive, lasting change within ...
Country Report on farmers profiles and assessment of options for land restoration based on tree plantations. Ethiopia – 2019 Data
This report summarizes main findings from data analysis about land restoration using tree plantations In Ethiopia. Results we present in this report are related to farmers profiles, including socio-demographic characteristics, ...
Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
CGIAR, the world’s largest global agricultural research network, has traditionally focused on rural areas. But now cities are attracting its gaze.
There are two compelling reasons for this shift. First, urban dwellers in ...
Country Report on farmers profiles and assessment of options for land restoration based on tree plantations. Kenya – Data of 2018
This report analyzed socioeconomic and tree’s experiment data in Kenya for the year 2018. It provides an overview of the main factors which are enabling tree’s survival rates in the studied areas and shed light on the most ...
Improving and managing rangeland systems resilience for delivering food and feed, biodiversity conservation with local communities and market linkages for livestock and dryland products
Improving and managing rangeland systems resilience for delivering food and feed in low rainfall areas, in a climate crisis, as well as land degradation neutrality and biodiversity conservation with local communities and ...
Pathways for Systemic Transformation of the Drylands-Novel Partnerships, Incentives and Methodologies for Scaling
Exploring novel partnerships, incentives and methodologies for scaling of systems which embed technological and institutional innovations to accelerate systemic transformation of the drylands of Africa and Asia? This ...
Crop design for the doubled up groundnut and pigeonpea intercrop systems
Smallholder farmers of eastern and southern Africa practice intercropping to intensify crop production, and mitigate land shortages. Intercropping two grain legumes, groundnut with pigeonpea, a system known as ‘doubled-up ...