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Africa Climate Summit outlines agricultural development strategy to mitigate the pending food crisis

Oct 10, 2023

Agricultural Development Unit. The conversation focused on assessing the impact of climate issues on agriculture and the pertinent measures currently engaged by and national agencies to mitigate the pending food crisis in the African region. As the...

SHiFT attends 2023 Nutritious Food Systems Grantee Convening

Jun 27, 2023

In March 2023, researchers and partners from the CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) participated in the Nutritious Food Systems Grantee Convening in London. This three-day event brought together a network of more...

Rwanda launches Grand Challenges programme

May 26, 2023

Government allocates US$1 million to fund innovation projects to improve the wellbeing of Rwandans Rwanda has launched an initiative to fund health innovations to solve critical challenges facing the country and Africa as a whole. The Grand Challenges Rwanda programme...

BMGF $30mn grant recognizes importance of RTB crops to African food and nutrition security

May 2, 2023

28 April 2023 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $29,668,667 to CGIAR for the breeding of improved Root, Tuber, and Banana (RTB) crops that lie at the heart of many African agri-food systems. “This commitment by the Bill & Melinda Gates...

African Farmers Benefit From $35m Grant to Develop Self-Fertilising Crops

Feb 7, 2023

Farmers in Africa have been awarded a $35 million grant from the Agricultural Innovations Project, led by Cambridge University, to develop self-fertilizing crops. This was announced by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, noting that the $35 million will cover the...

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Africa Climate Summit outlines agricultural development strategy to mitigate the pending food crisis

SHiFT attends 2023 Nutritious Food Systems Grantee Convening

Rwanda launches Grand Challenges programme

BMGF $30mn grant recognizes importance of RTB crops to African food and nutrition security

African Farmers Benefit From $35m Grant to Develop Self-Fertilising Crops

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