Seeds for Needs interventions led by WLE/CIAT not only distribute improved seed varieties to farmers, but they also provide support at different levels and across multiple areas of expertise by actively engaging farmers in the process.
To support their sustainable development agenda, the Ethiopian Government reviews the national water policy aiming for far-reaching reform, with the help of WLE/IWMI and prior research.
12 useful indicators spanning governance, equity, food, and the circular economy, support the city to develop inclusive and resilient sustainable food systems.
An evaluation finds real change in three specific areas: demonstrating landscape approaches in ways that encourage farmers, the government, donors and NGOs to embrace these strategies; innovating with geospatial data; and promoting and removing barriers to conservation technologies.
In the struggle to produce more food, and on increasingly degraded lands, access to reliable and contextual information can help farmers make better informed decisions.
A rapid and low-cost soil spectral technique helped small-scale farmers in the Murang’a County learn about and care for their soil, increasing their maize yields.
IFPRI joined CNBC Africa to discuss the linking of electrification with agriculture - as an opportunity for development and saving money - also making reference to ILSSI Ethiopia irrigating horticultural products as one of the interventions they looked into.
ICRAF organised the initial stakeholder engagement workshop to co-design and develop an online Resource Hub to tackle land degradation in the semi-arid drylands of Makueni County, Kenya
Seventeen African countries are now using soil–plant spectral technology to restore soils and boost agricultural production, food security and livelihoods.
New soil strategies, water technology, policy initiatives and advances on restoring degraded landscapes are bringing cross-sectoral and cross-scale results in Ethiopia's agricultural sector.