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  • Annual Corporate Report 2019

    Annual Corporate Report 2019
    23 June 2020

    By Ben Moses Ilakut: Celebrating a Silver Jubilee in coordinating Agricultural Research for Development  (AR4D); hosting the ASARECA Council of Partron Ministers (CPM) Summit; flagging off the...

  • Climate Smart Agriculture: A priority for Africa

    23 June 2020

    By Alis Okonji Over 200 million smallholder farmers in Africa have been seriously hit by the effects of climate change amongst other challenges affecting food production in the continent. The growing...

  • A New Dawn for Cassava

    01 June 2020

    By Alis Okonji Cassava is a highly resilient, nutritious food security crop, feed and industrial crop that can greatly contribute to improving the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers...

  • European Union; Investing in AR4D Capacity.

    27 May 2020

    By Alis Okonji Agriculture and food systems in low and middle income countries constantly face challenges worsened by climate change, pests and diseases and occurrences like the COVID-19 Global...

  • How COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of ICTs in AR4D

    Corporates are seeking the best tools and solutions for working remotely to manage virtual teams, time, planning and tracking implementation progress
    20 May 2020

    By Ben Moses Ilakut: That livelihoods are at stake due to the COVID-19 pandemic is now an undisputed reality. This is the reason the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has appealed to...

  • Somalia's War Against Desert Locusts

    18 May 2020

    By Alis Okonji Somalia has finally joined her east African neighbours in using aerial control measures to fight the locust invasion that has been ravaging the region for the past eight months. This...

  • Looming Hunger post COVID-19 Pandemic

    04 May 2020

    Cover Image; Thomas Mukoya | Reuters By Alis Okonji Is a hunger pandemic looming beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic? The United Nations World Food Program has warned that the number of severely food...

  • The Triple Tragedy of COVID-19, Climate Change and Food Insecurity: Policy Responses in Africa

    The closure of produce market areas where majority of farmers previously sold their commodities has made it difficult for the farmers to earn much needed income
    26 April 2020

    By Julian Barungi ENTEBBE-As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, sending several countries into lockdown, disruptions in already struggling food and input supply systems in...

  • Gestion du Coronavirus ou Covid-19: Population Africaine Confinee et Besoins Alimentaires

    24 April 2020

      Par Docteur Papa Abdoulaye Seck ROME—Il faut retenir la négation de la formule selon laquelle « l’homme est à la mesure de toute chose » car il peine encore à transformer l’incertitude en risques....

  • Yes, Africa can Feed the World

    20 April 2020

    By Alis Okonji A lot of what gets into our bodies does so through our mouths, noses and other openings in our bodies or recently referred to as soft-parts by H.E the President of Uganda, Yoweri...

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