Tanzania
African small-scale mechanization project winds down after strong results
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
The two-wheel tractor has proven its worth in Africa’s smallholder farms thanks to the FACASI project.
Spraying locusts before they can fly key for effective control
Stephen Njoka and Hugo de Groote share insights on the current locust invasion, effective control measures and how we can prepare for future outbreaks.
Study calls for better understanding of fertilizer prices faced by African smallholder farmers
Innovations
Scientists use spatial price prediction models to estimate local prices that might be more relevant than the national average.
Do smallholders get the right seed and inputs from their agrodealer?
Nutrition, health and food security
A new agrodealer survey explores smallholder’s access to improved maize seed and fertilizer in Tanzania and Uganda.
Are high land rental costs pricing African youth out of agriculture?
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Rural land grows scarce as populations rise and more youth farm for their livelihoods.
Seeds of progress
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
In a male-dominated sector, women leading maize seed companies in eastern and southern Africa share their experiences.
Millions at lower risk of vitamin A deficiency after six-year campaign to promote orange-fleshed sweet potato
Nutrition, health and food security
More than two million households across six countries received sweet potato enriched with vitamin A as part of a project led by the International Potato Center (CIP).
Conservation agriculture works for farmers and for sustainable intensification
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Agriculture leaders of eastern and southern Africa encourage wider adoption of conservation agriculture for the benefit of farmers, consumers and the environment.
Book launch: Lead farmers in eastern and southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A new book draws on experiences of men and women farmers across eastern and southern Africa who bravely embraced change to improve their farming methods and the lives and livelihoods of their families.
Transforming African agriculture through mechanization
Innovations
Source: The Nigerian Voice (3 May 2019)
The FACASI project has benefited over a hundred young people from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
CIMMYT and Clinton Foundation launch partnership to improve access to climate-resilient maize seed in eastern and southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New partnership will help farmers in Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania have better access to seeds that help maize crops better withstand growing challenges of drought, pests, diseases, and climate change.
