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IDRC-backed research finds that supplementing sheep’s diet with calliandra leaves reduces the animal’s methane emissions.

Testing bacteriophages as a treatment option for Salmonella-infected chickens in Kenya.

According to IDRC-supported research, probiotics are showing promise for treating rotavirus in pigs.

IDRC’s strategic investments are helping local researchers find innovative solutions to regional challenges while also supporting the Plan of Action to implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-Canada Enhanced Partnership (2021–2025).

Innovative picture-based insurance helps Kenyan farmers with climate adaptation solutions.

Donors need to recognize the significant impact African researchers have in climate change solutions.

An IDRC-supported African think tank is generating evidence to guide the continent’s climate change negotiations.

A simple handheld tool is helping farmers in Mozambique learn when to irrigate their fields.

This regional initiative focuses on increasing women’s awareness of, and accessibility to, livestock vaccines.

Project supported by IDRC and ACIAR is enhancing farmers’ resilience and improving sorghum production in Ethiopia.

Ghanaian women are taking the reins in livestock vaccinations.

IDRC is investing in new research aimed at strengthening gender-responsive climate action in the Global South.

Four research teams are gathering evidence to help transform the food environment in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

A novel, food system-wide approach to integrated policy development and implementation with governments.

Mango farmers are adopting natural pest control methods to thwart the oriental fruit fly.

A new report offers compelling insights into the impact of the pandemic on food systems, as well as on the effectiveness of responses deployed by communities and regional authorities to address these impacts.

In the context of climate change and COVID-19, three IDRC-funded research projects offer a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing women working in Africa’s agricultural value chains.

The CLARE-supported project Forest4Climate&People is amplifying the voices of forest-edge communities in policy discussions.

Supported under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative, this effort amplified the uptake of African evidence in the 6th IPCC report.

The CLARE-supported Co-FARM project aimed to increase the resilience and adaptive capacities of smallholder farmers in Mali.

Testing a novel public-private partnership vaccine-delivery model in Ethiopia to improve goat health and address contagious caprine pleuropneumonia.

CultiAF-funded project uses gender-inclusive financing, certification of processed fish products, improved access to formal markets, and promotion of community-level gender equality to reduce post-harvest aquaculture losses.

Digital applications are enabling young Kenyan agricultural entrepreneurs to access critical pandemic support for their businesses.

CultiAF-funded precooked-beans project has worked to improve food and nutrition security, boost household income, and promote sustainable food systems in Kenya and Uganda.

Across Eastern and Southern Africa, IDRC- and ACIAR-supported researchers are enhancing food and nutrition security, women’s empowerment, youth agripreneurship, and smallholder livelihood resilience.