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MALAWI: From farms to classrooms: How biofortified crops are improving nutrition in Malawi

In the heart of Mzimba North District, the Njota Irrigation Club has taken a transformative step forward after participating in a Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) training program provided by the Rural Market Development Trust (RUMARK) under the Advancing Availability of Biofortified Foods for Institutional Markets (AABFIM) project. The program equips farmers with essential skills and […]

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Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG

IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has emphasized that youth involvement is crucial to the future of agriculture and global food security. He noted that youth play a strategic role in driving the adoption of innovative agricultural practices that boost productivity while safeguarding the environment. The DG, represented by the Deputy Director-General, Partnerships for … Continue reading Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG The post Youth partic

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Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG

IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has emphasized that youth involvement is crucial to the future of agriculture and global food security. He noted that youth play a strategic role in driving the adoption of innovative agricultural practices that boost productivity while safeguarding the environment. The DG, represented by the Deputy Director-General, Partnerships for … Continue reading Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG The post Youth partic

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Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG

IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has emphasized that youth involvement is crucial to the future of agriculture and global food security. He noted that youth play a strategic role in driving the adoption of innovative agricultural practices that boost productivity while safeguarding the environment. The DG, represented by the Deputy Director-General, Partnerships for … Continue reading Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG The post Youth partic

Jun 2
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FROM VISION TO RESULTS – ECOWAS TRANSLATES THE AFCFTA INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEST AFRICAN BUSINESSES

Lome,Togo, May 20, 2026. The ECOWAS Commission participated in the 3rd Edition of the Biashara Afrika Forum held in Lomé, Togo with the support of the AfDB/ECOWAS/UNDP Institutional Support Project (ISP) and the GIZ Support to ECOWAS in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The ECOWAS delegation, which was led by […]

May 31
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A REGIONAL E-LEARNING PLATFORM TO BETTER CAPITALISE ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ECOWAS AGRICULTURAL POLICY (ECOWAP)

As part of its ongoing commitment to capacity building, experience sharing and knowledge dissemination, ECOWAS has established a regional e-learning platform designed to promote and disseminate the outcomes of ECOWAP projects and programmes.   To this end, through the Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development (DADR) and the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (ARAA), […]

May 31
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The Resilience Builders: How Young Africans Are Transforming Food Systems from Within

The YEFFA Learning Event 2026 in Mozambique, hosted by AGRA in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, brought together partners, practitioners, policymakers, and young people from across Africa to explore how young people are driving more resilient and inclusive agri‑food systems. Through a mix of knowledge exchange and field visits in Nampula Province, the convening offered […]

May 31
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ECOWAS ADVANCES OPERATIONALIZATION OF BUSINESS COUNCIL TO DEEPEN REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

The ECOWAS Commission has taken a major step toward strengthening regional economic integration and private sector participation with a high-level working visit to the Chairman of the ECOWAS Business Council (EBC), Aliko Dangote, at the Dangote Group headquarters in Lagos, Monday, 25th May, 2026. The delegation was led by Commissioner of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, […]

May 31
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ECOWAS PARTICIPATES IN THE 21ST SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS (UNFF21)

NEW YORK, 15th MAY 2026 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) participated in the 21st Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21), held from 11 to 15 May 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.   In the course of its participation, ECOWAS delivered a statement during the General […]

May 31
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Seventeen years later: How AGRA changed the way I see impact

When I joined AGRA in 2008, I’ll admit I was skeptical. Coming from the academic world, where impact is often measured over long periods, I questioned whether this was just another development “wave” that might pass. What convinced me to take the leap was the possibility of scale, taking the work I had been doing […]

May 26
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AGRA Welcomes UN General Assembly Resolution on Climate Justice, Calls for Urgent Action to Support Africa’s Smallholder Farmers

Nairobi, Kenya, 22 MAY 2026: AGRA welcomes the historic adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution A/80/L.65 on 20 May 2026, recognising that states have legal duties to address the profound human rights crisis posed by climate change, as set forth in the 2025 International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion. The resolution […]

May 24
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Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG

IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has emphasized that youth involvement is crucial to the future of agriculture and global food security. He noted that youth play a strategic role in driving the adoption of innovative agricultural practices that boost productivity while safeguarding the environment. The DG, represented by the Deputy Director-General, Partnerships for … Continue reading Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG The post Youth partic

May 24
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ECOWAS STRENGTHENS REGIONAL INTEGRATION THROUGH CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

The ECOWAS Commission convened the Annual Regional Stakeholders’ Meeting of the ECOWAS Cross-Border Cooperation Support Programme (ECBCSP) in Abuja, Nigeria, from 19–20 May 2026. The meeting brought together representatives from ECOWAS Member States, National Border Offices, and officials of the ECOWAS Commission to review the implementation progress of cross-border cooperation initiatives under the ECBCSP 2023–2027 […]

May 21
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ECOWAS HOLDS TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS ON BIG DATA, SECTORIAL STATISTICAL INDICATORS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEMS

The ECOWAS Commission, through its Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, as part of the World Bank–funded Project for the Harmonization and Improvement of Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA/PHASAOC), is holding workshops on Big Data, Sector Statistics Indicators, and Environmental Statistics to Strengthen Regional Statistical Systems in ECOWAS Member States, in Abidjan, Côte […]

May 21
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MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN ECOWAS EMPOWERED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES UNDER AFCFTA

The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Trade and its Directorate of Private Sector and Industry, in collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Sierra Leone, with the support of development partners such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the European Union, the […]

May 21
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Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG

IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has emphasized that youth involvement is crucial to the future of agriculture and global food security. He noted that youth play a strategic role in driving the adoption of innovative agricultural practices that boost productivity while safeguarding the environment. The DG, represented by the Deputy Director-General, Partnerships for … Continue reading Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG The post Youth partic

May 20
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ECOWAS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES FOCUSED ON THE WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON GENDER, STRENGTHEN THEIR FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATION IN ABIDJAN

On May 15–16, 2026, the third ECOWAS inter-agency meeting on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus with a Gender Perspective was held at the ECOWAS Resident Mission in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. The objective of this meeting was to take stock of the status of implementation of activities related to the water-energy-food-environment nexus and gender mainstreaming within […]

May 19
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Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG

IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has emphasized that youth involvement is crucial to the future of agriculture and global food security. He noted that youth play a strategic role in driving the adoption of innovative agricultural practices that boost productivity while safeguarding the environment. The DG, represented by the Deputy Director-General, Partnerships for … Continue reading Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG The post Youth partic

May 18
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Why Africa’s agrifood future depends on youth and how YEFFA is delivering

Africa’s agrifood systems hold one of the greatest opportunities for large-scale job creation on the continent. The challenge has always been how to translate that potential into real economic opportunities for young people. The Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) partnership between AGRA and the Mastercard Foundation is beginning to demonstrate […]

May 18
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IITA OPEN DATA CHALLENGE 2018

The post IITA OPEN DATA CHALLENGE 2018 appeared first on IITA .

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