There are a wide range of biotechnologies available and many of them have been, and are currently being, used in many situations and sectors worldwide to solve the myriad...
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Cashew is a cash crop primarily grown by smallholder farmers in Tanzania and is a major source of rural employment and income in Coastal areas. Women dominate small-scale cashew processing...
Drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) offer hope as an adaptation strategy for farmers facing increasing frequency of droughts in sub-Saharan Africa. Adoption of these varieties also offers...
Between October 2022 and February 2023, 1.1 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) in 28...
Background: Tanzania has experienced large losses due to fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) with increased incidence since 2004. However, there is limited information on vegetables flies...
Handbook for Scaling Irrigation Systems is a joint publication between IFAD and IFC on how to develop and scale innovative solutions to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and increase crop...
Growing high-yielding varieties is crucial for successful crop production and maximizing farmers’ net returns. One such example is IR05N221, locally referred to as Komboka rice variety...
An enabling, evidence-based decision-making framework is critical to support agricultural biotechnology innovation, and to ensure farmers’ access to genetically modified (GM) crops, including orphan crop varieties...
Sustainable agricultural technologies have impacted positively on staple crop yields in Asia and some parts of Sub-Sahara Africa. However, the adoption of similar technologies in vegetable subsector...
Since 2000, the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) has been promoting vegetable grafting technologies to manage soil-borne diseases (e.g., bacterial wilt) and abiotic stresses (e.g...