Background
In East Africa, over the years, climate change has led to a drastic reduction in the quality and resilience of the land, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and food and nutrition…
Drylands Transform (Ongoing)
Project Background
Drylands cover 40 % of the global land area, host 2 billion people, and support approximately 50% of the world’s livestock population. In the drylands of East Africa, pastoral and…
Overview
Efforts to reverse land landscape restoration in the Eastern Province have been constrained by several problems including dependence on wood as major source of energy, low tree survival…
Soils4Africa (Ongoing)
This project aims to provide an open-access soil information system that uses a sound sampling framework, uniform methodologies for data gathering, accompanied with thorough documentation of the…
The sustained growth of production in Côte d'Ivoire over the last 20 years has enabled the country to become the world's leading producer of raw cashew nuts. However, according to sectoral diagnosis…
Globally, with an increase in income, there are changes in dietary choices along with increased demand for food from the already high-input-driven farming system, which further encourages the…
Overall goal
To contribute to the reduction of rural poverty and food insecurity of smallholders, by developing their economic potential. This development goal will be pursued through:
The…
Purpose
The role of Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Phase II is to ensure integration of climate change across the CGIAR portfolio by providing tools and advice on priorities in…
Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) (2017-2022)
Background
Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), a CGIAR research programme, is developing a growing portfolio of policy and technical solutions across ecosystems, sectors and scales. This programme…
Background
In the State of Andhra Pradesh — Rythu Sahikara Samstha, a not-for-profit entity set up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with financial support from the Government of India and others…
Overall objective
To generate evidence regarding the benefits of soil protection and rehabilitation for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration.
Specific objectives…
Rwanda Soil Information Service (2019-2022)
Outputs
An implemented soil and crop sampling campaign which includes samples processed for analysis
Establish an online database infrastructure
Establish a soil spectroscopy laboratory and select…
Managing Agro Landscapes for greater impact (2021-2021)
Purpose
To focus on how WLE research across CGIAR centers can better help landscapes to become sustainable and resilient while addressing the interlinked global challenges, including:
Ending…
Purpose
This project aims to bring affordable soil analysis to small hold farmers across Africa by:
Tapping into the wealth of knowledge contained in gases released by soil biota
Devising a…
GEONUTRITION (2017-2021)
Geonutrition
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers comprising soil and crop sciences, agricultural, human nutrition, geography, economics and ethics experts have come together to help alleviate…
The project aims at building sustainable farming that will produce for future generations. ICRAF in partnership with Mars Inc. is critical in making it possible for farmers to first feed themselves.…
Background
Steeply sloping landscapes characterize Nginda and Kambiti, both located in Maragua constituency, Murang’a County, central Kenya. The two locations are densely populated, with small-scale…
Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) Phase II (2014-2018)
The Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) Phase 2 project’s information products and services aim to increase smallholder farmer (SHF) productivity and to promote national policy changes through…
Project Summary:Decision-makers in international development often struggle to allocate resources to where they are most effective due to the difficulty of accurately projecting intervention impacts…
FoodAfrica II (2016-2018)
FoodAfrica II will focus on customizing research results into formats suitable for the different user groups – from farmers to policy makers, from scientist to educators.Project website
Indonesian Rural Economic Development (2016-2018)
In the eastern part of Sumba Island in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, Indonesia, 30 existing agroforestry demonstration trials in seven villages are being assessed by World Agroforestry (ICRAF)…