Editor’s Note: Geospatial technology is making big impacts in agriculture, offering real-time satellite data for farmers and policymakers to monitor, manage and plan around crop and animal health. This piece…
Editor’s Note: With shorter growth cycles and improved nitrogen efficiency, hybrid rice varieties are a climate-smart innovation for reducing emissions in agrifood systems. Combined with new technologies such as machine…
Editor’s Note: To address worsening climate change, water scarcity, and rising food demand, the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Food and Water Security presents a data stack framework…
Editor’s Note: The World Food Prize Foundation has opened submissions for the 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) to celebrate innovators shaping global food systems. In October this year, 39 pioneers…
Editor’s Note Highly vulnerable to climate change and its impacts on food security, Africa urgently needs innovative solutions to build climate resilience and reduce hunger. An inaugural Climate Action Fellowship…
Many smallholder farmers in Africa face unpredictable climate conditions, pests, and resource constraints—yet conventional breeding trials often fail to reflect their realities. Early-stage On-Farm Sparse Testing (OFST) offers a game-changing…
Accelerated growth in Africa’s fisheries and aquaculture sector constitutes a major driver to deliver economic growth, food security and environmental sustainability, according to a new report. The latest publication from…
Seed quality is one of the biggest determinants of success for farmers. A high-quality seed can help produce stronger, healthier crops that are resistant to diseases, pests and extreme weather.…
The adoption of the Kampala Declaration by African Heads of States and Government marks an important moment in the continent’s journey toward resilient, inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems. Framed by…
The four climate champions were awarded the 2024 Local Adaptation Champions Awards for their innovative adaptation initiatives empowering communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Four winners of the 2024 Local Adaptation Champions Awards, organised by…
It is early morning at Sirongo Beach, one of the many fish landing sites dotting the shores of Lake Victoria. The sun peeks over the lake’s horizon, casting golden reflections…
The World Food Prize Foundation has launched a search for the latest agricultural breakthroughs with a new global competition, “Innovate for Impact Challenge,” The Challenge is aimed at identifying and…