Hungry cities: Inclusive food markets in Africa
Innovation
The project analyzes two years of commercial data on 17 fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) from more than 20,000 farmers, 14,000 retailers and 6 wholesale markets, and more than 100 fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) to gain insights into the metropolit
IITA Herbicide Calculator
Innovation
Efforts to intensify cassava production have been stymied by weed infestations, which are mostly controlled by the use of hand (hoe) weeding?a system that is crude and drudgery-driven. Women spend hundreds of hours per annum to weed cassava (hoe weed
IITA GoSeed eCommerce website
Innovation
Access to clean, improved varieties of seeds remain a major challenge to achieving high productivity and profitability in agricultural production in Africa. To help solve this problem IITA GoSeed ecommerce platform was launched for sales and distribu
Africa Tech Festival 2024 Proceedings
Resources
The Africa Tech Festival 2024 Post-Show Report provides a comprehensive overview of the event, highlighting key insights, statistics, and outcomes. It showcases the festival's impact on advancing technology and innovation across Africa, featuring sum
G4AW: Lessons for Digital soil health advisory in Africa
Resources
This report outlines the outcomes and challenges of the G4AW program, which supported satellite-based services to improve soil fertility management in Africa. It examines the barriers to commercializing soil health advisory services, highlights the r
AgMIP Regional Integrated Assessment of Agricultural Systems in Nioro, Senegal
Resources
The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) developed protocol-based methods for Regional Integrated Assessment (RIA) of agricultural systems. These methods have been applied by teams of scientists working with regional and