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For an agricultural innovation to become widely adopted by smallholders, there must be a good match between the properties of the innovation and the goals, objectives, and constraints faced by the population of farmers.…

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ICT-driven digital tools to support smallholder farmers are arguably inevitable for agricultural development, and they are gradually evolving with promising outlook. Yet, the development and delivery of these tools to…

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Many farmers already benefit from digital extension services in several areas. Personalising such structures gives them an additional edge and can result in advantages such as better input allocation and higher…

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Financial services that can be accessed and managed through a mobile phone hold promise for expanding financial inclusion among smallholder farmers. Recent research from Kenya shows that the overall uptake of services…

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In recent decades, foreign labour migration has been a key source of income for as many as half of all rural Nepalese families. Returnee migrants often bring dynamism, new ideas, and – if they are lucky – some capital to…

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It can easily take years for agricultural innovations to find real-world practical application. There are a wide range of reasons for this which are familiar to the agricultural research community. But how can…

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The 2030 Research and Innovation Strategy situates the international research partnership CGIAR in the evolving global context, which demands a systems transformation approach for food, land, and water systems. Covering…

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For the first time, wheat blast, a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease, has been reported on the African continent, according to a new article published by scientists from the Zambian Agricultural Research…

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Representatives of the CGIAR global research partnership, Germany’s development ministry and the private sector discussed the future of agricultural research in a recent virtual meeting.

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