Highlights
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AIRCA members stress value of partnership for global food systems transformation
As global development financing tightens and Official Development Assistance declines, leaders of six major international agricultural research organizations convened under the AIRCA platform to chart a more coordinated and ambitious path – one that strengthens partnerships and delivers practical solutions for farmers, communities, and governments.…
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Food Crisis – foreword for AIRCA Newsletter
Dr Albin Hubscher, Chairman, AIRCA and President and CEO, IFDC. Last year during the United Nations Food Systems Summit, dozens of coalitions and initiatives were established with the purpose of transforming our food systems and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was assumed that…
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World’s indigenous peoples to bear brunt of climate change, warns UN paper
Climate-resilient crops like quinoa hold great potential for food security and nutrition in marginal environments. (Photo: ICBA) Indigenous peoples around the world – the guardians of traditional knowledge systems and underutilized, forgotten crops that may yet prove critical for global food security – are…
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Global rescue plan needed for fruit and vegetable diversity
UN Food Systems Summit 2021 brief charts a path forward to conserve precious genetic resources for future food crop options The many fruit and vegetable species in food production systems contributing essential nutrients to human diets are under threat from land use, climate change,…
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UN Food Systems Summit brief calls for global increase in consumption of fruits and vegetables
The need to increase the global consumption of fruits and vegetables for healthier diets has been highlighted in a United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) 2021 brief prepared by scientists working for member organisations of AIRCA. The brief, entitled ‘Fruits and Vegetables for Healthy Diets:…
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icipe – 50 years of malaria-mosquito research
On 25 April 2020, the international community marked the World Malaria Day, an occasion set aside to recognise global efforts to control this disease. The global theme is: “Zero malaria starts with me”. Read more
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Build diverse food systems for post-COVID-19 world
The spread of COVID-19 threatens food security for increasing numbers of people around the world. Now more than ever, AIRCA stands strong in hope and unity for global food and nutrition security. Read more
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Strengthening AIRCA Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
Article By: Boru DouthwaiteSenior Researcher – Innovation Systems, Social Learning and Theory of Change Agricultural research and development organizations are under pressure to have and report more impact. Integrated monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems can help, however they do not evolve overnight. MEL specialists…
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Combating the fall armyworm in Africa
The European Union (EU) provides new funding to icipe to strengthen its efforts in the management of the fall armyworm in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Read more
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AIRCA Capability Statement
Nutrition Research Capabilities – Transforming rural livelihoods and landscapes In 2017, AIRCA formed a Research Tasks Force (RTF), to serve as a catalyst for shared intelligence between members and information exchange within AIRCA institutions, and to also to identify founding sources for joint projects. A…