Resilient Agri-food Systems

IITA aims to increase sustainable agricultural productivity; increase the availability of safe, nutrient-dense foods; reduce threats to human health; and reshape the environmental footprint of agrifood systems.  These gains increase the resilience of smallholder agriculture systems and reduce social inequalities. To achieve these targets, IITA will (i) facilitate the generation and delivery of agronomy-at-scale solutions, (ii) enable the formulation and value from big data and advanced analytics, (iii) build methods and tools for sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems, (iv) bridge knowledge gaps and networks for plant health threat identification, characterization and control. These gains require that IITA builds capability among national stakeholders for risk assessment and data management on order to guide preparedness for rapid response.

Chikoye, David

Chikoye, David

Director R4D, IITA-Southern Africa Hub and Grain, Legumes and Dryland Cereals

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IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui during his speech.
Strengthening partnerships for food systems in Africa
IITA–CGIAR played a key role at the just concluded Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) hosted in Tanzania towards aligning agricultural research and innovation with food systems in Africa.
Cross section of panelists during the EiA side event.
EiA: Scaling climate-resilient and resource efficient farming systems in Africa
The CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative, working to synchronize partner organizations’ efforts for promoting agronomic technologies in Africa

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