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The future of agrifood science was in full view at CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, Kenya, in April. Expert panels devoted to climate adaptation, digital innovation, soil health, equity, and food systems transformation

A common misunderstanding persists about job creation in Africa. Many envision cities as the epicenters of economic opportunity. Yet for millions in Sub-Saharan Africa, the path to decent work still winds through agriculture.

WEMNS was developed by IFPRI and partners as a solution to this data gap and is a streamlined tool intended for use in large-scale, multitopic surveys in both rural and urban areas and was designed to be added to existing surveys.

SSA is facing a climate of economic uncertainty exacerbated by trade disruptions and its existing vulnerabilities. The IMF now projects that SSA growth will slow to 3.8% in 2025

West Africa faces significant problems with various forms of malnutrition, especially among women and children. In the mid-2010s, these challenges intensified.

On January 28, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will lose three of its founding members—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—comprising 16% of its population of 424 million and 7% of its GDP.

Much has been said and written of late about the linkages between conflict and hunger. There is good reason for this: 65% of the world’s acutely food-insecure people live in conflict-affected countries.

Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa continues to underperform despite its vast potential, as production struggles to keep up with population growth, primarily driven by unsustainable land expansion rather than productivity gains.