Mastercard partners with USADF and CIAT to open up new opportunities for smallholder farmers across Africa

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Jul 10, 2019

USADF and CIAT provide funding and support for award-winning Mastercard solution Kampala, Uganda July 10, 2019 – Mastercard has today announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that will extend the reach of the Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN)...

This week is Open Access Week:Let’s celebrate!

by Sylvia Pineda | Oct 24, 2018

By: Simone Staiger, Head, Knowledge and Learning and Leroy Mwanzia,Chief Data Officer The theme for OA week this year is “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge.” It incidentally falls on the same year when the five-year transition period for...

Nutrition just got more affordable and accessible!

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Sep 13, 2018

Nutritious and affordable porridge flours launched to address malnutrition in East Africa By: Christine Chege and Patricia Onyango The multi-composite, safe, nutritious, and affordable porridge flours aimed at diversifying diets of consumers have been launched in...

First Study Shows Eating High-Iron Beans Improves Memory and Attention Span in Female University Students in Rwanda

by Georgina Smith | Nov 22, 2017

Eating beans bred to contain higher iron can boost memory and attention span in female university students in Rwanda, the study shows. Policy makers could consider including iron-biofortified beans as part of national strategies to overhaul food systems on the...

Paving Africa’s way towards a sustainable, profitable food future with women at the lead

by Georgina Smith | Oct 13, 2017

Women play an important role in rural agriculture. This International Day of Rural Women, we visit two farmers in Ethiopia who are transforming their rural livelihoods and making a difference in their communities. Bula Muda is a farmer in a rural area a few hour’s...