Research for Development

In the domain of agricultural development in low- or middle-income countries, the vast majority of innovations are developed through time-bound R&I (research and innovation) projects, which limits their deployment beyond...

After President John Magufuli’s death in 2021, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan assumed office amid hopes for democratic renewal. Civil society cautiously welcomed her “ Four Rs” philosophy – Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms...

Argentine civil society has an outstanding history of participation in democracy building following the last civil-military dictatorship of 1976-1983 and has been particularly active in the defence of human rights and fundamental...

Although women play a central role in African agriculture, women’s contributions to agricultural innovation and entrepreneurship remain under-researched and under-recognised. Structural gender disparities, which are reflected in...

This study aimed at supporting the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in the review of national science, technology, and innovation landscapes for translation of university research and...

This is an event report on the hybrid session entitled 'Views and Experiences of regional organizations on Continental Agricultural & Food Research and Innovation Strategies', organised by IICA/ FORAGRO, APAARI, FARA and DeSIRA...

To achieve sustainable impact at scale, agrifood research and innovation (R&I) cooperation can be boosted through the following mechanisms: Co-ownership of design and implementation of R&I projects by multiple stakeholders...

The DeSIRA Initiative (Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture; https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/desira) supported research and innovation (R&I) for the sustainable transformation of agriculture and food systems...

This learning brief presents the findings from a review of 14 DeSIRA research and innovation (R&I) projects that have made significant contributions to agroecological transitions (AET). The projects were selected iteratively from...