El Niño 2026: What a Very Strong Event Could Mean for African Agriculture
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed in its August 2026 update that El Niño is now firmly established in the...
Planting Heat Map: When are most of Kenya’s farmers experiencing critically dry spells.
Exploratory work with farmers across Kenya is helping to establish a baseline understanding on farmer experiences with weather variability. One...
Global Maize Production: Where are we now and what can we learn?
Is there a connection between the national food systems and crop intensification patterns? The chart uses five Food System (FS)...
Agricultural Development in Maize and Rice: Yield-Area Dynamics
Agricultural systems grow and evolve in different ways depending on pressures such as population demand, input availability, land resources, and...
From Development to Nutrition: Tailoring food systems for sustainable and nutritional outcomes
The Dual Challenge Today’s food production systems exist on a spectrum from small-scale, traditional farms to highly industrialized operations. Historically,...
Africa’s crop diversity is a unique strength to explore
Regional crop production priorities ultimately govern the crop diversity achieved. Continents known for highly developed and large-scale production of wheat,...