French research institutes and IFAD link agricultural science with rural investment
A Nairobi agreement creates a collaboration framework for agroecology, climate resilience and evidence-based rural development in Africa.
Source CIRAD
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Denmark–Uganda tea project adds drones to climate-resilience research
NbS4Tea introduced drone operations at Uganda’s Rwebitaba Tea Research Centre as part of a wider programme on resilient tea production and irrigation.
Source Makerere University
WildDrone connects European robotics and Kenyan conservation fieldwork
A new research paper sets out WildDrone’s drone, ecology and computer-vision programme, including wildlife monitoring at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Source Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Oman hosts regional training for drone-based desert locust operations
FAO’s Central and Western Region locust commissions launched a programme combining classroom, simulator and field instruction for national surveillance and response teams.
Source FAO
GEOMAIZE links Ghanaian field measurements with Belgian satellite-modelling expertise
A Ghana–Belgium partnership is developing locally grounded maize-yield estimation while addressing the field-data mismatches that can undermine satellite models.
Source GEOGLAM
ESA and African partners develop satellite monitoring for climate-resilient rice
An Earth-observation demonstrator for RICOWAS is being designed around geolocated farm records and the realities of a West African adaptation programme.
Source ESA Global Development Assistance
AfricaRice and CIMMYT train regional breeders in drone phenotyping
A five-day Côte d’Ivoire workshop linked flight operations, image analysis and shared breeding services for participants from seven West and Central African countries.
Source AfricaRice