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New project launched to prevent deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
eDNA Workshop Kigali Rwanda
Tech meets tradition for rainforest conservation project
CBI receives Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award
XPRIZE job opportunity
Redefining data collection to empower decision-makers to address malnutrition
Malnutrition is a challenge in Africa, and the limited availability of data about its severity makes it more difficult to address. Data gathering methods and frameworks are demonstrably inadequate, and failing infrastructure hinders effective data collection logistics.
Roots, tubers and bananas in Central Africa are well suited for climate change
ENABLE Youth Cameroon agripreneurs win awards during SIALY 2021
Agriculture is an economic powerhouse in Cameroon, engaging more than 50% of the nation’s economically active population. IITA has been working in the country for several decades, promoting best practices and introducing technologies to improve productivity in the sector and increase the income of smallholder farmers in particular.
Predictive Modeling of Emerging Tropical Disease
The burden of emerging infectious diseases and neglected tropical diseases is high in Central Africa’s Congo Basin, fueled by endemic viral and parasitic diseases as well as low public spending on health care.
World Pangolin Day 2021
Biological Field Stations in the Heart of the Congo Basin Rainforest
CBI's Bouamir and Somalomo research field stations have been featured in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America.