Gender exclusion isn’t incidental, it’s built into how innovations land and finance are designed. 2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer, spotlighting the role of women from production to trade in farming systems
Low vegetable consumption is a key indicator of poor diet quality in low, medium, and high income countries. Elisa Langella (University of Bonn) presented her study into vegetable consumption from 846 households in Ghana during
Tropentag is a place where researchers meet, exchange ideas and build new connections. But what happens after the conference? We spoke with ATSAF representatives about young researchers, collaboration and how to turn conference connections into lasting partnerships.
Like many countries, food waste is a major challenge in Africa. The question is how to reduce food waste and make better use of it. Charachimwe’s study explored the utilization of agri-food by products within
At Tropentag 2026, alumni of the Agricultural Sciences and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ARTS) programme came together as they have done many times before— to reconnect, exchange memories, and celebrate the bonds
A 2026 Tropentag case study from Malawi found that 92% of smallholder farmers knew recommended practices, but only 14% were still using them. The problem was never knowledge. Source: Intersnack Group Ms Banda, a hypothetical
For millions of rural households around the world, forests are more than ecosystems. They are workplaces, sources of food and important foundations of livelihoods. Non-Timber Forest Products, from fruits and nuts to medicinal plants, play
Deep in the remote Gobi deserts of Mongolia and China lives an animal that is unlike almost any other. The wild camel (camelus ferus) is the only surviving wild species of the Camelini tribe, but
PRIMA, the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area, is a 10-year initiative (2018-28), funded by the EU and 20 member countries to create collaborative solutions to water management, farming systems and food
Serena Ferrari, a socio-economist at CIRAD (Agriculture Research for Sustainable Development) and a PhD from the Université libre de Bruxelles based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, offered insights into how pastoralist farmers play a crucial role
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