Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:03:04 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/cirad-news/news/2026/reducing-pesticide-use-in-the-farming-systems-of-the-global-southIn view of the impacts inorganic pesticides have on human health, biodiversity and natural resources, reducing their use and banning the most dangerous among them is a major issue for tropical agriculture. In its latest policy brief, CIRAD, through the PRETAG initiative, suggests a roadmap to support a transition to more sustainable farming systems.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:03:04 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/cirad-news/news/2026/an-overview-of-rural-employment-in-ghanaThe Ghanaian economy is heavily reliant on agriculture. This can also be said of many African countries, which are simultaneously experiencing a massive influx of young people into their job markets. The stakes for public policies are therefore high, and it is in everyone’s interest to push for the creation of decent jobs in this sector. Surveys of farms and agrifood businesses in the Bono East region of central Ghana are providing an initial assessment of rural employment. This offers some new and much needed insight to inform public decision-making.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:20:28 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/cirad-news/news/2026/growing-papaya-in-colombiaIn Colombia, armed conflicts have severely affected the rural landscape. Many communities are now looking to rebuild by means of agriculture. In los Montes de María, a territory in the North of the country, a producers' association has chosen to bank on a fruit crop: papaya. Yoleida Isabel Salcedo Martinez, the legal representative of ASOAGROPAT, tells us how the crop has changed her home region for the better.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:24:30 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/cirad-news/news/2026/tunisia-helping-women-farm-workers-secure-livelihoodsIn Tunisia, women make up almost half of the rural agricultural workforce, but their work remains informal, precarious and largely overlooked by public policy. A research collective, including CIRAD, documented their working conditions. It talked to women workers and players on the ground to identify concrete ways of improving these women's daily lives.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:16:04 +0200https://www.cirad.fr/en/cirad-news/news/2026/international-innovation-hub-west-africaWhen it comes to food security, agricultural innovation, entrepreneurship and commercializing research results, West Africa faces some major challenges. It is in this context that the International Innovation Hub West Africa (IIH WA) project finds its rightful role, being a regional initiative to strengthen agrifood innovation systems by bringing together support structures, scientific research and entrepreneurship. It was launched at a regional workshop in Benin, then rolled out through consultation forums organized in partner countries, with a view to developing concrete and sustainable solutions tailored to the realities of West African food systems.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:27:15 +0200