Upland rice landscape, Madagascar © J. Dusserre, CIRAD

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Meeting between scientists and inhabitants of a municipality in Zimbabwe, as part of the SWM programme. Local communities are central to effective prevention of health risks © Brent Stirton, Getty Images for FAO, CIFOR, CIRAD and WCS

Just out 27 March 2026

Prevention is better than cure when it comes to health crises, and this means engaging communities

Health

The PRETAG initiative aims to reduce pesticide use in several tropical value chains © R. Belmin, CIRAD

Science at work 19 March 2026

Tropical value chains: synthetic pesticide use can be reduced

Agroecology

Women belonging to the national association of women farmers in Benin (ANaF) © FiSeLAE project

Science at work 9 March 2026

From field to laboratory, portraits of women who make farming what it is

Workshop participants in Malawi © Cirad

25 February 2026

Strengthening participatory research and improving data quality in Malawi

Long-term field experiment on integrated soil fertility management in western Kenya (Sidada, Siaya District). No-input treatments are shown in the foreground, while different levels of soil fertility management are visible in the background and on the right © A. Couëdel, CIRAD

Results & impact 3 February 2026

In sub-Saharan Africa, soil degradation threatens maize yields as much as climate change

Climate

Herd of cattle at a borehole

Expert view 23 January 2026

Combating animal trypanosomosis in sub-Saharan Africa