Silvo-pastoral zone during the dry season, Ferlo, Senegal © S. Taugourdeau, CIRAD

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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

Senegalese vegetable farmer

Science at work 25 February 2026

The Sahel under agroecological intensification

Agroecology

Ousmane is an agropastoralist in Senegal’s groundnut basin. His production system combines crops and livestock, and is based on the seasonal mobility of herds to make optimal use of the variability of resources © Imagéo-Parry/Francin

Just out 23 February 2026

Putting pastoralism back at the heart of public policy

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

Just out 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

Visuel voeux Cirad 2026

Institutional news 2 January 2026

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