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L'agriculture est l'un des principaux employeurs en Afrique. Wikimedia Commons

La technologie peut stimuler l'agriculture en Afrique, mais elle peut aussi menacer la biodiversité: comment trouver un équilibre entre les deux?

Thomas Daum, University of Hohenheim; Frédéric Baudron, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); Ingo Grass, University of Hohenheim; Matin Qaim, University of Bonn, and Regina Birner, University of Hohenheim

La main-d'œuvre, les rendements et la biodiversité sont autant d'éléments de l'agriculture qui doivent être équilibrés.
Agriculture is a leading employer in Africa. Wikimedia Commons

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity ‑ how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, University of Hohenheim; Frédéric Baudron, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); Ingo Grass, University of Hohenheim; Matin Qaim, University of Bonn, and Regina Birner, University of Hohenheim

Labour, yields, and biodiversity are all elements of agriculture that need to be balanced.
Phone surveys were used to gather data in Ethiopia. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images

What people from war‑torn Tigray told us about the state of their lives amid the war

Kibrom Abay, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Guush Berhane, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Jordan Chamberlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); Kibrom Tafere, and Mehari Hiluf Abay

Our work highlights the potential of phone surveys to monitor active and large-scale conflicts.
Hard work and poor prospects for smallholder farming households in Africa. Swathi Sridharan (formerly ICRISAT, Bulawayo)

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

David Harris, Bangor University; Jordan Chamberlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Smallholder farming might not be able to generate enough value on its own, but farmers still need support.

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