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Discover content and resources related to agricultural development, food security, and cross-cutting issues. Theme Month Collections are curated content by experts in agricultural development and food security. Each month we highlight a new area within the field.

Theme Month Collections

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10 Year Anniversary Theme Month

Reflecting on a full decade of learning, connecting, knowledge-sharing and training.

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Gender Equality Theme Month

Highlighting new research and programmatic evidence and will learn more about impactful and scalable solutions to gender-related issues in Agriculture.

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Agricultural Transformation Theme Month

This theme month highlights work to advance systemic, transformational change that strengthens African food security.

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Agricultural Productivity

  • Access to inputs
  • Genetic gains
  • Production technologies

Climate and Natural Resources

  • Sustainable intensification
  • Resilient soils
  • Water management

COVID-19

  • Best practices on adapting to COVID-19
  • Policy and organizational recommendations
  • Access the RFS COVID-19 Learning Hub

Education and Extension

  • Agricultural education and training (AET)
  • Skills transfer
  • Model programs

Food Safety

  • Food safety systems
  • Mycotoxins
  • Sanitation and hygiene

Gender

  • Women’s empowerment
  • Gender equality 
  • Gender integration

Markets and Trade

  • Market system facilitation
  • Profitable value chains
  • International trade

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

  • Measuring project outcomes
  • Knowledge management
  • Open data

Nutrition

  • First 1,000 days
  • Nutrition interventions
  • Nutrition-sensitive agriculture

Opportunities

  • RFAs/RFPs
  • Job postings
  • Calls for feedback

Policy and Governance

  • Strengthening institutions
  • Mutual accountability
  • Land tenure

Resilience

  • Risk management
  • Recovery from shocks
  • Sustainable livelihoods

Youth

  • Employment and entrepreneurship
  • Youth empowerment
  • Skills and capacity building