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CRAM varieties: High Yielding Climate Resilient Upland Rice Varieties for Africa

Climate resilient CRAM varieties for enhanced rice productivity for African farmers CRAM is particularly relevant for programmes targeting smallholder livelihoods, food security, climate adaptation and inclusive rural development. By providing early-maturing, drought-tolerant and disease-resistant varieties, it can help vulnerable farmers achieve more reliable harvests and strengthen food and income security. Early maturity and reduced shattering/lodging can also help reduce labour constraints, with potential benefits for women. Development programmes should combine CRAM with quality seed systems, farmer training, inclusive access to resources and market linkages to achieve sustainable impact.

Pre-validated 9•8

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Farming with Alternative Pollinators: Integrated Pollinator Habitat for Sustainable Agriculture

Boost yields. Protect biodiversity. Increase profits. Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) helps farmers improve productivity and profitability by increasing pollinator abundance and supporting natural pest management. The approach replaces non-commercial conservation practices with economically valuable habitat plants that generate additional income while enhancing crop performance. Businesses can leverage FAP to promote sustainable production systems, develop green value chains, and support resilient farming communities.

Pre-validated 8•7

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FarmRise: Digital Platform for Advisory and Crop Management

Expert farming solutions at your fingertips FarmRise is a digital platform that supports the delivery of agricultural advisory and input-related services by connecting farmers with agricultural advisors, input providers, agrodealers, and other value chain actors. The platform enables farmer registration, personalized agronomic advisory, localized weather forecasting, AI-powered crop disease diagnosis, product verification, and access to digital agricultural information, helping improve farming decisions and strengthen the delivery of agricultural services at scale. By generating and maintaining digital farmer and farm records, FarmRise enhances data availability, farmer engagement, and evidence-based service delivery. Designed to operate through a mobile application, it extends access to trusted agricultural information and digital farming services to rural and underserved communities while supporting more productive, climate-resilient, and sustainable agricultural development.

Pre-validated 9•9

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Integrated Orobanche Management on Faba bean: Resistant Faba Bean and Low-Dose Herbicide Package

Restoring faba bean productivity by defeating Orobanche. Integrated Orobanche Management (IOM) is a sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural innovation that helps smallholder farmers reclaim Orobanche-infested land and restore faba bean production. The technology combines improved genetics, targeted crop protection, and integrated management practices to enhance livelihoods, strengthen food security, and promote sustainable land management. It particularly benefits women and resource-poor farming households while contributing to resilient agricultural systems and supporting the achievement of SDGs related to poverty reduction, zero hunger, climate action, and partnerships.

Pre-validated 9•9

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Innovation Platforms for facilitating in Livestock vaccination

Bringing farmers, vets, and institutions together to scale livestock vaccination! Innovation Platforms (IPs) provide a scalable, system-level approach to strengthen livestock vaccination delivery by aligning public, private, and community actors. They improve coordination across the vaccine value chain, increase vaccination coverage, and support inclusive access to animal health services, contributing to stronger disease control systems, resilience, and sustainable livestock development.

Pre-validated 9•8

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Physical and visual diagnosis: Identification of Fall Armyworm

Spot the Pest, Stop the Damage For development agencies, FAW identification capacity is a critical empowerment tool. Projects integrate FAW ID modules into farmer field schools and training-of-trainers programs using simple, pictorial guides. This demystifies the pest, ensuring even farmers with limited literacy can identify FAW’s eggs, larvae, and early damage symptoms. The result is greater resilience: communities gain local ownership of pest identification, empowering farmers (including women and youth) to act as “pest scouts” who can flag FAW presence before it devastates crops. This local competency enhances the effectiveness of all subsequent management interventions.

Pre-validated 9•9

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Improved Cowpea Varieties: Short Duration White Cowpea Varieties for Boiled Grain Market

High-yielding, early maturing, and striga-resistant cowpea varieties for farmers! IITA’s improved cowpea varieties offer a development-oriented solution to combat poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. Short-duration, high-yielding, and pest-resistant, these varieties are adapted to Sahel and Sudan Savanna agro-ecologies. With protein-rich grains and fast-cooking seeds, they provide both nutritional benefits and increased income opportunities for smallholder farmers. Supporting adoption of these varieties aligns with SDGs, climate-smart agriculture, and rural development initiatives.

Pre-validated 9•7

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MandiPlus: Cutting dipping in insecticides for management of cassava whiteflies

Dip once, Defend for months – MandiPlus controls whiteflies, reduces viruses and boosts cassava yield MandiPlus is a simple and effective technology for treating cassava cuttings by soaking them in a solution containing insecticide, fungicide, and a binder. This treatment protects the cuttings from whiteflies and viral diseases such as Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD). The technology significantly reduces pest populations (up to 79% reduction in whiteflies), lowers disease incidence, improves sprouting, and increases cassava root yields by up to 78%. It is a practical method for smallholder farmers and contributes to safer, more sustainable cassava production with increased economic benefits. For example, farmers using MandiPlus-treated cuttings in Tanzania see yield increases valued at over USD 3,000 per hectare compared to untreated planting material, with treatment costs around USD 600 per hectare. This technology is best suited for tropical humid and subhumid zones where cassava is widely grown. MandiPlus is recommended as part of integrated pest management to help manage whiteflies and the viruses they transmit, thereby enhancing productivity and farmer livelihoods.

Pre-validated 9•7

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CABI BioProtection Portal: Registered BioProtectants Finder

The largest free resource for biological plant protection! In promoting sustainable agriculture and food systems, development actors often struggle to identify and scale effective biocontrol solutions due to scattered information and inconsistent product registration across countries. The CABI BioProtection Portal responds to this challenge with a free, multilingual platform that aggregates verified data from national regulatory authorities on bioprotection products, categorized by crop, pest, and country. Usable online and offline, it supports evidence-based program design, investment planning, and technical advisory services. The portal helps development partners promote integrated pest management (IPM), reduce chemical dependency, and accelerate climate-smart agriculture aligned with their sustainability and food security mandates.

Pre-validated 9•9

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Leaf-bud Cuttings: Rapid Yam Multiplication Method

Yam leaf-bud cuttings, rapid quality seed production! The Leaf-bud Cuttings system offers a transformative, low-cost, and climate-smart solution to improve smallholder access to quality seed yam, directly addressing issues of food insecurity, low yields, and vulnerability to shocks. By reducing seed costs and disease spread, and freeing up food-grade tubers for consumption and trade, this method contributes to productivity, resilience, and income growth in rural communities. It is highly scalable, inclusive (suitable for women and youth), and effective in both stable and fragile contexts. Supporting its adoption aligns with development goals around sustainable agriculture, livelihoods, and climate adaptation.

Pre-validated 9•7

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PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank: Crop health management library

Knowledge, resources, and tools for plant health! The Crop Health Knowledge Library provides scalable, evidence-based tools to enhance agricultural projects. It supports farmer training, builds local capacity, and offers content tailored to diverse regions and crops, helping development programs deliver measurable impact in plant health, food security, and climate resilience.

Pre-validated 9•9

4

BASICS Model: A Seed System Model for Cassava Transformation

An economically sustainable integrated cassava seed system! Cassava is a critical food and income source for millions of smallholders in Africa. Yet most cassava farmers rely on non-certified, disease-ridden seed, leading to low yields and food insecurity. The BASICS model, supported by BMGF, IFAD, and IITA, offers a tested and replicable approach to building sustainable, inclusive, and resilient seed systems. It bridges R4D outputs and smallholder needs, while encouraging national ownership and local enterprise development. The model is now promoted by the TAAT Cassava Compact as a pathway to scaling impact and meeting SDG targets on food, jobs, and sustainability.

Pre-validated 8•8

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Cassava virus indexing: Molecular diagnostics for cassava seed health certification

Virus diagnostic tool for cassava seed health certification by seed producers and seed certifiers. Cassava virus indexing uses PCR and LAMP diagnostic methods to detect and eliminate virus-infected cassava planting materials. It ensures virus-free plants for seed production, improving seed quality, crop resilience, and food security. Key costs include lab setup (USD 20,000) and sample testing (USD 3/sample). Training for staff and collaboration with research and seed certification bodies are crucial for successful implementation.

Pre-validated 9•8

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CSE Model: Cassava Seed Entrepreneur Business Model

Transforming Cassava Farming Through Entrepreneurial Innovation! Cassava is a vital crop for food security and income generation across Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the region's traditional cassava seed systems have been largely informal and unsustainable, relying on farmer-to-farmer seed sharing and irregular free seed distributions from governments and NGOs. This practice has resulted in the widespread use of low-quality, disease-prone planting materials, leading to reduced crop yields and limited adoption of improved cassava varieties. The Cassava Seed Entrepreneur (CSE) Business Model offers a sustainable, market-driven solution to strengthen cassava seed systems. By transforming rural men, women, and youth into certified seed entrepreneurs, the model empowers local communities to produce and sell high-quality cassava planting materials. This initiative integrates capacity building, digital certification tools, and strategic partnerships to ensure the consistent availability of clean, certified seeds. As a result, it enhances agricultural productivity, fosters rural economic growth, and improves livelihoods, contributing to long-term food security and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Pre-validated 9•3

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Cassava Seed Field Multiplication Protocol

From planting to certification—seed production made simple. The Cassava Seed Field Multiplication Protocol is a standardized agricultural method that enables the field-based production of high-quality cassava planting material. It combines clean seed sources, agronomic best practices, regulatory compliance, and digital tools to support certified cassava seed production by seed companies, farmers, and institutions.

Pre-validated 9•9

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Cassava EGS Model: Early Generation Seed Production of Cassava

Breeder & Foundation Cassava Seeds—Always Within Reach This technology enables seed companies and certified producers to multiply and supply breeder and foundation cassava seeds directly from research centers. It follows national seed certification standards, uses both in-house and outgrower schemes, and ensures that farmers and seed entrepreneurs get access to clean, high-quality planting material. Registration with seed authorities and proper field inspection are required for participation.

Pre-validated 9•9

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CassQual: Cassava Seed Quality Management system

Enhancing cassava productivity through healthy planting material Cassava Seed Quality Management is a scalable and inclusive approach to improving agricultural productivity. It ensures access to clean, certified planting material for smallholder farmers while reducing the spread of diseases and strengthening seed systems. It directly contributes to food security, livelihoods, and the resilience of rural communities.

Pre-validated 9•9

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Crop Sprayer App: Dosage calculator for plant protection products

Optimizing Pesticide Application for Sustainable Agriculture CABI's Crop Sprayer App is a digital tool designed to assist agricultural advisors, NGOs, and development agencies in promoting efficient and safe pesticide use among smallholder farmers. By calculating precise pesticide quantities, the app supports Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices.

Pre-validated 9•7

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Biological control of mango mealybug

Natural Allies for Mango Mealybug Control This technology provides an effective, cost-efficient intervention to protect mango value chains in Africa. The release and establishment of two parasitoid species—Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola—has shown a dramatic impact in reducing mango mealybug populations, leading to increased yields and farm income. With research costs already covered, the expansion to new countries requires only modest investments in rearing and monitoring. This intervention aligns with sustainable agriculture goals, reduces pesticide use, and strengthens the resilience of smallholder farming systems.

Pre-validated 9•7

4

Biological control of cassava mealybug

Enhancing Cassava Resilience: Targeted Biocontrol with a Beneficial Wasp Biological control of the cassava mealybug (CM) involves introducing natural enemies, such as the parasitoid wasp Anagyrus lopezi, to manage CM populations without chemical pesticides. This method has been successfully implemented in over 20 countries, reducing mealybug populations by about 90% and protecting cassava crops, thereby saving farmers significant amounts of money.

Pre-validated 9•7

2

YUKON: Biofungicide, YUKON 72 SC

Excellent natural protection for a wide range of crops, manufactured in France Yukon is an innovative, sustainable fungicide designed to prevent and manage fungal and bacterial diseases in crops. It combines tribasic copper sulfate in its brochantite form, which gradually releases copper ions for consistent and persistent action, with Xanthane, a natural adjuvant derived from fermentation, ensuring excellent leaf coverage and rainfastness. This advanced formulation works at the cellular level to inhibit fungal development stages, including spore germination and mycelium growth, while also limiting bacterial growth. Yukon minimizes environmental impact by using less copper per hectare and is compatible with organic farming practices. Widely adopted in European agriculture, it enhances crop quality and yield, promotes resistance management, and supports eco-friendly farming practices, making it a valuable tool for sustainable agricultural development.

Pre-validated 9•8

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Applied Biosystems: Comprehensive Animal Health Diagnostic Tools

Boost efficiency in animal sample extraction and improve target amplification Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Animal Health technology suite offers a range of advanced diagnostic tools designed for precise pathogen detection, with a focus on avian diseases like avian influenza. Key components include Real-Time PCR Diagnostic Kits, which provide highly sensitive detection for early disease identification; VetMAX Master Mixes for accurate PCR amplification; MagMAX Core Extraction Kits that streamline DNA/RNA extraction from diverse samples; and the QuantStudio 5 Real-Time PCR System for high-throughput, rapid diagnostics. Supporting SDGs 3 (Good Health) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), this suite enhances disease management, minimizes losses, and promotes responsible production. Targeting veterinary labs, researchers, and farms, the technology can be distributed through resellers or direct partnerships with clinics and development agencies. With flexible pricing based on kit and sample volume, it offers high ROI potential from reduced animal losses and improved productivity. Thermo Fisher’s technology stands out for its speed, precision, and accessibility, making it ideal for regions in Africa to strengthen animal health and agricultural resilience.

Validated 9•9

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Long Peppers Varieties Resistant to Diseases

Strong Against Disease, Hot on the Market. Developed by the World Vegetable Center, this group of long pepper varieties are high-yielding, disease-resistant pepper varieties designed for climate-stressed and low-income regions. It contributes to food security, women’s empowerment, and smallholder income. With strong resistance to multiple diseases and high yield potential, it promotes sustainable agriculture with reduced chemical inputs. PS PEP 1 supports SDGs on poverty, hunger, gender equality, and climate action, making it an ideal entry point for climate-smart and inclusive agriculture programs in West Africa.

Pre-validated 7•8

3

Disease Resilient and Market-Preferred Tomato Varieties

Better yield, less disease, more income A suitable option for vegetable projects aiming to stabilize production and farmer income: improved varieties with measured performance and available lines resistant to bacterial wilt and tomato yellow leaf curl virus, optimized for cool-season production.

Pre-validated 9•7

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Kichawi Kill: Striga Bioherbicide

Mitigating Africa’s worst pest threat to food security by revolutionizing crop protection with a biological and sustainable weed control alternative. The Toothpick Project introduces an innovative biocontrol technology utilizing a specific strain of host-specific fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. strigae, to combat Striga (witchweed), Africa's most severe pest threatening food security. Approximately 50 million hectares of croplands (around 40 million farms) in sub-Saharan Africa are infested with Striga, causing over $9 billion in crop losses annually. Striga plants produce over 50,000 seeds per season, easily spreading through wind, human and animal traffic, and farming tools, adding to the soil seed bank. This selective biological herbicide “Kichawi Kill”, applied by farmers as a seed coating, aims to restore crop yields by targeting Striga without harming maize. This game-changing agri-tech provides a safe, effective, and affordable alternative to traditional chemical herbicides.

Validated 9•8

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