Implementation

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an early adopting EBS partner. ICARDA is an international organization undertaking research-for-development, providing innovative, science-based solutions for communities across the non-tropical dry areas.

AfricaRice

The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is an early adopting EBS partner. AfricaRice is a pan-African Center of Excellence for rice research, development and capacity building. It contributes to reducing poverty, achieving food and nutrition security and improving livelihoods of farmers and other rice value-chain actors in Africa by increasing the productivity and profitability of rice-based agri-food systems, while ensuring the sustainability of natural resources.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is an early adopting EBS partner. IITA is a non-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation.