The IRD is a French public research institution defending an original model of fair scientific partnership with the countries of the South and an interdisciplinary and citizen-based science committed to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Established in Kenya since 1992, the IRD East Africa supports research and training in partnership in various fields such as climate change, terrestrial and marine biodiversity, societies and communities, etc.
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26th February 2021The fall armyworm in Africa: a new insect pest in corn crops
In Kenya, the survey of pest insects in corn crops has revealed that a recently-arrived pest, Spodoptera frugiperda, has not replaced existing pests. The various species of pests are co-inhabiting in fields and calling into question the pest control strategies currently in use to preserve the yields...
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1st March 2021Uganda may hold the key to the future of robusta coffee!
Hit by climate change, coffee production is seriously under threat. To combat this risk, international teams, including the IRD team led by Valérie Poncet, went in search of wild coffee plants such as robusta in the forests of Uganda. They thus identified previously unknown and drought-resistant...
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28th April 2021Webinar - Towards sustainable marine aquaculture in Africa
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1st April 2021Announcing the launch of Global Africa, a new african academic journal
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18th December 2020Giving journalists means to alert the population and policy-makers to mangrove conservation
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