AVISA PROJECT
About AVISA Project
The AVISA project was launched in February 2019 to work on the broad agenda of modernizing breeding and increasing incomes for smallholders in seven countries of Africa.
Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, it builds on gains made by earlier initiatives funded by the Foundation.
RECENT NEWS
Feeding the future: millet and sorghum grains make big gains in Mali
USAID delegation visited Mali to see impacts from projects undertaken by three CGIAR institutions A recent study revealed that sorghum…
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Launch of the seed revolving fund, youth engagement and gender inclusion initiative in Tanzania
A Seed Revolving Fund initiative for sorghum and groundnut value chains has been launched in Tanzania to tackle the challenge…
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African farmers helping to grow quality seed for ‘neglected’ crops
BY CHRISTOPHER BENDANA Though Uganda has some of the lowest agricultural productivity in the world, efforts to bring smallholder farmer…
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Peter Mlengula Farewell
AVISA Project and partners are sad to announce the death of one of our colleagues, Peter Mlengula. Death occurred on…
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Biological control of the millet head miner
Using insects to prevent the millet head miner caterpillar, one of the main pests of millet in the Sahel. This…
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AVISA PROJECT Scope
AVISA CROPS
Tropical Legumes (TL), Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement for Sorghum and Millets (HOPE) and HarvestPlus. In partnership with National Agricultural Research Systems, AVISA includes the most important dryland cereals (sorghum and pearl millet) and legume crops (groundnut, common bean and cowpea)
Our Partners
