Collaborative Effort Seeks to Develop Resilient Cassava Varieties, Implement Sustainable Solutions for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) has officially opened its home office in the Cortex Innovation District, an internationally recognized hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in St. Louis, Missouri.

An international research project hosted by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has become the latest grantee of Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One).

A group of scientists and agricultural leaders across three continents have joined together to develop improved crop varieties that meet the specific needs and circumstances of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) is a non-profit organization that accelerates breakthrough agricultural research to meet the urgent and neglected needs of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Out of the conviction that all lives have equal value, Gates Ag…

Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) has successfully completed its inaugural audit under the Excellence Through Stewardship (ETS) Global Audit Process, administered by the Global Stewardship Group.

Researchers are working on crop solutions by harnessing what history and nature have already suggested are possible. Giving non-legume crops the same ability to bond with helpful nitrogen fixing bacteria as legumes has the potential to unlock benefits for this generation and beyond. Learn more about this fascinating area of scientific discovery.

Jun. 20, 2023 — Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) are to collaborate to increase crop science and innovation to benefit smallholder farmers across Africa.

Jun. 16, 2023 — Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) are to partner to strengthen research into improving staple crops grown by millions of African farmers.

Jun. 15, 2023 — Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) and Nigeria’s Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) are joining forces to advance research into important crops for smallholder farmers in Nigeria.