{"id":15891,"date":"2026-06-20T12:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/si-toolkit-helps-researchers-assess-the-sustainability-of-their-innovations\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:22:53","slug":"si-toolkit-helps-researchers-assess-the-sustainability-of-their-innovations","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/si-toolkit-helps-researchers-assess-the-sustainability-of-their-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"SI toolkit helps researchers assess the sustainability of their innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"Five years ago,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/africa-rising.net\/\">AFRIQUE GRANDISSANT<\/a>\u00a0scientists were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/africa-rising.net\/2014\/10\/09\/ar-indicators\/\"><strong>looking for better ways to measure<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and assess the sustainability of sustainable intensification measures.\n<div id=\"attachment_4483\" 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