The CGIAR is a strategic
alliance of members, partners and international agricultural
centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor.
Photo: CIMMYT.
February 2010
A Voice for Agriculture in the International Year of Biodiversity
Now that agriculture is regaining its rightful place on the international development agenda, it’s time for agricultural biodiversity to become the center of attention as well, particularly in view of its vital importance for coping with the intricately linked issues of global food security and climate change. Read more.
Global Climate Change: Can Agriculture Cope?
No one understands better than farmers how the weather, especially when it takes a turn for the worse, can affect people and their land. That’s why farmers around the world have always talked and worried about the weather obsessively. But now, emerging weather patterns have a lot of other people worried, too. Read more..
Understanding and Containing Global Food Price Inflation.
Soaring food prices have put the CGIAR on high alert, and the international research Centers it supports are responding vigorously on several fronts. Read more.
