At Tropentag 2026, CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes examined why landscape restoration often struggles to move from ambition to action. Discussions highlighted the importance of inclusive governance, stakeholder ownership, ecological recovery, sustainable livelihoods, and evidence that tracks benefits for both people and nature.
The caravan itself might have only lasted three days, but its significance will stretch much further. The caravan championed peace, camel value chain, environmental protection, and culture. The message was simple: When camel cross borders, perhaps peace and prosperity can too.
With a historic El Niño intensifying and global fertilizer supplies disrupted by conflict in the Middle East, the new Intentional Data Community for Food and Nutrition Security aims to help the world anticipate and prevent food and nutrition crises. The initiative responds to a 31% drop in funding for 41 priority data systems, including FEWS NET and the IPC, in 2025
An experiment in 180 Ethiopian communities tested how local leaders allocate social assistance. Researchers varied budgets and targeting rules to see who received support and how funds were distributed.
In August 2026, communities from Kenya and Ethiopia held the first-ever cross-border camel caravan in Moyale. The 12-km caravan celebrated the role of camels to these communities and revived Qumbi, a traditional peace ceremony that was last performed 40 years ago.
Humanitarian data systems are shrinking. Funding cuts and declining survey coverage are creating major gaps in food security data just as conflicts, climate shocks, and other risks are increasing.
IFPRI’s five decades of experience has shown that development policy research has a stronger likelihood of making an impact and meeting real-world needs when it is adapted to local contexts and created with national and local partners. The best bet for generating context-specific research is operating within beneficiary countries and communities. Building on this evidence, the new IFPRI Strategy 2026-2030 deepens an institutional commitment to decentralization.
In Vietnam, CGIAR and partners are strengthening farmer-centered approaches to precision nutrient management, ensuring that women and ethnic minority farmers have a stronger voice in shaping sustainable agricultural practices.