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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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New chickpea breeding protocol promises to bring down varietal development time from 12 years to 6 years
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.11.19-
Nutrition
Rapid Generation Advancement promises to be a simple yet cost effective solution ICRISAT’s chickpe…
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The future of livestock in the developing world: myths, complexities and trade-offs
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The future of livestock in the developing world was one of the principal themes at…
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Celebrating World Antibiotic Resistance Week 2019 with highlights of ILRI research on antimicrobial resistance
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.11.19-
Health
To commemorate World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019 (18–24 November), we highlight recent research…
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Million Farmers' School program can be a key element in doubling Indian farmer's incomes
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.11.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Ever since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his target of doubling farmers’ incomes…
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Trees for Food Security Project bearing fruit in Ethiopia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)15.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
On 16-17 October 2019, ICRAF’s Interim Regional Coordinator for the Eastern and Southern Africa Re…
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How do you provide healthy, sustainable food for world of the future?
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
New partnership with global agriculture research giant to focus on tackling challenge of health, env…
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Policy seminar: What made Malawi’s community childcare centers successful platforms for an agriculture and nutrition program
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.11.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Community-based early childhood development centers have long provided affordable, quality care for …
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Policy transformation for achieving the SDGs: Can translational research help?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.11.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 will take major transformations of the …
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Consolidated efforts to modernize crop improvement in Ghana
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)11.11.19-
Food security
A Regional Coordinated Trial (RCT) is helping Cowpea Improvement Program in Ghana, thanks to Acceler…
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Laying the ground for drone-based technologies to support development of climate-ready crops
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)11.11.19-
Food security
Globally, agriculture is witnessing significant technological advancement, best exemplified by the A…
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New study identifies factors affecting spread of brucellosis in humans and livestock in northeastern Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)11.11.19-
Health
Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease that affects wildlife and livestock. A study carried ou…
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Spotlight on crop diversity as ICRISAT’s Genebank holds inaugural field day
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.11.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Cutting across disciplines of crop research, scientists gathered at ICRISAT to observe and evaluate …
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ILRI holds a livestock symposium at the International Tropical Agriculture Conference this week
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)10.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The International Tropical Agriculture Conference, TropAg2019, is being held next week in Brisbane, …
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Policy seminar: The Bridge Collaborative on bringing about bigger change faster
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.11.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The world faces complex, interwoven development challenges. Issues such as climate change, malnutrit…
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"Pay attention to nematodes, they have adverse effects on African food security”, scientists warn
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)07.11.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Although the world has fully turned its attention to climate change and is continually looking…
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This is ‘Livestock Month’ on Agrilinks: USAID’s Andrew Bisson on sustainable livestock for sustainable development
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Andrew Bisson, livestock specialist for the Bureau for Food Security at the United States Agency…
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IRRI secures ASEAN Member States (AMS) endorsement for ASEAN Rice Net
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)07.11.19-
Food security
(Photo caption: Dr. Morell met with H.E. Dato Ali Apong to compliment the Government…
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The making of Bangladesh's Blue Revolution
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.11.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Though fish has long been the largest source of protein in Bangladeshi diets, for decades…
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