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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Meet Don Roverto and Tatiana, the robotic vehicles helping to breed better beans
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.10.22-
Big data
Palmira, Colombia: While walking around the Alliance’s campus, in addition to the nearly one thous…
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How can a board game promote agroecology? Experts experience the Happy Family Board Game at the 2022 Tropentag Conference
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
What would you choose to invest in: a kitchen garden, a cow, visit to a…
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The School Meal Coalition We Need
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
School feeding is the largest and most widespread social safety net in the world, benefitting…
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Podcast: Facing a new normal for agricultural extension in Bicol Region, Philippines
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.10.22-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Climate change means increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather conditions, with farmers some of…
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An ancient water management system in Sri Lanka is being revived - here’s why
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
Several centuries ago, as populations expanded into the dry zone of Sri Lanka, efficient…
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Indonesia G20 Presidency CGIAR at the G20 Global Forum on Digital Agriculture Transformation in Accelerating Women and Youth Entrepreneurship
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
Under its G20 Presidency, the Government of Indonesia organized the Global Forum of the…
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Wild, Edible, and Nutritious! Research and recipes reveal the benefits of regional Turkish plants
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.10.22-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Visit any of Türkiye’s regions and you will find diverse plants growing in uncultivated areas…
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Colombia, país prioritario en las nuevas Iniciativas de investigación de CGIAR, la mayor red global de investigación agroalimentaria
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)05.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
En días en los que ya son evidentes los efectos del cambio climático, la ciencia…
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How well do traditional markets contribute to improving consumers’ diets in Kisumu?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)04.10.22-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
The kind of foods made available to consumers and their affordability often influences consumer beha…
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Decoding the food and culture connection to promote healthier foodways in Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Food and culture are inherently connected. What natural sources people use to obtain their food,…
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The quest for CGIAR innovations to reduce food system carbon footprints on a global scale
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Innovations from CGIAR defined the Green Revolution. For example, high-performing varieties of wheat…
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What Was Left Out of the Founding Myth of the Green Revolution?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.09.22One of the founding narratives of the Green Revolution (a push towards technology-driven modernizati…
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Envisioning net-zero food systems: A roadmap to achieving net-zero emissions
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new study in Nature Portfolio presents a vision for food systems in 2050 and…
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Challenging barriers to capturing accurate data on food intake in Kenyan populations
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.09.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Do you think you will be able to remember everything you ate and drank in…
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Celebrating 25 years of bean research in Africa
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)05.09.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Kigali, 5 September 2022 - For 25 years, the Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has…
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Probing sustainable agromet services and outcomes on agriculture in Laos
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)04.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
In pursuit of adapting to climate change, climate services for agriculture are being introduced to…
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Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj of HarvestPlus to Receive the 2022 Normal Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.08.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, Senior Scientist for C…
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Reviewed: How do quality seed systems impact food and nutrition security?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.08.22-
Food security
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Nutrition
In food system and nutrition research, only a handful of studies fully document how seed…
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