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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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150 Farmer Promoters trained and empowered with a digital tool for BXW surveillance and control in Rwanda
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)13.12.21“It was not easy to identify BXW symptoms on a banana plant. We confused it…
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IITA amongst $100,000 Growth Grant Finalist for the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)13.12.21The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has announced IITA amongst the Growth Grand finalists …
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Research fellows call for partnership and research for agricultural transformation
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)13.12.21In line with IITA’s goal of transforming Africa’s Agriculture, the International Association of …
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IITA and Reeyor fabricate agricultural processing machines to improve food processing
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)13.12.21Reeyor Food and Beverage Processing Machines and Gelgoog Intelligent Technology Company Limited part…
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Food Systems Transformation Must Be Grounded in Healthy Soil
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)13.12.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
A world without healthy soil is a world in which little grows. Yet, for those…
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See, understand and hear the women who deal with climate insecurity
CGIAR GENDER Platform10.12.21-
Gender equality
With Kenya in the grip of a drought resulting in 30% less water, women are…
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Five ways gender research can better support women: Messages from rural women
CGIAR GENDER Platform10.12.21-
Gender equality
This year’s Cultivating Equality: Advancing Gender Research in Agriculture and Food Systems confer…
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E-learning for systems thinking in food, land and water
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)10.12.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
A series of e-learning modules from Agro Landscapes aims to promote the systems thinking needed…
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IITA to collaborate with other organizations on wheat production
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.12.21His Excellency John Donnelly, the Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, proposed an area of colla…
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Forging partnerships with NASC to create a sustainable seed system in Northeast Nigeria
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.12.21Farmers need timely access to quality seed and other essential agricultural inputs to ensure optimal…
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ILRI showcases feed production technology as IITA delegates tour facilities
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.12.21An IITA delegation consisting of the Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton D…
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Delivering scalable, sustainable fall armyworm technology to TAAT beneficiaries
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.12.21Fall Armyworm (FAW) is a highly damaging pest to maize. However, in the past five…
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Call for applications: Open Doors Fellowship Program for early to mid-career women researchers in Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.12.21A comprehensive and dynamic leadership fellowship to support careers of women researchers from acade…
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Minister lauds IITA’s research and capacity building of future researchers efforts in Tanzania and pledges support
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.12.21Tanzania’s Agriculture Minister, Hon. Prof Adolph Mkenda, has expressed his appreciation for the s…
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of late blight prevention in China
International Potato Center (CIP)09.12.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Now in its seventh year, the AsiaBlight Network is committed to finding solutions to ward off an…
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Aspirations and women's empowerment: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)09.12.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY KATRINA KOSEC AND LUCIA CARRILLO Do ambitious women tend to be more empowered in…
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Digital phenotyping technologies set to take off across CGIAR
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)08.12.21-
Big data
New and more accessible digital phenotyping technologies and methods can help breeding programs coll…
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Voices, collaboration and complexity: Improving nutrition in the 21st century
CGIAR07.12.21CGIAR-sponsored Nutrition for Growth side event grapples with challenges to provide nutritious diets…
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