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CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Climate change variability increases the vulnerability of small-scale farmers and reduces the effect…

Helping communities help themselves: early warning systems help save lives

CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas

Adaptation
Climate adaptation & mitigation

By Giriraj Amarnath (IWMI), Niranga Alahacoon (IWMI), Martina Mascarenhas (ClimBeR) Tea is one of Sr…

Promoting inclusive water governance in Bangladesh deltaic food-systems

Climate adaptation & mitigation

For the second installment of the Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD)…

July Message from the Chair of the System Board

CGIAR

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. This month I’m changing the format of my blog:…

Unveiling the Nexus between Agrifood Systems and Climate Change: Harvesting insights from latest IPCC report

CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies

Adaptation
Climate adaptation & mitigation

August 2 is Earth Overshoot Day 2023, which marks the date when humanity’s demand for…

Policy coherence: Essential to strengthening policy impact across CGIAR initiatives

Nutrition, health & food security

By Dr. Alan Nicol (IWMI), Dr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez (IWMI), Dr. Joyce Maru (CIP),…

Regional Integrated Food Security Initiatives Respond to El Niño

CGIAR

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

By Bram Govaerts - CIMMYT General Director It is official: the World Meteorological Organization (WM…

Bundling Social Technical Innovations for a Diversification, Inclusive and Resilient Agri-Food System in Kenya

CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Every year, since 1901, the Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) has organized agricultural shows in…

Appropriate farm scale mechanization can aid in agroecological transformation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Environmental health & biodiversity

A case of the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology in Zimbabwe Authors of this blog: Vimbayi…

Nigeria’s lesson on scrapping fuel subsidies

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

by Jordan Kyle and Kwaw Andam OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 In his inauguration speech in May, Nigerian…

Application of Aflasafe to control of Aflasafe to control Aflatoxin

Aflasafe: A natural product that safeguards food for Africans now available

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

A natural product that protects crops in farmers’ fields from toxic compounds such as aflatoxin…

Yabic Bouam theorical training session on effective organization

Aspiring agripreneurs progressing under ENABLE Youth Cameroon

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

From April 18, 2023, about 490 aspiring agripreneurs have been incubating under the second cohort…

Angola delegates taking a tour of IITA’s FMS and mechanisation units

Angola government to restructure agricultural sector with IITA partnership

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Delegates from the Ministry of Agriculture, Angola—the Director General of Institute for Agrarian …

Japanese Emperor decorates Sanginga with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

In recognition of his immense contribution to research, food security, and bilateral cooperation in …

NASC Director of Seed Certification and Quality Control, Mallam Ubandoma Hudu with IITA Head of Virology and Germplasm Health Lava Kumar in the SAH Lab.

NASC seeks to reinforce collaborative efforts with IITA

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

A strategy meeting of BASICS-II was held at the IITA Ibadan campus to discuss the…

Digital Technology, Agricultural Transformation, and Climate Adaptation Stakeholder Workshop in Zomba, Malawi

Digitalization of all sectors of any economy can increase productivity gains, and render those secto…

Advancing nutrition-sensitive aquaculture with mass small fish seed production

WorldFish

CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Nutrition, health & food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Small indigenous fish species, collectively referred to as SIS, are loaded with vital micronutrients…

Calculating environmental flows: safeguarding the future of rivers and livelihoods