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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo 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
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
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
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Food Systems Transformation: from buzzword to political endeavor
23.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Science is like the news media: it is attracted by trendy concepts, and it loves…
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Why are Kenyan farmers embracing nature and biodiversity?
20.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
LYANAGINGA VILLAGE OF VIGULU, Kenya – First-time visitors to this small community in Vihiga County…
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Feeding Senegal: Challenges and innovations in agri-nutrition
20.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Food and nutrition insecurity pose major challenges in Senegal, particularly in rural areas where ad…
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Growing the Future: A Hands-On Teacher’s Guide to Reviving Forgotten Crops through Intergenerational Learning
20.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Raising children's awareness of local food crops - particularly neglected and underutilized species …
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Emissions Reduction in the Colombian Amazon: The Case of Caquetá
18.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Colombia has been a pioneer in adopting ambitious policies that seek to meet its climate…
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Meet the women harnessing bean power to fight climate extremes
16.09.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
When Christella Ndayishimiye started weaning her baby, she could not find a flour that met…
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Enhancing Climate Resilience through Early Warning Systems in East Africa
11.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As the region braces for the October-December 2024 rainfall season, which is expected to be…
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Unpacking the ‘Food Systems’ Buzzword
11.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Food systems come in many forms: from traditional to industrial, local to global, regenerative to…
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Himalayan Agroecology Initiative: Pioneering Sustainable Food Systems in the Himalayas
11.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
This multi-stakeholder initiative - backed by the global think tank 'World Future Council' and 'IFOA…
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Understanding Soil Biodiversity
04.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
What is soil biodiversity? Soil biodiversity is the variety of life forms found in the…
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Training Tomorrow’s Leaders for Integrated and Sustainable Resource Management
03.09.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The struggle to balance human and environmental well-being is becoming increasingly complex in an er…
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Mission accomplished! Young people from Cali culminate their internship in CASD full of knowledge and enthusia
03.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Through this experience, the students not only acquired theoretical knowledge, but also developed pr…
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Climate-Smart Agriculture: Shaping the Conversation at AFSF 2024
30.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
CSA is an approach that guides the changes of agricultural food systems, given the need…
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Can Agroecology Improve Nature’s Pulse?
29.08.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
A diverse agricultural landscape is a healthy landscape. By embracing biodiversity, we can unlock …
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Establishing Demonstration Farms in Ghana: Learning, Observation and Discussion Among Smallholder Farmers
29.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
These farms were designed not just to introduce innovative techniques but to empower local farmers…
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Impactful Public-Private Synergies Attract Government Support for Malawi’s Bean Value Chain
29.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Despite its potential, Malawi’s common bean yields are low, at under 0.7 tons per hectare,…
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Empowering women and youth through Multi-crop Thresher Machines in Tanzania
26.08.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the International M…
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Does Women’s Empowerment Help Prevent Underweight and Wasting Children?
23.08.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In 2020, 828 million people globally went hungry and almost 3.1 billion people could not…
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