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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
CGIAR29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
CGIAR17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
CGIAR16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
CGIAR14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
CGIAR14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
CGIAR08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Entrepreneur Spotlight: Afri-Farmers Market – Leveraging Technology to Empower Rural Farmers
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa26.05.23-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Entrepreneurship is not just about building a successful business; it’s also about using one’s s…
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Leveraging Theories of Change for Progress in Agriculture Research for Development: the CGIAR Approach
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service26.05.23Theories of change (ToC) are central to CGIAR's approach to performance management, underscored by t…
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IFPRI Announces New Operational Structure
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.05.23Washington, DC: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to announce a …
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Technology for whom? Discovering how Human - Centered Design (HCD) and User Research can help switch perspectives in Ethiopia
CGIAR Initiative on Excellence in Agronomy25.05.23“We need to know which questions to ask” - was the request of Lulseged Desta,…
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The long-run effect of public works employment: Evidence from Tunisia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.05.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Workfare or public works employment programs have long been prominent in many developing countries. …
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From agreement to action: Contributing to biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)25.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Biological diversity is undoubtedly a global asset of tremendous value to future generations. Yet, c…
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Blueprints for new varieties: CGIAR prepares new lab service with release of key crop reference genomes
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources24.05.23-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Scientists at CGIAR are releasing several high quality reference genomes representing African crops …
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Taking a systems approach to groundwater governance in Nepal
CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains24.05.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Many groundwater studies focus on the physical aspects of groundwater, including extraction rates, r…
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Q+A: Etienne Vignola-Gagné, Science-Metrix, and Enrico Bonaiuti, CGIAR, on the QoR4D Frame of Reference Workshop
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service24.05.23Enrico Bonaiuti is Research Team Leader for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at CGIAR’s Intern…
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Prioritizing climate action for policy inclusion: Insights from a consultative multi stakeholder workshop in Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The workshop provided key insights, emphasizing the crucial link between the agricultural sector, cl…
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The benefits of climate-resilient organic methods: A farmer’s success story
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)24.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Harishankar has been using organic farming practices for the past 15 years and his farm…
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Accelerating delivery of stress-tolerant, nutritious seed in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.05.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Accelerated delivery with a difference is underway in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia to ensure access…
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Developing a Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)23.05.23-
Gender equality
by Jessica Heckert, Agnes Quisumbing, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Greg Seymour, Hazel Malapit, Florencia Paz,…
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Making good on Dakar 2 Commitments
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)23.05.23-
Food security
CGIAR's System Board Chair, Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, represented CGIAR at the African Dev…
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Urban agriculture during economic crisis: Lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)23.05.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
How low-cost measures can help to reduce an urban food crisis. Economic crises take different…
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Crop Trust leadership visits CIMMYT
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.05.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
With many stresses facing agricultural food systems, including climate change, disease epidemics, gr…
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SCIENCE + NEGLECTED CROPS = BETTER BIODIVERSITY
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)22.05.23-
Biodiversity
Neglected crops can improve soil health, reduce water usage, provide a nutritious food source, a…
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CGIAR officially launches Portfolio of Research Initiatives in Zambia
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.05.23The CGIAR Portfolio of Research Initiatives was launched in Zambia on 26 April at a high-level eve…
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