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CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience

Nutrition

Karl Pauw, Olivier Ecker, James Thurlow, and Andrew R. Comstock OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Poor…

Climate security challenges in the Arab region: Salma Kadry's Historic Address at the UN Security Council

CGIAR Initiative on One Health

Adaptation
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Mitigation

In a historic moment for CGIAR, Salma Kadry, a Climate, Peace, and Security Specialist at…

CGIAR Initiative on One Health hosts workshop in Ethiopia to strengthen regional and global research partnerships

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Nutrition, health & food security

On Wednesday 26 April 2023, the CGIAR Initiative on One Health held a workshop in…

Breeding program teams in breakout sessions on using the UQ costing tool to cost their breeding programs

Researchers to enhance breeding programs through proper costing technique

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Over the years, breeders have faced the challenge of either undervaluing or overvaluing breeding pro…

Rare White-faced Whistling duck in a flock of normal-colored Whistling ducks.

Rare white-faced whistling duck spotted in IITA’s forest reserve

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The IITA Forest Center is renowned for utilizing forest resources for conservation, research, edu…

Zero Hunger team with the EAs trained on varietal identification.

Increased varietal identification capacity among extension officers to boost zero hunger achievement in Benue

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Varietal identification is a precursor to scaling improved cassava seed to smallholder farmers throu…

Cross section of panelists during the EiA side event.

EiA: Scaling climate-resilient and resource efficient farming systems in Africa

The CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative, working to synchronize partner organizations�…

IRRI at AGRICONNECT tackles transparency and inclusivity in agricultural carbon markets

Climate adaptation & mitigation

24 May 2023, BANGKOK, Thailand – IRRI convened climate change thought leaders at the recently…

IRRI-Africa completes training of trainers on quality rice seeds production in Burundi

Nutrition, health & food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (12 May 2023) A training of trainers on quality rice seeds production was…

Pathways and determinants of sustainable energy use for rice farms in India

Food security
Nutrition, health & food security

In the North-western Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India, long-standing policies of providing highly …

Access and control of resources and participation in rice-breeding activities among men and women farmers in Southern Ghana

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Nutrition, health & food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Women in Ghana have been found to adopt high-yielding varieties and improved management systems at…

Increased tensions in Ukraine again threaten the Black Sea Grain Initiative

by Joseph Glauber, Brian McNamara, and Elsa Olivetti OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 On June 6,…

WorldFish signs agreement to advance climate-resilient aquaculture in Odisha

WorldFish

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

WorldFish, the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fisheries have joined forces to…

Food security is a national security issue everywhere

CGIAR

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

Food security
Health
Nutrition
Nutrition, health & food security

This article was originally published by Global Bar Magazine in Swedish: here Professor Lindiwe Maj…

Empowering Youth Entrepreneurs through Business Incubation Program