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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 hungerÂ
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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Resolving tensions between global development goals and local aspirations
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21The Sustainable Development Goals – a set of 17 globally agreed-upon targets for the year 2030 â…
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New high-yielding pigeonpea variety set for release in India, more to come
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21DRG 59, a high-yielding variety of pigeonpea resistant to Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic disease…
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Haveli cultivation turns desolated landscape into paradise: Case study of Poora Birdha village, Lalitpur district
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21Highlights 200-year-old traditional rainwater harvesting system brought back into practice Construct…
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Modernizing crop breeding to safeguard tomorrow’s populations
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21When designing our research, the most significant variable that crop breeders like me consider is…
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Women in Burundi supported to save time and improve children’s nutrition
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21Malnutrition is a public health concern in Burundi, with the highest level of hunger among…
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Baskets of Golden Eggs shared at the CGIAR June Transfer Marketplace
CGIAR12.07.21By Amanda Harding, Colleen Anderson, Sonja Vermeulen, Katia Krivonos, Oluchi Ezekannagha, Frank Plac…
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ENABLE-TAAT partners with banks to provide business credit to trained African youth
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21ENABLE-TAAT is supporting its beneficiaries by linking them to financial institutions that can help …
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Researchers give decision-makers tools for better SAI interventions
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21Africa is a major producer of several kinds of cereals like sorghum, millet, wheat, maize,…
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Youth to contribute innovative solutions to world hunger
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21The World Food Forum has called for the massive involvement of youth in developing sustainable…
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CGIAR GENDER Platform Newsletter, June-July 2021, issue 2
CGIAR GENDER Platform12.07.21-
Gender equality
Welcome to the second 2021 issue of the CGIAR GENDER Platform newsletter. In this issue,…
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BOWEN strengthens partnership with IITA to promote student and youth entrepreneurship
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21IITAÂ continually partners with government and private organizations, including universities, to adv…
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Owning the story: People and human rights at the heart of communication on small-scale fisheries
WorldFish11.07.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
Speakers and panelists at two webinars on ethical and inclusive communication on small-scale fisheri…
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Building the evidence case for scaling up drought risk financing in East Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)10.07.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Just over 10 years ago, researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute and their part…
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Transforming Bangladesh’s aquatic food systems
WorldFish10.07.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
A virtual event was held to support Bangladesh’s aquatic foods systems and balance conservation wi…
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Join us in advancing gender equality in food systems transformation: Cultivating Equality 2021 conference
CGIAR GENDER Platform09.07.21-
Gender equality
Registration for the  Cultivating Equality 2021 conference is now open. Join our list of conferenc…
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New high-yielding pigeonpea variety set for release in India, more to come
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.07.21Researchers from ARS Tandur, IIPR Kanpur and ICRISAT monitoring progress in collaborative projects. …
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Breeding nutritious sweetpotatoes in Zambia
International Potato Center (CIP)08.07.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Dr. Martin Chiona is plant breeder and head of the root and tuber research team at the…
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RTB and Agrilinks team up to showcase root, tuber and banana contribution to food and nutrition security
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.07.21-
Food security
During May 2021, the importance of root, tuber and banana crops was highlighted by Agrilinks,…
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