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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 hunger
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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Produce more coarse grains to meet pandemic nutrition challenge
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.20-
Food security
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Health
India will provide free food grains to more than 800 million poor people during the…
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ILRI computing capacity made available to COVID-19 vaccine developers
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)15.04.20-
Health
While the International Livestock Research Institute campuses in Nairobi and Addis Ababa are unchara…
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For the poorest countries, the full danger from coronavirus is only just coming into view
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY MARI PANGESTU Three months after the outbreak began, it is easy to see the…
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Containing COVID19 impacts on Indian Agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.04.20-
Food security
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Health
The ongoing health crisis around COVID19 has affected all walks of life. Protecting lives of…
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Disease outbreaks linked to degraded ecosystems: A problem ALL of us are driving and ALL of us need to solve
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Kenya’s wildlife-rich rangelands with cattle and wildlife (photo credit: ILRI/Dave Elsworth). ‘W…
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Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY SENESHAW TAMRU, KALLE HIRVONEN AND BART MINTEN Measures to contain COVID-19 are expected to hav…
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Addressing COVID-19 impacts on fish and aquatic food systems
WorldFish12.04.20-
Food security
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Health
WorldFish and partners join forces in research response As the COVID-19 pandemic continues …
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Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis? An early review
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY JOHAN SWINNEN COVID-19 is disrupting economies around the world, but will it cause a…
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Farm health in times of corona: Govt must ensure the agri supply-chain remains uninterrupted
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.04.20-
Health
The evolving situation around Covid-19 is becoming critical. Governments have already announced guid…
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Safeguarding biodiversity is essential to prevent the next COVID-19
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
While the world’s attention is focused on controlling COVID-19, evidence points at the biodiversit…
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Addressing COVID-19 impacts on agriculture, food security, and livelihoods in India
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY S. MAHENDRA DEV With COVID-19 now spreading in India, massive consequences to health and…
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Lessons on tackling the growing risk of emerging infectious diseases in Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.04.20-
Health
As part of a new blog series on COVID-19, scientists from the International Food Policy…
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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.04.20-
Health
The outbreak of COVID-19 is a rude awakening to many who believed the era of…
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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.04.20-
Health
BY BERNARD BETT, DELIA RANDOLPH AND JOHN MCDERMOTT The outbreak of COVID-19 is a rude awakening to…
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DEVESH ROY, RUCHIRA BOSS AND MAMATA PRADHAN COVID-19 poses an extraordinary challenge for Indi…
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Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.04.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Rich countries have introduced massive health and public spending programs …
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How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY THOMAS REARDON, MARC F. BELLEMARE AND DAVID ZILBERMAN The organization of food supply chains (F…
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Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY CLEMENS BREISINGER, ABLA ABDEL LATIF, MARIAM RAOUF AND MANFRED WIEBELT As COVID-19 reaches eve…
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