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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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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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Breaking Ground: Tawanda Mashonganyika unites crop breeders and market experts for more impactful varieties
10.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The low rate at which farmers adopt improved varieties is one of the biggest obstacles…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Striving for higher quality, more nutritious maize
05.04.19-
Health
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Nutrition
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, over 800 million people are consi…
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Fighting hidden hunger with agricultural innovation
05.04.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Maize provides 15-16 percent of total calorie intake in Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa,…
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How the data revolution could help design better agronomic investments
02.04.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
What fertilizer application will give me the best returns? What maize crop variety should I…
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Innovative irrigation promises “more crop per drop” for India’s water-stressed cereals
21.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
India’s northwest region is the most important production area for two staple cereals: rice and…
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New publications: Biofortification of maize with provitamin A can reduce aflatoxin load
20.03.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Aflatoxins are harmful compounds that are produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, which can be f…
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Exploring young Africans’ role and engagement in the rural economy
15.03.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
How do young rural Africans engage in the rural economy? How important is farming relative…
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Solving the “last mile” challenge of maize seeds
13.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Agrodealers play a pivotal role in delivering the gains of the green revolution to millions…
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The Molecular Maize Atlas encourages genetic diversity
13.03.19-
Biodiversity
With so much germplasm to categorize, what’s the best way to label them? Seeds of…
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Digital imaging tools make maize breeding much more efficient
11.03.19-
Big data
To keep up with growing maize demand, breeders aim at optimizing annual yield gain under…
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International Women’s Day 2019: Women in seed systems in Africa
06.03.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The maize seed sector in eastern and southern Africa is male-dominated. Most seed companies operatin…
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Addressing Mexico's aflatoxin challenge
04.03.19-
Health
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Nutrition
“The increasingly high prevalence of aflatoxins is a growing problem in Mexico,” says Natalia …
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New publications: Gender and agricultural innovation in Oromia region, Ethiopia
27.02.19-
Gender equality
Despite formal decentralization, agricultural services in Ethiopia are generally “top-down,” cla…
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The missing seed market: Promoting improved seeds for women farmers
27.02.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
In Ethiopia, a World Bank study found that female farm managers produce 23 percent less yield per…
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Assessing the effectiveness of a “wheat holiday” for preventing blast by examining alternative crops in the lower Gangetic plains
22.02.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Wheat blast — one of the world’s most devastating wheat diseases — is moving swiftly into ne…
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New infographics illustrate impact of wheat blast
18.02.19-
Food security
Wheat blast is a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease that threatens food safety and security…
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Call for nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Africa
28.01.19-
Food security
Nominations are now open for the 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa! These awards…
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City dwellers in Africa and Asia increasingly choose wheat, research shows
23.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The developing world’s appetite for wheat is growing swiftly, driven in part by rising incomes,…
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