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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
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
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)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
WorldFish19.09.25Dr. 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
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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Why are Kenyan farmers embracing nature and biodiversity?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
LYANAGINGA VILLAGE OF VIGULU, Kenya – First-time visitors to this small community in Vihiga County…
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Feeding Senegal: Challenges and innovations in agri-nutrition
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Food and nutrition insecurity pose major challenges in Senegal, particularly in rural areas where ad…
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Growing the Future: A Hands-On Teacher’s Guide to Reviving Forgotten Crops through Intergenerational Learning
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Raising children's awareness of local food crops - particularly neglected and underutilized species …
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Emissions Reduction in the Colombian Amazon: The Case of Caquetá
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Colombia has been a pioneer in adopting ambitious policies that seek to meet its climate…
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Meet the women harnessing bean power to fight climate extremes
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)16.09.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
When Christella Ndayishimiye started weaning her baby, she could not find a flour that met…
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Enhancing Climate Resilience through Early Warning Systems in East Africa
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As the region braces for the October-December 2024 rainfall season, which is expected to be…
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Unpacking the ‘Food Systems’ Buzzword
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Food systems come in many forms: from traditional to industrial, local to global, regenerative to…
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Himalayan Agroecology Initiative: Pioneering Sustainable Food Systems in the Himalayas
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
This multi-stakeholder initiative - backed by the global think tank 'World Future Council' and 'IFOA…
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Understanding Soil Biodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)04.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
What is soil biodiversity? Soil biodiversity is the variety of life forms found in the…
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Training Tomorrow’s Leaders for Integrated and Sustainable Resource Management
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.09.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The struggle to balance human and environmental well-being is becoming increasingly complex in an er…
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Mission accomplished! Young people from Cali culminate their internship in CASD full of knowledge and enthusia
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Through this experience, the students not only acquired theoretical knowledge, but also developed pr…
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Climate-Smart Agriculture: Shaping the Conversation at AFSF 2024
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
CSA is an approach that guides the changes of agricultural food systems, given the need…
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Can Agroecology Improve Nature’s Pulse?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.08.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
A diverse agricultural landscape is a healthy landscape. By embracing biodiversity, we can unlock …
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Establishing Demonstration Farms in Ghana: Learning, Observation and Discussion Among Smallholder Farmers
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
These farms were designed not just to introduce innovative techniques but to empower local farmers…
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Impactful Public-Private Synergies Attract Government Support for Malawi’s Bean Value Chain
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Despite its potential, Malawi’s common bean yields are low, at under 0.7 tons per hectare,…
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Empowering women and youth through Multi-crop Thresher Machines in Tanzania
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.08.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the International M…
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Does Women’s Empowerment Help Prevent Underweight and Wasting Children?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.08.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In 2020, 828 million people globally went hungry and almost 3.1 billion people could not…
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Notifications On: Timely climate alerts boost farmers’ resilience across Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.08.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
With hundreds of thousands smallholder farmers reached towards climate service-informed decision mak…
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