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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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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Reforming Global Aid and Finance Would Make Ending Hunger an ‘Affordable Goal’, Finds New Report
CGIAR13.04.23Experts call for more and longer-term funding to tackle systemic causes of hunger and break…
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The power of mentorship in empowering next-generation leaders
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)13.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Mentorship plays a fundamental role in the lives of young people, providing them with the…
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Reduced-tillage potato cultivation as a sustainable organic farming practice
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)13.04.23-
Biodiversity
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Food security
On-farm demonstration trials using organic reduced tillage and rice straw mulching for potato crops …
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New lab services and systems set to launch in early 2023
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources12.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
To produce better crop varieties faster, breeding programs need to adopt the best services and…
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Training Tomorrow’s Agri-experts in Sudan
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)12.04.235th of March 2023- Wad Madani, Gezira Station, Sudan CGIAR and Sudan’s Agricultural Research Coorp…
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Patrick Caron Appointed Vice Chair of CGIAR System Board
CGIAR12.04.23CGIAR is pleased to announce that current System Board member, Patrick Caron, has been appointed Vi…
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CGIAR and Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development promote direct seeding to transform Mekong Delta
CGIAR Initiative on Excellence in Agronomy12.04.23-
Adaptation
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Food security
The CGIAR Initiatives on Excellence in Agronomy and Asian Mega-Deltas, in cooperation with the Depar…
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What can Bengaluru learn from Vietnam’s agricultural revolution?
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)12.04.23-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leading agricultural economist from Vietnam highlights the ways their national government reformed t…
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Boosting sweetpotato’s productive potential with hybrid breeding
International Potato Center (CIP)11.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Sweetpotato has great potential for improving food security, nutrition, and income, which is why sci…
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Afectaciones en el sistema alimentario de Colombia causadas por fenómenos naturales: El caso de Rosas Cauca
CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies11.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Click to read the English version El sistema alimentario es un conjunto complejo de procesos…
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Making agroecological transitions happen: Pause and Reflect workshop of the Agroecology Initiative
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology11.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
More than 50 team members of the Agroecology Initiative gathered in Tunisia in March 2023…
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Food versus Fuel v2.0: Biofuel policies and the current food crisis
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
by Joseph Glauber and Charlotte Hebebrand OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Policies to boost biofuel producti…
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Increasing financial access in Ethiopia through mobile money: Results from experiments to catalyze enrollment and use among women and refugees
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.04.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
by Alan de Brauw OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The mobile money revolution has begun to…
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Home gardens are key to better lives for vulnerable tribes in India
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)10.04.23Battle against Hunger In 2020, 828 million people globally went hungry and almost 3.1 billion…
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IITA improves maize genotypes in developing countries
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.04.23Yellow maize varieties are widely grown particularly in tropical lowlands of West and Central Africa…
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Novelty weed control method boosts SSA women cassava farmers
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.04.23A new approach to controlling weeds in cassava will make life easier for millions of…
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CSAT-Mali to expand its activities with additional funding from the Embassy of the Norwegian Kingdom
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.04.23The Embassy of the Norwegian Kingdom in Mali has granted additional funding to the CSAT-Mali…
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Addressing stereotypes to help women unleash their full potential
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.04.23For a long time, stereotype threat has kept women and girls from unleashing their full…
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