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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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Policy seminar: Europe’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies aim to build healthy and sustainable food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Khiem Nguyen The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout have underlined the importance of…
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It is time to rethink Uganda’s policy approach to trees on farms
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Researchers call on the Government to promulgate the draft national agroforestry strategy to hasten …
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COVID-19 and food security | Limiting the impact of the crisis on rice value chains in West Africa
AfricaRice30.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 30 July 2020 -- Rice plays a strategic role in food…
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests study in the spotlight at COFI virtual dialogues
WorldFish30.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
More than 300 experts from over 50 countries are contributing to the Illuminating Hidden Harvests…
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“Better, faster, equitable, sustainable” – wheat research community partners join to kick off new breeding project
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)29.07.20More than 100 scientists, crop breeders, researchers, and representatives from funding and national …
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IITA scientists spearhead efforts to save East Africa’s potatoes from a new pest threat
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)29.07.20Scientists at CGIAR-IITA, working with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (…
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Investments in agricultural development: quantifying the socio-political and climate-change risks
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)29.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Scientists have created a computer model that can estimate risks for agricultural development projec…
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Semantics and words matter for analyzing gender and social inclusivity in development projects
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)27.07.20-
Environmental health
The Agrobiodiversity Index and the Enhancing Sustainability Across Agricultural Systems of the Water…
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2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Rising hunger and COVID-19 present formidable challenges
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Khiem Nguyen Almost 690 million people went hungry around the world in 2019, an…
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Policy seminar: The impacts and legacy of IFPRI’s 2020 Vision Initiative
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Khiem Nguyen Launched in 1993 and recently concluded, IFPRI’s 2020 Vision Initiative was an o…
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Better dietary options for healthier children
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)27.07.20In rural Malawi, over 16,000 people, including young children, have benefited from ‘Care Groups’…
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West Africa: Smarter investments in small reservoirs needed
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)27.07.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Small reservoirs allow West African farmers to irrigate their fields and water their livestock. They…
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CIP’s Andean Initiative takes flight
International Potato Center (CIP)24.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
A fascinating 90-minute international panel discussion this morning kicked off the International Pot…
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2020 Global Food Policy Report: Emerging challenges of building inclusive food systems in South Asia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)24.07.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
By Rebika Laishram In South Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the largest disruption of…
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Farmers’ experience and ecological knowledge proven valuable against land degradation in Mali
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)24.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
A study by scientists from World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Mopti, Segou and Sikasso, located in cent…
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Supporting smallholder farmers to better combat drought
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Researchers from the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project have been exploring th…
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Better dietary options for healthier children
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.07.20-
Health
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Nutrition
In rural Malawi, over 16,000 people, including young children, have benefited from ‘Care Groups’…
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Soil health key priority for better livelihoods of Odisha farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Under an extensive soil health mapping program in Odisha state, India, over 40,200 soil samples…
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