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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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Measuring farm households’ vulnerability and resilience to climate shocks now possible, new research shows
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20A farmer on his parched land in India. Photo: L Vidyasagar, ICRISAT A household’s vulnerability…
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How dryland crops are helping Telangana’s tribal households meet nutritional requirements during lockdown
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20An Anganwadi teacher providing Giri Poshana food to beneficiaries at their homes in Sarvai Village,…
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New partnership inked with AGRA to boost improved technology uptake in Africa’s agriculture
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20Farmers in a sorghum field in Sikasso, Mali. Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT ICRISAT-led AVISA project…
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Post-Covid agri reforms: Odisha could be frontrunner
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Representational image for Indian agriculture (related op-ed) | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloo…
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De-risking livelihoods in climate and conflict hotspots: The need to align humanitarian and development objectives and finance
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)08.06.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Climate and conflict are major threats to livelihoods and food security in the Global South.…
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Twitter Moment: ILRI-UNEP explore ‘One Health’ at the Global Landscapes Forum
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)06.06.20-
Health
“ILRI-UNEP explore ‘One Health’ at the Global Landscapes Forum” Click open this link: https:…
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Jane Goodall and Robert Nasi: Put forests at forefront of COVID-19 recovery
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)06.06.20-
Food security
One of the major problems in the world today is food security and the growing…
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New partnership inked with AGRA to boost improved technology uptake in Africa’s agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT-led AVISA project is partnering with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)…
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Measuring farm households’ vulnerability and resilience to climate shocks now possible, new research shows
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Measurement can improve interventions and help smallholder farmers adapt better A household’s vuln…
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Earth’s land use crisis is also a global health crisis: We must include, integrate, incentivize
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)05.06.20-
Environmental health
Falling in the midst of global crises, this month's World Environment Day brings home the…
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Beyond Words: Participatory research method helps share the lived experience of small-scale fishers in the Solomon Islands
WorldFish05.06.20In the Pacific, most data collected is quantitative and thus unable to answer questions that…
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Celebrating World Food Safety Day 2020: Food safety, everyone’s business
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)05.06.20-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
To mark the second World Food Safety Day that will be celebrated on 7 June…
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World Food Safety Day 2020: COVID-19 offers an opportunity for India’s food systems to deliver on safety and health
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.06.20-
Health
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Nutrition
BY DEVESH ROY The second annual World Food Safety Day (June 7)—with the theme “food safety, ev…
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World Environment Day 2020 : Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive and resilient future
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)05.06.20-
Biodiversity
5 June 2020 : ‘Biodiversity’ involves 8 million plant and animal species, the ecosystems…
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Conservation agriculture feeds people and protects the environment
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.06.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
On June 5, 2020, the world celebrates World Environment Day as COVID-19 continues to cause…
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Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)04.06.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The time for quick fixes is over; a comprehensive policy overhaul is urgently needed to…
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The many colors of maize, the material of life
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.06.20-
Biodiversity
Tonahuixtla, a small town located in Mexico’s state of Puebla, had suffered extreme environmental …
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Water in the COVID-19 crisis: Response, recovery, and resilience
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.06.20-
Environmental health
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Health
BY CLAUDIA SADOFF AND MARK SMITH Water is essential for drinking, sanitation, and food production; …
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