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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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#OneHealthDay is this Sunday: Join ILRI in collaborative work for healthier people, animals and lands
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)03.11.19-
Food security
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Health
A Fulani boy in Niger herds his family’s animals (photo credit:ILRI/Stevie Mann) Written by Ekta…
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Celebrating One Health Day 2019 with a focus on ILRI’s One Health research
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)03.11.19-
Health
One Health Day is a global campaign marked annually on 3 November to bring attention…
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Poor in Africa south of the Sahara face rising disproportionate risks from extreme weather
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.10.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Weather shocks driven by climate change pose huge and still uncertain risks to the world’s…
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Food systems transformation: Uneven data, gaps hinder cross-country learning and comparison
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)29.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
A common set of food system indicators used across countries and over time would allow…
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Towards sustainable food system transformation in the Global South
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)29.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
At a side event during the October 2019 Committee on World Food Security meeting in…
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Voices from the field: Supporting healthy food environments in India
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)29.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Rates of overweight and obesity are rising at an alarming rate in India, especially among…
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Celebrating Open Access Week 2019 with a focus on ILRI’s open access research on animal and human health
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)21.10.19-
Health
Open Access Week is celebrated globally every year during the last complete week of October. To…
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The cereals imperative of future food systems
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.10.19-
Environmental health
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Health
Pioneering research on our three most important cereal grains — maize, rice, and wheat —…
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Tribal women farmers train to be ‘nutrition entrepreneurs’ to contribute to healthier community diets
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.10.19-
Gender equality
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Health
The hands that farm the fields and cook the family meals are now taking on…
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Addressing food safety questions along the value chain
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)07.10.19-
Health
From consumers working back through production, a research new paper, Food safety in low and…
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Voices from the field: Fighting aflatoxin in Nigeria
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)04.10.19-
Health
Aflatoxin cause health and economic problems for farmers across Africa. IITA scientist Adebowale Aka…
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Incorporating prevention into community-based management of acute malnutrition: Insights from Mali and Burkina Faso
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Globally, 52 million children suffer from acute malnutrition. Children with moderate acute malnutrit…
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Steering the seed revolving fund initiative to meet growing farmers’ demand for certified seed
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Health
Adoption of new varieties can never be successful until efficient seed delivery systems are in…
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Crunching IFPRI data to build research capacity in Papua New Guinea
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
One of IFPRI’s most important pillars is capacity building, which includes training students and g…
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TICAD7 Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.09.19-
Health
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Nutrition
To feed its growing population amid climate change and other challenges, Africa needs a flourishing…
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Scaling up the use of Orange Fleshed Puree for Baked and Fried Products
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)27.09.19-
Health
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Nutrition
In late May the International Potato Centre (CIP) organized a stakeholder engagement and launch meet…
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Programs need to focus on the double burden of malnutrition: Evidence from Guatemala
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.09.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Most countries, at all levels of development and in all regions of the world, today…
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ILRI researchers propose traceability system for Kenya’s smallholder pig value chain
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)24.09.19-
Health
A traceability system in the smallholder pig value chain in Kenya could help address challenges…
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