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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 hungerÂ
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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Reflections on Uganda’s seed systems: building opportunities and addressing constraints
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)25.03.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
A blog by the RTB seed system research cluster to reflect on lessons from field…
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Whole grains
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.03.20-
Nutrition
The most recent dietary guidelines provided by the World Health Organization and other international…
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Breaking Ground: Aparna Das leads efficient and demand-driven maize research
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.03.20Getting a good maize harvest, or just enough to feed the family, has always been…
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Vaccines against this year’s novel (and world-changing) coronavirus are already in development and being tested—Good news from Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.03.20-
Health
Positive news! While some COVID-19 surges are now ‘baked-in’, and we must prepare ourselves for…
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Ugandan teacher walks 664 km to raise awareness of shea trees: ‘My worry is extinction’
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.03.20Arriving in Nairobi on 2 March, Gerima Mustapha, 47, emerged out of the driving rain…
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Water for all – making SDG 6 a reality
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)25.03.20"Water for all" is an important concept embedded in Sustainable Development Goal 6 on Water…
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In the Spotlight: Rose Komugisha Basiita
WorldFish25.03.20Rose Komugisha Basiita is a WorldFish scientist conducting research in aquaculture and fish genetics…
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Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.03.20-
Health
The International Livestock Research Institute is working on two new research projects in rangeland …
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A risky water future for Nepal
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)24.03.20First detailed climate assessment for Western Nepal predicts water risks on supplies, farmers and co…
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COVID-19-measures, daily laborers and their nutrition│Analysis by Michael Hauser
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)24.03.20-
Food security
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Health
Containing COVID-19 is indispensable. But without social safety nets, the effects on daily laborer…
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Barren shelves: COVID-19 and panic buying of food │ Analysis by Michael Hauser
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)24.03.20-
Food security
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Health
People rush to supermarkets and buy what they can carry. Comprehensible, but unnecessary. To cut…
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Papua mangroves could help Indonesia coast to climate targets
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)23.03.20Indonesia - The characteristics of mangroves in a range of ecosystems – from undisturbed natural…
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Why measuring youths’ aspirations is key to sustainable and inclusive rural development
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)23.03.20The first results of the Kenyan census conducted in 2019 reveal a gradual demographic transition t…
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Transition - Mehmood Ul Hassan, Muhammad
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)23.03.20It is with profound grief and sadness that management, board and entire staff of Centre…
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Balancing community and environmental needs in the Pacific Islands
WorldFish23.03.20The CGIAR Program on Fish Agri-food Systems (FISH), led by WorldFish in partnership with some…
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TimesLive: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
IWMI23.03.20-
Health
“In the water sector we always say 'Don't waste a good crisis'," said Inga Jacobs-Mata,…
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Collaborating for a shared future: Negotiating landscape change in Zambia
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)23.03.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Zambia - It is early afternoon in Choma, the capital of the Southern Province of…
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News Trust: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
IWMI22.03.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Aid workers and advisors said countries should seize the moment ahead of World Water Day…
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