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Agrifood Systems as Part of the Solution: Spotlight Conversations on Agriculture Innovation
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.01.23Are we investing enough to end hunger by 2030, the date set for its termination…
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Policy seminar: Leveraging Kenya’s new Bottom-Up Economic Plan for food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.12.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Kenya’s new government has developed an ambitious Bottom-Up Economic Plan to tackle complex dome…
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Birds eye view of CGIAR’s Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness (IPSR)
CGIAR16.12.22Climate, political and economic crises are putting millions at risk of poverty and hunger. We…
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CGIAR Wins International Recognition for Progress in Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
CGIAR15.12.22Paris, France, December 15, 2022 – CGIAR took top prize in the “Diversity and Inclusion” ca…
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Can we Still End Hunger by 2030? CGIAR and the Economist Discuss What it Will Take
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)13.12.22The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, to end hunger by 2030, has become…
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25th Meeting of the System Board & Retreat – A Communique
CGIAR12.12.22The CGIAR System Board meeting and retreat, held on December 8-9, 2022, in Nairobi, was…
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RiceStrawPH: IRRI teams up with Philippine partners for sustainable rice straw management project
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)29.06.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The Philippines produces 15.2 million tons of rice; leaving 11.3 tons of rice straw spread…
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Better data for better nutrition
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.06.18-
Nutrition
A new tool, developed by Bioversity International and partners in Kenya, will ease the burden…
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Staple Crop Yields Alone Will Not Solve Poverty
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)28.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
An exclusive focus on improving staple crop yields in developing countries is increasingly questione…
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ILRI Corporate report 2016–2017 now available: Investing in sustainable development
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)28.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Rwandan women selling eggs to people visiting the Kimironko market in the country capital city,…
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Tanzania unveils high iron beans under International Potato Center led initiative
International Potato Center (CIP)28.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Tanzania has officially released two high-iron and zinc bean varieties. The Minister for Agriculture…
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Three questions on ecotourism with Robyn Nixon
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)27.06.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As environmental responsibility increasingly pervades lifestyle habits – from fashion to farmers m…
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Rice stakeholders highlight importance of creating value-adding activities for rice
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)27.06.18-
Food security
In Asia, achieving food security remains an important issue, as the consumption of rice appears…
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Call to Action on Adolescent Nutrition demands better data
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.06.18-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SUNNY S. KIM, DEANNA OLNEY AND MARIE RUEL Adolescence is a critical period of biological and…
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Walmart Foundation invests nearly US$2M in ‘Farmer Market Readiness Program’ in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Over 6000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh will move to an improved business model for better…
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Is agricultural adaptation on track to meet the future food production challenge?
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)27.06.18-
Food security
Small-scale farmers are making small changes in their agricultural practices. Is this enough to incr…
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China’s road to food security in a time of rising trade protectionism
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Washington, DC – The rise of trade protectionism and antiglobalism around the world pose a…
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IFPRI Congratulates Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro on Joint World Food Prize Award
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
June 25, 2018, Washington, D.C. – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) congrat…
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Why livestock belong on the table—whether we eat meat or not
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sherpa child with lamb (photo via Pixabay/PeterColgan), London chef Jamie Oliver with rooster (via D…
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Is promoting vegetarianism for all the world’s people a form of colonialism? just Euro-centric?
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.06.18-
Food security
Livestock heading home in the evening after grazing in Afar, Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/Fiona Flin…
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Restoring degraded tropical dryland in extreme conditions: the case of Sumba Island
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)26.06.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Restoring degraded land is a major global challenge made more urgent by a changing climate,…
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Nepal and IRRI sign work plan to reinvigorate efforts towards rice self-sufficiency
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)25.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Kathmandu, Nepal, 25 June 2018 — The Government of Nepal, through the Ministry of Agriculture,…
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Agroforestry systems for producing nutritious food for smallholders in Odisha, India
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) South Asia Regional Programme recently launched a three-year p…
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India’s northeast Bihar State gears up to approve and implement a ‘livestock master plan’
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Village household scenes from northeastern India (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan). Bihar is gear…
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