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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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Belgian Royal Couple visit IITA-DRC
15.06.22Their Majesties, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, with the representatives of the Belgia…
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CIMMYT and CGIAR senior leaders share vision ahead
15.06.22(Left to right) Bram Govaerts, Claudia Sadoff, Joaquín Lozano and Kevin Pixley stand for a…
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Designing a community referral system to increase financial access among women and refugees in refugee hosting areas in Ethiopia
15.06.22-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the Somali region of Ethiopia, host to several refugee camps, less than 8% of…
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Vietnam’s dramatic agricultural transformation: Discussion on CGIAR’s role
15.06.22Vietnam has undergone a structural transformation of its economy in the past few decades, with…
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CGIAR and Partners Align on Key Initiatives to Achieve Nature-Positive, Resilient, Sustainable Food Systems in South Asia
15.06.22June 15, 2022, New Delhi, India – Participants at a high-level meeting in New Delhi…
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A critical look at livelihood diversification
15.06.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Livelihood diversification is often touted as an all-encompassing solution to sustainable developmen…
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New study reviews strategies to reduce acaricide resistance in ticks in smallholder livestock systems in Africa
15.06.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Ticks are a major cause of economic losses in the livestock sector in the tropics…
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New research initiative to address challenges facing Tanzania’s dairy and poultry sectors launched
14.06.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Tanzania has some of the largest livestock herds and flocks in Africa, comprising 34 million…
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Michael Haddad delivers Seeds-for-Life to Svalbard Vault
12.06.22-
Food security
Paralyzed Lebanese Athlete and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Michael Haddad completed a 5-kilom…
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MC12: How to make the WTO relevant in the middle of a food price crisis
11.06.22The World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial Conference (WTO MC12) takes place June 12-15 in Ge…
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Rising commodities prices driven by the Russia-Ukraine crisis threaten to undermine Kenya’s economy, increase poverty
10.06.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Much of the early attention on the Russian-Ukraine conflict’s food security impacts has been conce…
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With the right tools, tech and shared services, crop breeding will be key to solving global challenges
10.06.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Not many organizations can claim to have saved a billion lives. But CGIAR’s crop breeding…
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CGIAR Co-Creates and Re-Imagines Positive Food Systems in South Asia
09.06.22June 9, 2022, Kathmandu, Nepal – Participants at a high-level meeting in Kathmandu have agreed…
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The Russia-Ukraine crisis presents threats to Nigeria’s food security, but potential opportunities for the fertilizer, energy sectors
09.06.22-
Food security
The current rise in global market prices for major food commodities almost mirrors that of the…
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Nyota Iron Bean is Kenya's "Shining Star" for Better Nutrition
09.06.22-
Gender equality
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Beans are a widely consumed staple crop in Kenya. They provide a ready source of…
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Launching workshop of new research initiative to address challenges facing Mali’s small ruminant value chain
09.06.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Livestock farming is practiced by at least 80% of the rural population and plays a…
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Demonstrating how data partnerships can underpin effective water-resources management in Ethiopia
09.06.22The project can serve as a model for promoting more effective water management in river…
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Short-term policy considerations to respond to Russia-Ukraine crisis disruptions in fertilizer availability and affordability
08.06.22-
Food security
As we discussed in our previous post, fertilizer prices have increased drastically, +230%, since Ma…
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