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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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Investing in education, research and innovation for climate-smart crops in India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)25.10.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
To strengthen the competencies of Indian scientists in climate change-related topics and to foster a…
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Chilling out for conservation
CGIAR Genebank Platform25.10.19-
Biodiversity
CGIAR genebanks are using cryopreservation for the long-term conservation of crops which can’t be …
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Sorghum flour with high shelf life hits Nigerian markets
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.10.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
In a first-of-its-kind enterprise in Nigeria, a large-scale flour mill has come up with processed…
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Positive impacts from 6 CGIAR Centers coming together to implement a range of climate-smart on-farm technologies
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
A package of climate-smart technologies implemented by a consortium of CGIAR centers has resulted in…
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CGIAR’s Inspire Challenge Awards Over US$ 1 million to Big Data Innovations
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.10.19-
Big data
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Gender equality
Over US$ 1 million worth of grants were awarded to eight winners of the Inspire…
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Investing in education, research and innovation for climate-smart crops in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
To strengthen the competencies of Indian scientists in climate change-related topics and to foster a…
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WorldFish nets big wins in big data competition
WorldFish25.10.19Two innovative WorldFish-led projects are to receive a total of USD$225,000 from the CGIAR…
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New project offers circular-economy solutions for refugee and host communities in East Africa
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)24.10.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new three-year project that will pilot and scale locally viable and gender-responsive circular-eco…
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It’s time to change the system, not just the technology
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.10.19-
Food security
Society faces enormous challenges in the transition to sustainable rural development. We are unlikel…
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Achieving agricultural sustainability depends on gender equality
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)23.10.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
Addressing gender inequality is essential to achieving sustainability in agriculture. High levels of…
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FAO SOFA report 2019: New insights into food loss and waste
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.10.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Fourteen percent of the food produced globally is lost during the post-harvest production stage befo…
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Towards a National Watershed and Agroforestry Multi-Stakeholder Platform in Ethiopia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)22.10.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopia’s economy, contributing 41% of the country's gross domesti…
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MEDIA RELEASE | Reforestation may not be sufficient for fighting climate change
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)22.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
MEDIA RELEASE: Immediate Reforestation may not be sufficient for fighting climate change Could the E…
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Pioneering waste reuse and recovery program holds lessons for R4D, finds evaluation
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.10.19Reducing pressure on natural resources requires us to bring circular economies into the mainstream. …
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A BIG Win…for Big Data with Big Benefits!
IWMI21.10.19-
Big data
We are delighted to announce that we are one of the winners at the CGIAR…
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Yumiko Kura of WorldFish honored by Cambodian Government
WorldFish21.10.19Yumiko Kura, WorldFish Country Director for Cambodia, has been awarded the Commander of Sahametrei m…
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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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NARS partners in Asia pick up advanced groundnut breeding lines with market traits for their national trials
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)21.10.19-
Food security
Advanced breeding lines which included high-oleic groundnut and those with market-preferred kernel s…
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