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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

BY JULIE KURTZ AND DREW SAMPLE Our food system has a plastic problem. Macro- and…

Achievements of ICARDA and its National Partners in Date Palm Cultivation and Production

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security
Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

On July 27, 2021, ICARDA's Director-General, Mr. Aly Abousabaa, led a scientific virtual lecture tit…

New App brings Commodity Prices at Farmers' Fingertips

CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)

Big data
Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Mon, 08/02/2021 “Kolfa” is a brand-new app which provides commodity price information to Tunisia…

Golden eggs shine at One CGIAR Transfer Marketplace

Food security

As One CGIAR takes shape it becomes critical to build on the progress already made.…

CGIAR Annual Performance Report 2020 now available online

CGIAR

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a challenging year, placing considerable strain on global food …

Scientists explore Bacillus strains to control fungus spread in bananas

30.07.21

Environmental health

The Fusarium wilt TR4 is ravaging banana plantations around the world. The Alliance of Bioversity…

Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems Book garners Sustainability Award

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

30.07.21

Food security

The Hallbars Award brings welcome attention to the importance of indigenous knowledge and practices …

Smoking rohu fish using the FTT. Photo by Yu Muang.

Improved fish smoker delivers safe, nutritious food in Myanmar

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

30.07.21

Nutrition

A pilot study determined a new fish smoking protype is cheaper and safer to operate…

Genome-wide association study puts tan spot-resistant genes in the spotlight

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Tan spot disease, caused by the fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, may be less well-known than oth…

The Alliance is transforming food markets in Latin America

Food security
Nutrition

By: Dylan Anderson-BerensThe Food Action Alliance (FAA), a global food systems initiative facilitate…

Anouk Ride together with the Provincial Fisheries Office staff and cultural dance performers at the opening of a community-based resource management plan review workshop in Adadaitolo, North Malaita. Photo by Anouk Ride.

In the Spotlight: Anouk Ride

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Anouk Ride is WorldFish's social scientist based in the Solomon Islands. Ride's research focuses on…

A group of women working together to cultivate fish and vegetables in a community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh. Photo by CBFM-Fem Com Bangladesh.

Morals and climate decision-making: insights from social and behavioral sciences

Climate adaptation & mitigation

WorldFish researcher Jacqueline D. Lau answers questions on her new publication exploring the role o…

A woman in her integrate aquaculture-agriculture homestead pond system in Bangladesh. Photo by M. Yousuf Tushar.

Diversifying aquaculture systems to nourish nations

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Nutrition

Shakuntala Thilsted, recipient of the 2021 World Food Prize, explains why diverse aquatic food produ…

Bold actions for gender equality and women’s empowerment in food systems

28.07.21

Food security
Gender equality

BY JEMIMAH NJUKI Somewhere in rural South Asia, a very enterprising woman toils for about…

Climate-smart innovations provide a window of opportunity to transform aquatic food systems