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IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
20.09.23-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (September 19, 2023) – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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Smart investments in agricultural innovation can propel Africa towards food security
07.09.23Photo: suheyp / Adobe Stock By: Lindiwe Agnes Kalibata, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Transforming food sys…
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Climate-Smart Food Systems are Essential in A Burning World
07.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director CWANA. Climate scientists …
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Joint Statement from CGIAR System Board and ICRISAT Board Chairs
30.08.23Following the April 2023 resolution by the Governing Board of the International Crops Research Insti…
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Buffalo dairy value chain in Nepal showing symptoms of change
17.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 20 July 2023, a team from the CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING)…
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Inclusive Agribusiness: Transforming the Landscape for Women and Youth in Agriculture
17.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In Africa, women's contributions to agriculture are immense, as they form the largest share of…
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Evaluating diverse solar irrigation systems for their scalability in India
29.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
We have rolled out the solar farming scheme. Farmers can now earn money from farming…
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Call to improve food safety in low- and middle-income countries—From hazards to risks and from farm to fork
28.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
The Milkmaid, by Johannes Vermeer, 1660. Food safety hazards are increasingly recognized as a major…
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WEBINAR: Do medium and large-scale farms generate income spillovers for rural households? The case of Tanzania
26.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Land acquisitions by foreign and local investors has generated much speculation about the impacts on…
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Social protection for the extreme poor: What works?
26.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Although the share of population living on less than $1.90 per day worldwide dropped from…
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The Emperor's new NAFTA
26.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On Sep. 30, the United States and Canada—following a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and…
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AfricaRice Council of Ministers sends strong signal of commitment to drive Africa’s rice agenda
26.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers held recently…
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Nigerian Agriculture Minister endorses groundnut thresher
26.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
A motorized groundnut thresher is reducing drudgery for women farmers in rural Nigeria. Introduced i…
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New World Bank report says food-borne illnesses cost US$110 billion per year in low- and middle-income countries
26.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
AgHealth Rinsing fresh fish in Accra, Ghana (photo credit: ILRI/Kennedy Bomfeh). A new World Bank…
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New World Bank report says food-borne illnesses cost US$ 110 billion per year in low- and middle-income countries
26.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
A new World Bank study, Safe food imperative: Accelerating progress in low- and middle-income countr…
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Photovoice: A high-impact research method that empowers women
26.10.18Photovoice was the focus of a special workshop at the FISH-sponsored 7th Gender in Aquaculture…
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Photovoice: A high-impact research method that empowers women
26.10.18The use of photos and comments by research participants to tell their own stories –…
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Climate-smart farmers in Cagayan Valley, Philippines graduate from school-on-the-air program
26.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
In Cagayan Valley in the Philippines, 4,645 farmers graduated from a five-month school-on-the-air (S…
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To feed the world, take the science to the farmer
25.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
At the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue, experts discussed how to build sustainable seed systems and the…
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Ramsar Convention COP13
25.10.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Sri Lanka wins international recognition for valuable but threatened urban wetlands.…
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Beyond oil palm: tropical trees for bioenergy and restoration of degraded lands
24.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Indonesia - (Forests News) — To avert catastrophic climate change, fossil fuel emissions must be…
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Report: Rising Demand for Social Protection Across Africa Requires Careful Fiscal Balancing, Research
24.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Addis Ababa, October 24, 2018: After a prolonged period of economic stagnation and decline, African…
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The role of cash transfers in building household resilience
24.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Almost three quarters of economically active rural populations in Africa south of the Sahara are…
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Time to act: Air pollution is damaging our brains as well as our lungs
23.10.18-
Environmental health
Air pollution has countless victims—nearly nine out of ten people across the globe breathe pollute…
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