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Farmers at the Forefront: Utilizing Agricultural Data to Monitor G7 and G20 Pledges
CGIAR19.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
New dashboard will draw on CGIAR data and research to track G7/G20 commitments and inform…
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Message from the System Board: CGIAR Launches Search for New Executive Managing Director
CGIAR08.05.23We are delighted to announce that the CGIAR System Board has launched the globally competitive…
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April Message from the Chair of the System Board
CGIAR07.05.23Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. As promised, this month I’m updating you on my…
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New funding for CGIAR breeding to boost food and nutrition security in Africa
CGIAR25.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Project aims to harness the untapped potential of root, tuber, and banana crops CGIAR is…
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Reforming Global Aid and Finance Would Make Ending Hunger an ‘Affordable Goal’, Finds New Report
CGIAR13.04.23Experts call for more and longer-term funding to tackle systemic causes of hunger and break…
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Patrick Caron Appointed Vice Chair of CGIAR System Board
CGIAR12.04.23CGIAR is pleased to announce that current System Board member, Patrick Caron, has been appointed Vi…
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Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.05.18-
Big data
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Food security
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonza…
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Banning charcoal isn’t the way to go. Kenya should make it sustainable
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.05.18A woman sells charcoal in Nairobi, Kenya. Flickr/Laura Rantanen By Mary Njenga, World Agroforestry C…
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Ebola returns in area scientists predicted ‘highly favorable’ for outbreak
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)16.05.18-
Health
Ebola, the deadly hemorrhagic virus that can kill up to 90 percent of those it…
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South-South collaboration in tackling antimicrobial resistance in Asia
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)16.05.18-
Health
Agriculture and health experts from five southern Asian countries have pledged to work together to…
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Uganda will use trees on farms to meet national biodiversity targets
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)16.05.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Trees on farms in Uganda are the focus of a new strategy aimed at increasing…
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Scientists meet to tackle challenges facing root, tuber and banana seed systems
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)16.05.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Have you ever wondered what the potatoes, cassava, bananas and sweetpotatoes you eat are grown…
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CIMMYT Board of Trustees: Out of the Boardroom and into the field
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)16.05.18-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)’s Board of Trustees visits the Cente…
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2018 GFPR Rome launch: How open trade impacts global nutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.05.18-
Food security
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR “We are not dealing with [just] hunger anymore … we have a…
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How collaboration can help grow and transform agriculture in Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)16.05.18It’s been four years since African leaders met in Equatorial Guinea to commit themselves to…
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Towards greater genetic gains in rice based agri-food systems in South Asia and Africa
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)16.05.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
On a mission to make Asia and sub-Saharan Africa more food secure, IRRI’s Stress-Tolerant Rice…
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Groundnut researchers in Asia move towards modernization of breeding program
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.05.18-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The first meeting of the Groundnut Network Group-Asia (GNG-A) on 30-31 March 2018 at ICRISAT-India…
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Bangladesh Government honors former IRRI Agronomist Dr. Md. M Abdul Mazid for contributions to Bangladeshi food security
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)16.05.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dhaka, Bangladesh—25 March 2018—The government presented the “Swadhinata Padak 2018” award t…
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Oil palm for the people
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)15.05.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Palm oil might seem an odd proposition for reducing poverty and preserving rainforests. In recent…
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GLF summit: Leveraging investment portfolios to manage sustainable landscapes
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)15.05.18-
Environmental health
More than 900,000 people living off the electrical grid now have improved access to renewable…
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Ivorian seed producers trained in quality rice seed production at AfricaRice M’bé Research Station
Africa Rice Center15.05.18-
Biodiversity
About 30 Ivorian seed producers participated in a training workshop organized by the Food and…
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Canadian perspectives on the 2018 GFPR: Building women’s empowerment and food security
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.05.18-
Food security
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR “To achieve gender equality, we need to address social and economic power…
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How drone-assisted breeding can help stop rice hoja blanca disease
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)15.05.18CIAT and FLAR are collaborating to breed more rice varieties that are highly resistant to…
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From the soil to the law, climate change efforts in Indonesia
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)15.05.18-
Environmental health
Despite growing pressures of development and urbanization, community members from Sendangsari villag…
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